Sakiškės Brewery (Sakiškių Alus) Spruce Tips Barleywine

Spruce Tips Barleywine

 

Sakiškės Brewery (Sakiškių Alus) in Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania 🇱🇹

  Barley Wine Special
Score
6.79
ABV: 15.0% IBU: 30 Ticks: 1
A deep amber-mahogany pour with a dense, slow-retreating head. The aroma opens with rich layers of dried figs, prunes, warm toffee, and a whisper of oak. Beneath the malt depth, bright notes of fresh spruce-tip citrus and resinous pine rise through, joined by earthy juniper berry tones — evoking the scent of a Nordic forest after rain.
The palate is full and luxurious: rounded malt sweetness gives way to dark bread, caramel, and soft stone fruit before an herbal-pine surge unfolds. Juniper spice, evergreen resin, a hint of wood smoke, and spruce freshness create a complex, warming profile. The finish lingers long with gentle alcohol warmth, sweet malt, resinous herbs, and a subtle piney dryness.
Full-bodied, warming, and richly layered — best savored slowly, preferably by a fire or after a long adventure in crisp Scandinavian air.

Sudėtis: malted barley; spruce tips, juniper branches, sea salt; hops; beer yeast; water.
 

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can 33 cl. Pours a clear, nutty brown with a tiny, beige head. Distinct spruce aroma atop some fatty, caramelly and boozy notes. Super rich and sweet with mousy spruce notes, massive caramel and a very boozy finish. Close to flat. A fun beer. 030226
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2026 at 17:35