Quiet, Piggy!
Level Beer in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.83
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Pinot B.A. Barleywine - Wine, oak, sherry, dark fruit, fig, caramel, bread crust, sweet with a dry finish and balanced hop character.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Level 3 - Buckman Kearns, pours a cloudy, muddled, dark orange with a small beige head. Aroma exudes a huge amount of red wine tannins, followed by dark dried fruits, bready malt, and a little toffee. Flavour is drier than most barley wines, as the red wine barrels have taken over, with bready malts, red berries, and plenty of tannins. The dryness works in its favour, but I’m still not sure about the cohesion between the red wine and core barleywine flavours. Well-done experiment.
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Level Beer - Level 3 Buckman Kerns
on 22 Jun 2026
at 18:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Level Beer (Level 3). Pours a murky dull ruddy orange with an off-white head. A lot of dry red wine barrels, dried fruits, and toffee on the nose. Flavour also driven by that dry red wine character, tastes like it leeched some tannins from the barrel, and the barleywine underneath coming through with dark dried berries, toffee. Interesting idea, carried out reasonably well, but I'm not super convinced by the final product.
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Level Beer - Level 3 Buckman Kerns
on 19 Jun 2026
at 20:11