Olde School (2016)

Phil H.

Jared J.

Dan M

Last night. I've been intentionally aging this for 4yrs so far.

Lars

This is a barley wine that would put hair on your chest. After four years in the cellar it is one smooth hombre. Kooringal Loosely means by the shore, and the name of the company that made my Wool cap in Australia. Both are smooth high-quality performers.

Lars

Raymond S. You were right. A little more time in the cellar turned the figs and dates Into smooth players.

Darrin M.

Btld12.17.16. A: raisin, brown fruit, molasses, spice, floral, faint oxidation, mineral, slight herb, hint of vanilla. T: spice, molasses, caramel, some boozy, very faint oxidation, earthy, wood, bitter bite. This aged well. Raising from 3.75 to 4

Chris Wu

Wasn’t the biggest fan of this - very boozy, malty, has a bitter finish. Tastes like a very old bottle - curious how a 10+ year old bottle might be. This was like a hybrid of a barleywine and a strong Belgian quad

Elizabeth C

K Allen

Aaron Evans

Tim B

Drunk-NEPA TrailRunner

Fln

Scott Sandefur

Christian K.

Brian Cramer

Matt Williams

Brian U.

Shower beer 1/16/21, born 12/17/16... potent boozy dark fruit, all fig and date... a longtime favorite, are they even making this any more?

Paul M.

Lost some sweetness. Got some more bite.

hieu n.

Holy cow pie

Aaron Janssen

Sadly past it’s prime and doesn’t have those butterscotch and black licorice notes I was hoping for. Inoffensive nose and a little figgy but otherwise mineraly and just falls flat. Next time I’ll age just a year or two.

Chad B.

Either I appreciate the style more 4-5 years later or it aged beautifully. Enjoying a high abv nightcap 🍻

Kevin Gehr

Jeff Dobson

D P

Still boozy in a good way. Has lost some sweetness I imagine because not as sweet as other barleywines I've had.

Jeff Lobo

Gerardo Guzman

Matt J.

Beer_bourbondude

Amazing.... back of the fridge find.

doug atkinson

Ann B.

Aged very earthy

Lars

I have saved this barley wine for special occasions. The special occasion yes I was in the mood for a good barley wine. It delivered.

Steve Spohn

Vincent R.

Michael O.

Wow. Glad I sat on this for so long. Barrel but not as firey boozy as it once was. Smells like straight up apple cider. So smooth now. Hint of sweetness but you have to look for it. This is a mama drink right here boys.

Doug V.

Nice chewy barleywine. Figs and dates still present, but not in your face. Very enjoyable. Thanks Greg D. !

Adam Campbell

Dustin Cawthorne

Dave S

4.3. Vintage. Drinking pretty well.

Jim M

Tim Maltby

John C.

Wow. So complex

Chris Calandrillo

Dan M

Read that these were great to age 5yrs... 😑

Dan M

Better fresh

George Thing

Hasn’t aged well. Wasn’t spectacular to begin with. Heavy on the crystal malt

Christian O.

Amazing!!! Thanks so much Bob

Bob S.

Bottled 12-17-16 / opened 12/29/21. Rich notes of dates and figs in the finish. Smooth.

Dan M

More bitter than I'd like

Jeff Smigelski

12/16/16

timmy

Lost its luster but still does the job

Jesse Bartz

I've been holding onto this since 2017 and figured it was finally time to open it up. It was way too hot back when I first had it and there is still a bit of heat but it has definitely mellowed. Could honestly have sat longer lol.

Harry K

I don't get some of the bad reviews. It's really good. It aged nicely, but still has a good kick. Sip slowly & enjoy. Thanks again Andy K.

Paul P.

Purchased 1/8/17

Don Conrad

louise cracknell

Dan

Might be my favorite barley of all time. Cellars so well, but lost out tonight, for me, to Bigfoot 2008

matt n

This stole the show for me. Just hitting all the right notes. Great chat fellas, and thanks for the amazing brew Dan

The Real Ryan P

Awesome sauce. Always fun to get back to the basics of beer. Thx Dan #laterbeer

Brandon H.

Kevin Surprenant

B M.

F W

Whoa! Hops have faded a bit but it's boozy as fuck still.

Roger Smith, Jr.

Had to get this one again. Out of production from 2016.

Michael O.

Saturday. Past it’s prime.

Greg DuBois

Kevin Surprenant

Evan Haworth

Round 2 - Catch up - Nothing quite like it at all. Ginger, toffee, pine, oak, cherrywood, and sugared and spiced barley notes with a slight smoked hop kick throughout. Plums and raisins with a bourbon kick. Well done

Jimmy DeArmitt

Michael Britten

Post-ride/run/ride beer (left phone at home when I rushed to the beach, which changed my plans to hang there for the day — didn’t even swim). How often will I be in the mood for a 15% barleywine that plays-up the dried fruit? Who knows, but I have 3 more.

Roger Smith, Jr.

Wow again. Another out of production beer from 2016. Pure Beer Heaven again. A smooth 15 percent.

Josh Hellcat

Perryd11

6 years aged

Bill

J. R.

Jack W

Cellaring is dead…..

Ian M

Fantastic. big on molasses now, getting some cocoa/coffee as well that I don't recall fresh. Light bitterness/spicy alcohol. Mild increasing booze. This might be peaking now. Better than i reviewed in 2014. Very clean sipper. Medium body. Not too sweet

Andrew D.

Josh Brown

Made for an excellent night cap. Put me straight to bed.

Dwayne Kieffer

6 yrs and matured very nicely! While watching PSU women's soccer in the snow!

Ken K

Aaron Stokes

Jason Delp

Cellaruaty continues

Michael Natrin

Still boozy and delicious

Dustin Jeffers

Fire side chat time with Sam and Jim! Breaking open some old Dogfish

Michael Folmer

Aku Antikainen

This beer is so smooth Santana brewed it

Mark Pyle

Last of these 2016s. I have a few 2017's Still.

Arthur Dent

Indeed! Held up well. Still has a malty sweetness. Still has some bite.

Daniel Damiani

30th Birthday Beer!

Sam Martel

I followed their instructions! Unfortunately forgot where I put the map of where I dug the hole. Took 6 years to finally find!

Tony

Jesse Bartz

I'm definitely getting more of the dark fruit notes but there is still a definite heat that won't go away.

Dan Bee

Sam Kurk

Post Mt. Washington trip beer

Gary Johnson

Hops have faded so I like it better now. Would like it to be sweeter for my current preference.

Seth Krall

It’s good but not as good as it should be, may have sat on it a bit too long and it’s in the decline. So it goes.

Andrew S

I like that boozy caramel toffee flavor.

Hunter Layne

Also amazing Another cheers to DE

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Tony