Year of New Beer: Lower De Boom Barleywine, 21st Amendment Brewery (CA)

Written By: Dion on 10/01/2015

 The nose is a little off--a touch sour, with a bit of acetone maybe--but still contains some dates and raisins, along with a decent toffee note. Tastes better than it smells as the initial caramel sweetness is quickly suppressed by a ridiculous amount of citrus bitterness. This beer is two years old and the hop bite is still very pronounced. Boozy and a bit harsh, I can't imagine what this would have been like fresh. Oh well, it was dirt cheap.