Dark Horse Quadtum Leap IPA

This is an absolutely beautiful looking beer. It has a stunning ruby red color with some caramel highlights, a wonderful light tan head with perfect retention. Malty and hoppy on the nose, just like an American Barleywine should be. I’m smelling some notes of caramel, raisins, and some mango and pine from the hops. This is one incredibly sweet beer, almost more so than your average English style Barleywine. Big and malty with flavors of brown sugar, raisins, figs, and a hint of cherry. The hops are surprisingly hidden for the style and they are adding a mild amount of bitterness and just a hint of citrus and earth to the flavor. Rather syrupy in the mouth-feel, but it works for this big sipper.