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Posted on: January 8, 2018 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

John Barleycorn Barleywine Ale (Mad River Brewing)

In August, we moved down to Arkansas where it remained warm through November. It is only finally now starting to be a bit on the cold side, so we were quite happy when a box containing a pair of Mad River’s annual barleyines – John Barleycorn – dropped down at our house. This California-crafted barleywine is incredibly deep, immediately starting out a bit on the sweeter side before hints of molasses,…