XXXK Vintage Ale - Armagnac 2023
Wimbledon Brewery in Wimbledon, Greater London, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.21
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2023 XXXK Vintage Ale, barrel-aged in Armagnac casks. Aroma of spice, Seville orange, taste of marmalade and fruitcake with a dry, bittersweet finish.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Has a novelty fruity tang about it, woody dryness, a little berry, booze, background toffee, lightly toasted malts. Relatively light on the palate. Drinks nicely.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cock Tavern
on 22 Dec 2025
at 17:21
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
10/7/2025. Cask at the Ealing Beer Festival 2025. Chewy, toffee, malty, orange, fruit cake, biscuit, golden syrup aroma. Quite sweet with moderate bitterness. Good body. Warming. Boozy. Lovely festival finisher.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2025
at 18:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Ealing Beer Fest 25. Aroma has booze soaked dark fruit. Underlying malts. Opaque amber. Thin foamy white head. Flavourwise it has dark fruits and Christmas pudding malta with a boozy streak. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation has a latent prickle of fizz. Long slightly astringent finish. Decent. Warming. A tad too restrained.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2025
at 17:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a lasting off white crown.
Nose is fruit cake, figs, caramel, splash of brandy.
Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, light spice balance, toffee, wooded tones, brandy nip, toasted brown sugars, dates.
Medium plus bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Solid cask barley wine.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a lasting off white crown.
Nose is fruit cake, figs, caramel, splash of brandy.
Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, light spice balance, toffee, wooded tones, brandy nip, toasted brown sugars, dates.
Medium plus bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Solid cask barley wine.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 14:09