[Mackie]

I know that St. Patty's Day is nearly upon us (you go, MMcG ), but March makes me think of Barley Wine.

Got me a 6 of Sierra Bigfoot, and a 6 of Brooklyn Monster.
This stuff changes year to year, but typically I find the Bigfoot a little sweeter, and the Brooklyn a bit more alcoholic, and bitter.
Today i plan to pick up a 6 of Victory's Old Horizontal - one that I've only had on tap before this.

Anyone else drink this stuff? Got any suggestions for one I might not have tried?

 

[Silver]

Oh, the Old Horizontal is good!

The North Coast Old Stock is nice and chewy...I may have to break one out if it rains all weekend.

 

[Mackie]

Oh, the Old Horizontal is good!

The North Coast Old Stock is nice and chewy...I may have to break one out if it rains all weekend.

Just one? Must be pretty chewy

 

[valve bouncer]

Cansomeone give me a run down of what barley wine is? I'm thinking a beer that you drink with a knife and fork.

 

[Westy]

Cansomeone give me a run down of what barley wine is? I'm thinking a beer that you drink with a knife and fork.

I've made a few barley wines also called Baume Ale. It is a strooong beer, we used 2-3 times the ingredients of a regular beer, fermented with champagne yeast that could handle high levels of alcahol. When first brewed it tastes like a stout mixed with a bitter IPA with a couple shots of cheap whiskey thrown in, very harsh. After aging for about 6 months it still tasted strong but smoothed out a lot, after a year it was very smooth. The last batch we made had an ABV of about 13% .

 

[Mackie]

Cansomeone give me a run down of what barley wine is? I'm thinking a beer that you drink with a knife and fork.

From Wikipedia.


Barley wine is an English-style of ale characterized by a high original gravity, resulting in a high alcohol content, more typical of a wine than a beer (10% by volume is typical). This requires special yeast with a higher tolerance for alcohol. Barley wines are often full-bodied, highly hopped, with a residual malty sweet character. They can vary in color from a light copper to a deep brown. Barley wines can often improve in bottle for years.

 

[Silver]

Just one? Must be pretty chewy

That, and I'm a lightweight. The suns out though, so I'm going for a road ride in a few minutes instead of getting lit

 

[narlus]

i picked up a bottle of Olde School from dogfish today...15% by vol...yikes!

 

[rigidhack]

Dogfish World Wide Stout
Yay!