Sunday, February 9, 2014

Boulder Killer Penguin

This is a 10.0% ABV barleywine ale from the Boulder Beer Company of Boulder, Colorado. This is the 2013 Vintage.

The beer pours garnet and a deep, dark amber to chestnut brown in color. There is over an inch of thick and creamy head of very light brown foam. The aroma is tangy and sweet, like dried and candied fruits, with some oakiness and a bit of burnt sugar maltiness. The taste is sweet and fruity, lots of dark stone fruits, sweet, but not too sweet, with both tangy and bitter keeping down the sweetness.  It is very warming, but not boozy. The fruit flavors, especially cherry, keep alive in the mouth. There is a woody astringency. It is full-bodied, but not heavy. This is a very nice and tasty sipper!



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