35/100) Large bottle Barleywines

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Scourge of the Dude, Barrel-aged Barleywine, Killer Penquin

What's a barleywine? And isn't that a total contradiction of terms? A wine-beer? Well, this type of beer is exceptionally deep, complex, and sweet as well as meant for sipping. Now, take that level of strength in a beer and tack on the mellowing, yet concentrating nature of barrel-aging. The end result is one of my favorite types of beer, alongside the quadrupel that is.

Scourge of the Dude)  And "totally in the way." Apparently, these sort of one shot, barrel-aged drinks of liquid epicness, take up just enough space to make things inconvenient. For a potent 12.5%, you can barely detect the alcohol in this delectably smooth yet robust barleywine. Expensive, but worth every cent. ☆☆☆☆

Zipline Barrel-aged Barleywine) A local Lincoln, Nebraska brewery caught me off guard by releasing this monstrous 14.7% ABV beer. Sadly, there is more bourbon and barrel to it than barleywine. Sipping it was almost the same as having a decent bourbon that had its ABV cut in half. Enjoyable if you are a beer connosiur who is thinking about getting into bourbons. If presented to me, I would have again. I just won't seek it out. ☆☆

Killer Penquin) is the most affordable of the three, and nothing to be afraid of. Oh, wait. It's just a killer penguin. It's probably got razor sharp claws, laser eyes, and a beak made of steel. Really though, this barley wine is not as spectacular as its name. The complex flavors are all still there, but they aren't all that robust. Still enjoyable, just nothing to make you go "wow."  ☆☆☆