16th Anniversary
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
Score
7.71
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16th Anniversary Barley Wine is a 36-month old barrel-aged barley wine aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels, blended with a touch of 12-month old barley wine.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at CBJ Tasting. Opaque medium brown. Thin beige head clings to the rim. Aroma has spice and light dough. But more spice. Booze. Underlying caramel. Light-medium bodied. Oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2026
at 20:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pretty well rounded. Airy, not quite light. Boozy, fruity, some bourbon, stewed berries, low bitterness. Background bourbon. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 02 Jul 2026
at 20:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2nd July 2026
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to Wingman. Almost clear amber beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, lovely light caramel and toffee, mild cream. Nice butterscotch bourbon. Bourbon spice. Little booze on the finish. Quality.
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to Wingman. Almost clear amber beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Airy palate, a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, lovely light caramel and toffee, mild cream. Nice butterscotch bourbon. Bourbon spice. Little booze on the finish. Quality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2026
at 18:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours unclear hazel, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is werthers, bourbon, oak tannin, vanilla, more wood, toffee. Flavor is medium plus sweet, medium plus bitter, hot, woody. Medium body, soft mouthfeel. It's certainly good but a bit too barrel forward to really shine
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2026
at 01:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber, some haze, and no head. But there is a bit of carbonation. The aroma is actually a bit on the hot/headsy side, with some dried fruit. The palate has more of that dried fruit character, a touch of vanilla, a bit of alcohol in the finish. This one actually doesn't connect with me as much as some of the previous ones have, maybe too hot.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Fremont Brewing Company - Columbia City
on 08 Oct 2025
at 06:19
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is full of complex bourbon barrels, brown sugar, and toffee. Flavour is no less complex, with intense bourbon barrels, light smokiness, brown sugar, toffee, some vanillin, and dark dried fruits. Beautiful bourbon character, hiding that 16.5% in a scary way. Wonderful.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Fremont Brewing Company - Columbia City
on 08 Oct 2025
at 06:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear copper with minimal white head. Very bourbon forward, base beer is mostly hidden by how bourbon forward this is (which is very nice), but the base seems a little bit thin with feint dark fruits. Caramelly bourbon showcase through and through, probably overpriced, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2025
at 06:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650mL bottle. Pours hazy amber with a white head. Tons of bourbon barrels, brown sugars, and bready malts on the nose. Flavour also has a ton of bourbon, lots of dried dark fruits, dark sugars; very boozy on the finish. I really like it, but the booziness is perhaps a bit too extreme.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2025
at 02:21