"Product of Holland". Had a "triple IPA" last year from these guys that was quite impressive. Their barley wine pours a very hazy dark orange color with a very noticeable lighter red hue. Looks incredibly thick; syrupy. No head when poured (10% ABV) and doesn't sound nor appear to be extremely carbonated. Aroma is extremely sweet; candy-like. Very rich, heavy, raisiny caramel malt. Not overly estery but definitely a sharp fruit character. Getting a little bit of a grape smell.
Hits the tongue very hard with an explosion of rich caramel and esters. The fruit character is almost a bit much. Pretty sweet, but nothing overly dominating like you might expect. Quite bitter and a little spicy. Noticeable alcohol flavor and burn, but nothing overly offensive. Very oily, coats the entire mouth. Some nice candy sweetness lingers.
Admittedly, I'm not the biggest barley wine fan. This one certainly isn't bad by any means; rather good actually. However, if I'm going to bust out my wallet for another beer from Emelisse, it will definitely be that triple IPA.
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