Community Tasting Notes 6

• joraesque wrote: 91 points

  June 24, 2020 - The balance between hops and malt is excellent at present.

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• dczapka Likes this wine:

  March 6, 2019 - One year of Life to the next, to celebrate my wife's birthday! I very much enjoy §ucaba, but I feel like it gets thinner with each year, and the 2018 is no exception. A year of aging has substantially dried out the back end, leaving strong flavors of wood and hints of toast and caramel on the finish, and barely any perceptible sweetness in it. A touch on the mild side, but still a very accessible and refreshing barleywine.

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• joraesque wrote: 90 points

  August 1, 2018 - A young barleywine, exhibing fresh hoppiness deftly balanced by malt sweetenes. I think this should drink ideally for me starting with 2020. 12.5% ABV
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• dczapka Likes this wine:

  June 10, 2018 - Shared with friends to give back for their charity! A very late-in-the-evening opening, so I can't really critique it with detail, but it didn't make a terribly huge impact, and that's consistent with what I felt about this vintage upon release.

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• dczapka Likes this wine:

  March 10, 2018 - ABACU§UCABA, 7 out of 7. The final selection from the vertical was the freshest by far, and some of the rawer notes that I didn't detect from the first taste revealed themselves with the benefit of the vertical. Fortunately, this particular rendition has stood up with its compatriots and should age nicely as well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Beer
• Producer Firestone Walker
• Varietal Malt
• Designation Barley Wine
• Vineyard §ucaba
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles
• UPC Codes 602755009057, 602755009064

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• In Cellars 25 (51%)
• Consumed 24 (49%)

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