Chessie
Union Craft Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
6.53
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Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 11
A cask version on tap at the ChurckKey in DC. It is hard to believe this is a 9.8% BW - a thin, slightly metallic taste with some sweetness and roasted malt. The body is thin as well. I know cask versions are often not as punchy as their keg brothers, but this is a big disappointment.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at the Wine Source. Gold color. Lightly sticky lacing. A little sweet, a little diesel alcohol, not astringent. Just thick malts that aren’t tasty. Not a horrible barleywine but whack anyway.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at RBWG Grand Tasting. Pours a hazy copper with small off white head. The aroma is caramel and earthy hop. Medium body, caramel, raisin, light citrus, boozy finish, good.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
4oz draft pour at the sneak peak before the Union 4th Anniversary Party. Light cardboard, boozy caramel malts. Bitter finish. Not sure barleywine beers are my thing anymore. Improved as it warmed, bringing out a very rich, sweet caramel malt character. I would love to have a bottle of this to age a bit to see how it holds up.
Jow (8309) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Another big boozy beer at the cellar cleaning good thing I’ve been training my liver the last 30 years. Orange khaki color. Nose is some fruity booze. Tastes of pine, leather, stone fruit, mango, some woody tones amd malt. Fine barley finish.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose/taste of old hops, citrus, alcohol and caramel - medium body
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pretty big citrus dose here. Pours golden with great lacing. Caramelized malt and some light oak. Light sweet and astringent finish. Tap at Brookland Pint.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at RBWG ’15 Grand Tasting @ Coppertail, thanks to whomever shared this one, 21/02/15 #384/1000. Hazed orange amber with a moderate off white top. Nose is tangy citric, pine needle, yeast notes, caramel. Taste comprises sticky tropicana, mango, grapefruit, toasted notes, marshmallow, caramel. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. This was more like a DIPA than a barley wine to me, lots of sticky trops and pine resin. Ok stuff none the less.
Drake (22934) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at a tasting. Pours a hazy amber with a thin fizzy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee, raisin, herbal hops, smoke. The taste is toffee, raisin, smoke, stone fruits. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Chessie from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle I brought to share at Coppertail Brewing during the RBWG 2015 Grand Tasting. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral hops, toasty notes, toffee. Tastes of caramel, toffee, floral, dark fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. Slow gusher after it sat for a minute or two.