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Bottle Logic Brewing in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.62
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Apple Pie-inspired English-Style Barleywine
We built this high-gravity sipper from a selection of standout barleywine barrels pulled from the far reaches of our wood cellar—casks already humming with layers of toffee, caramelized fruit, and warm baking spice. A brief recirculation through Ceylon cinnamon and a delicate addition of apple enhance the beer’s malt complexity and bring its pie-like character into sharper focus.
Glints of ruby sparkle through its deep amber pour as aromas of brown sugar, flaky pie crust, and spirit-soaked oak rise from the glass and give way to a rich, chewy body of vanilla-laced pastry and stewed fruit. It’s a dessert-inspired release rooted in the magic of Chevallier malt and finished with just a little bit of stardust.
We built this high-gravity sipper from a selection of standout barleywine barrels pulled from the far reaches of our wood cellar—casks already humming with layers of toffee, caramelized fruit, and warm baking spice. A brief recirculation through Ceylon cinnamon and a delicate addition of apple enhance the beer’s malt complexity and bring its pie-like character into sharper focus.
Glints of ruby sparkle through its deep amber pour as aromas of brown sugar, flaky pie crust, and spirit-soaked oak rise from the glass and give way to a rich, chewy body of vanilla-laced pastry and stewed fruit. It’s a dessert-inspired release rooted in the magic of Chevallier malt and finished with just a little bit of stardust.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is caramel, huge cinnamon, vanilla, apple, coconut, taste is similar, rich, sweet, dry spicy finish. 8/9/9/9/8.5
Tried
on 13 Mar 2026
at 20:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cinnamon, appple, so much toffee, rich malts, balanced character. Quality, adjunct bw that works.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2025
at 20:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Oooh, that’s very tasty. Really does bring to mind an apple crumble cake. Sweet, quite sweet, perhaps not quite cloying. Nips of cinnamon and dry caramel. Toasted malts. Stewed apples. Cake, crumble, cinnamon. Some creamy vanilla. Warming finish, sweet, lightly sticky. Great fun overall. A very nice small-dose sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2025
at 21:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
23rd October 2025
CBJ tasting, thanks to
Wingman for the bottle. Near clear dark amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy smooth palate, soft fine carbonation. Soft caramel and cream malts. Good sweetish ripe fruits, not that obviously apple, but certainly a foothold there. Airy smooth finish. A great intensity but still, very drinkable
CBJ tasting, thanks to
Wingman for the bottle. Near clear dark amber brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy smooth palate, soft fine carbonation. Soft caramel and cream malts. Good sweetish ripe fruits, not that obviously apple, but certainly a foothold there. Airy smooth finish. A great intensity but still, very drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 18:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
from Brew Export UK
on 23 Oct 2025
at 18:06
7/10
Magus, karamelline, õunane, puuviljane, linnaseline, alks, iiris. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2025
at 20:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Van fles bij Borefts '25. Mistig donkerbruine kleur, vuilwitte kraag. Zoet, vloeibare appeltaart, gebakken appel, kaneel, bruine suiker, bourbon, booze. Volle body. Beetje eenzijdig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2025
at 11:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A clear orange brown beer, no head. Aroma of dried fruits, red berries, maple, caramel, wood. Taste of sweet woody dark malt, cinnamon, toffee, almonds, sweet ripe apples.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From tap at Borefts 2025. Huge apple pie aroma. Sticky, big sweetness, strong cinnamon, fudge, apple pie. Decadent, boozy, huge.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2025
at 07:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Süßer, karamellig malziger Beginn. Leichte Süße, weiche Herbe, trocken, nussig. Unsüffig. 9/10/9/9//9
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2025
at 13:52