Varietal Beer Company Spellbook of Raziel

Spellbook of Raziel

 

Varietal Beer Company in Sunnyside, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.93
ABV: 9.7% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Barleywine aged in bourbon barrels aged 18 months. Caramel and toffee cascade over notes of figs and other dark, dried fruits
 

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6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16 oz. can, pours a deep dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of bourbon barrel, tons of toffee, brown sugar, and caramel—not much hops, maybe some toasted nuts. Flavour is very sweet, into cloying territory, with intense caramel, brown sugar, butterscotch, and some molasses. There’s some barrel here but it’s buried. Too sweet, which conceals some complexity. Good complexity but difficult to drink in more than a couple ounces. Needs tweaking.
Tried from Can from Bottleworks on 24 Dec 2025 at 04:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled at TCBW 2025.
Poured mahogany in color, thin off white head.
Bready malty , quite sweet, light boozy even. Full bodied, overripe dark fruits.
Tried on 01 Jul 2025 at 11:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Deep coppery brown colour with a small brown head. Aroma is dried fruits, some figs, plum, mild vanilla and oaked tones with sweet malts and some mild alcohol sweetness too. Flavour is dried fruits, some alcohol, a bunch of toffee and some plum and figs as well as a wee bit oaked tones.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jun 2025 at 18:52