Welcome to Beer Battle #6, this time it’s going down between two big barleywines.
– Wander Brewing 3 Ton, 12.3% – Click here for our review.
– Elevation Beer Company Arete, 12.5% – Click here for our review.
First up is Arete. The label is simple but looks good, and apparently this bottle is from Oct of 2014, prob from when I was a member of the rare beer of the month club. Hopefully it’s still good. Usually I don’t like text heavy labels but something tells me this is a special brew.
The aroma is quite strong and mostly has a dark fruit and malt scent. The flavor is really sweet, prob due to the aging I get almost no hop or bitterness. Raisins, caramel and malts are the main flavors. There is a fair amount of booziness, which is what I would expect.
This beer really is delicious and maybe the aging helped it but I love how smooth it is considering it’s so strong. When it comes to game pairing I gotta go with God of War 3, inspired by the name which is of Greek origin I wanted to pick a beer that Kratos himself would enjoy.
@WanderBrewing 3 ton at 12.3%. Once again it’s a very simple label. The colors are very simple and for some reason remind me of a granola bar. Either way this was a brew that my buddy got me for my bday so let’s start sipping.
So right off the bat I get little to no aroma, which is odd for a barley wine that aged in bourbon barrels. The flavor has me shocked too. A little bit hoppy, slight malt and some vanilla, but there’s not a ton here. I’m gonna let it warm a bit before I give a score.
The beer gets much better as it warms but still it doesn’t quite measure to what you would expect from a barley wine. So I gave it a 3.25/5, when it comes to game pairing I chose the forest on PS4 it matches the label for subtleness.
And the winner is the @ElevationBeerCo Arete, although the 3 Ton did get better the Arete had a better taste and felt smoother. Sorry for the delay I got a bit too drunk last night, cheers
