Just after midnight and I am drinking the second half of my Schlafly Barlywine vertical. This beer was bottled a few months ago, and just recently went for sale. The bottling was reviewed on STLHops another St. Louis beer blog.
This beer has a floral smell with only a slight amount of sweet aroma. This beer has a light brown color and is very clear. This 2007 has a lighter color that the 2006, and the 2006 is clearly cloudy compared to the 2007. This 2007 still has a good head of foam.
This beer has a strong malt taste and sweetness. There is also a harsh astringent taste to this beer, with an alcohol warmth. This beer has a bitter taste that is harsh when tied to the alcohol warmth. There is an almost medicine taste to this beer. The mouthfeel is thick, but it almost leaves a skim on the top of my mouth in the thick taste.
When comparing the two beers I really liked the 2006 a lot more than the 2007. The 2006 taste might need a little evening out of the taste, but the 2007 has a harsh taste that needs a lot of smoothing out. I plan buy some more of both beers and see how they taste in 2008.
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