Black Antler
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Barley Wine - Barley Rotating|
Score
7.31
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BARLEYWINE • 11.1%
Black Antler was brewed as a black Barleywine, with the intention of showcasing a myriad of exceptional specialty malts, to create a deep depth of malt character as a canvas for an addition of Brazilian grown Vanilla. The combination of the specialty malts, heavy hopping, a lengthy boil, strong fermentation, and storage for many moons, at near freezing temperatures, creates a beautifully smooth beer with a great body, mouthfeel, and foam. The addition of Brazilian grown Vanilla adds some juicy sweetness with notes of mocha, caramel, wood, & subtle spice. While brewed with the intention of drinking fresh, we expect this beer to cellar nicely to be able to enjoy into the future.
Black Antler was brewed as a black Barleywine, with the intention of showcasing a myriad of exceptional specialty malts, to create a deep depth of malt character as a canvas for an addition of Brazilian grown Vanilla. The combination of the specialty malts, heavy hopping, a lengthy boil, strong fermentation, and storage for many moons, at near freezing temperatures, creates a beautifully smooth beer with a great body, mouthfeel, and foam. The addition of Brazilian grown Vanilla adds some juicy sweetness with notes of mocha, caramel, wood, & subtle spice. While brewed with the intention of drinking fresh, we expect this beer to cellar nicely to be able to enjoy into the future.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle. Enrollment soft molasses underneath thick amounts of vanilla. Malt backbone provides soft, peated malt, English toffee that is complimented by the vanilla. very mild bitterness provides a balance. Quite a nice Barley Wine!
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from Bottle
from
Bottlecraft - North Park
on 03 Aug 2026
at 13:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
50cl bottle pours with a dark brown mahogany colored body that supports a full fairly tight tan colored head. The aroma offers up some malt roastiness bleeding into thin clouds of vanilla, dark fruity esters and boozy heat. Another whiff and a little more concentration reveals fresh vanilla bean goodness. Nice. Odd for a barleywine though. The taste delivers a fairly smooth and near creamy mouth feel ushering in a blend of roasted malts, with a dark roasted coffee sensation and then rich savory sweet vanilla bean goodnes. To midway murmurs of sweet dark fruity esters tend to be over shadow by a growing alcohol burn that's doing well to keep the overall sweetness in check. I'm not a big fan of these pastry barleywines but this one isn't too bad. What can TDNE do with an English or American barleywine? Love to find out.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Tipsy Cactus TapRoom & Bottle Shop
on 13 Jul 2026
at 03:56