Iron & Barleywine: Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel-Aged
Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.01
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Alert! Funky Buddha has a little surprise for us today, featuring bottles of Iron & Barleywine. This is an English-style barleywine (duh) aged in Cabernet wine barrels for 3 months, finishing up at 10.5% ABV.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle during RBWG GT. Pours a dark amber with medium beige head. The aroma is strong caramel, orange zest, wood, grape. Medium body, candy sugar, wood, boozy finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2016
at 14:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Brian, thanks! Pours a clear orange with an amber hue with a gold hue and a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains and bread with a slight wine dryness supporting. Flavor has sweet grains and caramel with a touch of light fruit and some dry red wine notes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2015
at 15:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBWG ’15 Grand Tasting @ Coppertail, thanks to whomever shared this one, 21/02/15. Hazed orange amber with a moderate light beige covering. Nose is rich fruits, orange peel, spice, wood, caramel, light funky notes. Taste comprises candied orange peel, spice, light wood, caramel, musty notes, sweet licks. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of booze. Ok BW.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2015
at 09:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
rbwg2015. Big thanks to my buddy burg326 for sharing this, cheers Adam! 22oz bomber pours with a near clear amber body that supports a light tan head. The aroma offers up molasses, brown sugar, smooth sweet malts and then thin dark fruity ester like note in the background. The taste is smooth and pretty rich with nectar sweet malts, brown sugar, molasses and mild sweet dark fruity esters. I’m loving this as it is pretty smooth and the rich sweetened and aged fruity esters are just blended and weaved into the malty sweetness oh so well.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2015
at 22:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours orange - Nose/taste of oak, cabernet, caramel and dark fruit. Medium/Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 23:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Sweet apricot and caramel. Clearish copper with a small white head. Sweet caramel, stone fruit and a light bittersweet finish. Pretty average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2015
at 14:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
4oz pour at Churchkey DC pours a clear, brick red with a ring of white head. Nose has an interesting mix of honey comb, wood shavings, vinous notes, mild candy, mild spice, red pepper jelly, orange peel, soap. Flavor has some sweetness, oak, vanillin, wood shavings, white grapes, mild booze, more red pepper jelly. Sweet finish, a bit tannic too.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2014
at 15:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Churchkey during DC Craft Beer Week. Poured a clear amber color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was some caramel and malt, boozy, like a standard barley wine. Some barrel notes, vanilla, though I’m not getting a whole lot of Cabernet here.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2014
at 22:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Wine has big presence without dominating. Pours amber with ok head and lacing. Some caramel and malt, but beer hides beneath the barrel. Sweet finish with light sourness. Tap at Churchkey thanks to radagast83.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2014
at 17:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Churchkey. Hazy deep amber color. Aroma of vanilla, lightly spiced caramel. Taste is vanilla and butterscotch. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2014
at 16:21