Tried one of these the other week ( tasted like beer ) Meet Galactopus: American Barleywine. 10.1% ABV. The Barleywine style is a delicious, deeply malty, excessively strong ale from England. Americans like to throw a lot of hops in their beer. The Galactopus is a giant space faring cephalopod who, although approachable and charming, does devour planets, moons and suns, reaping freaking awesome destruction on a truly epic scale. Both the Galactopus and the American Barleywine in general should be approached with caution. About this beer ABV 10.1% Australia Barley Wine / Wheat Wine New Arrival
When I first started going to the pub in the late 80s, my local would only serve 3 bottles of barley wine to any individual customer who might ask for it. Not that many drank it, those that did were considered a little eccentric. That said, cider drinkers in pubs were thought of as a little loopy. Wouldn't mind trying a bottle now just to see what it tastes like.