Lark Dream

Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Barley Wine - Barley Regular

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7.11

ABV: 16.1%

IBU: -

Ticks: 2

First adjuncted barleywine from Private Press. A blend of primarily double barrel aged barleywines, with organic date syrip and vanilla added before bottling.

2025 Release

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7.6

bb (18607) reviewed Lark Dream from Private Press Brewing 1 month ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. Black beer with a brown head. Dried fruit and vanilla aroma. Dried fruit and vanilla flavor with bourbon. Medium-plus bodied. Dried fruit and vanilla linger with bourbon. Too much vanilla, turns a little into playdough.

Tried on 03 Mar 2026 at 20:53

7.9

Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Lark Dream from Private Press Brewing 4 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours inky black, small brown head, good lacing. Aroma is deep and rich, vanilla, fudge, bourbon. Flavor is fully sweet and heavy on vanilla. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. Too much vanilla for my taste. Its funny, 15 years ago vanilla BA stouts were like manna from heaven, now I just wish they would leave vanilla out of beer as a rule.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2025 at 20:08