Name – Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale 2009
Country – United States
Type – Barleywine

Appearance – Pours a murky copper/amber color with a big, slightly tan head.  The lacing on the glass was good.

Smell – Big earthy hops and barley hit the nose.

Taste – Tastes included hops of course with barley.  There was a slight sweet malt flavor with a hint of caramel.

My second barley wine in a week’s time and this one is Stone’s limited release for 2009.  I found this right up there with Bigfoot that I had last week but with less of an alcohol burn in the taste and smell.  Which is a good thing to me.

Overall Grade – B+