Top 10 Barrel Aged Barley Wines brewed in America
The best barrel aged Barley Wines can range from amber to deep red/copper-garnet in color. A caramel and/or toffee aroma and flavor are often part of the malt character along with high residual malty sweetness. The complexity of alcohol is evident. As with many American versions of a style, this barley wine ale is typically more hop-forward and bitter than its U.K. counterpart. ABV:8.0% – 15.0%
IBU: 40-100.
1. Barleywine Ale – Central Waters Brewing – Wisconsin
2. Port Barrel Aged Hurly Burly – Out of Bounds Brewing – California
3. Barrel Aged Barleywine – Charleville Vineyard & Microbrewery – Missouri
4. Cognac/Whiskey Grow Old with You – Colorado
5. 12.12.12 – Cherry Street Brewing – Verboten Brewing – Georgia
6. Santa’s Brass – Drake’s Brewing Co. – California
7. Willett Barrel-Aged Ye Old Sprinklerhead Barleywine – The Wrecking Bar Brewpub – Georgia
8. Old Numbskull – AleSmith Brewing – California
9. Straight Jacket – Revolution Brewing – Illinois
10. Firestone Walker Sucaba – Firestone Walker Brewing – California
Top 10 Beers in America – Ales Lagers Specialty Barrel Aged