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Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine 2006 12oz:

OMG!!! This is one hell of a barley wine. This beer pours a tawny brown with a good head. It has a malt and fruitiness like a Full Sail Old Broardhead but more hop presence than a Rogue Old Crustacean. You get a malty caramel hit up front with a light fruitiness then a powerfully bitter hop finish. It states a 90 IBU rating but this beer has more apparent bitterness than most 100 IBU beers I’ve tasted. The big hops and the 10% alcohol will allow this barley wine to age beautifully for 10 years plus. It has been a number of years since Pike made a batch of Old Bawdy; I think the last vintage we have seen in a bottle was 98 or 99. If anyone out there knows for sure please drop me an email, I would like to know.

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