Pokaiņu Mežs (Magic Forest)
Labietis / Pagan Brews in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.03
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An intense brew first enjoyed by the British aristocracy during the Industrial Revolution. Already on the nose, you can feel the drink's thick core of lightly caramelized malts, which is refreshed by the resinous pine buds and the spooky wild rosemary. The tongue literally gets stuck in the maltiness, only to be rescued by the bitterness of the hops, all of which lingers into sticky warmth.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark Brown color. Malty aroma with Caramel cake And soft herbal notes. Malty sweet herbal spicy flavor with caramel. Sticky And alcoholic. Full bodied. Beyond the beaten track.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:04
8/10
Hoppy barley wine... I like it!
Tried
on 17 Aug 2019
at 15:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber with off white head - Malt aroma - Malt body with a dark fruity flavour with hints of hop bitterness - The flavours goes into the finish with some alcohol heat - This was good
Tried
on 12 Jun 2019
at 16:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Haket 2019-05-15 Göteborg AR: British fruit cake, herbal Tea AP: amber red thick fluid, cream beige lid F: herbal, British fruit cake, warming feeling, semi sweet mouth feeling, orange liqueur
Tried
on 15 May 2019
at 19:25
7/10
0,5 litre Bottle from Vinmonopolet Hamar. Cloudy Dark brown with offwhite head. Malts, hops, Caramel, sweetness, liqorice, bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 20:05
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Tried
on 21 Dec 2018
at 13:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16.12.2018 -- 0.5l bottle from qoqa, bb 11.2023. pours a slightly hazy deep amber with a big steady beige head. aroma of caramel, flowers (violets), forest. flavour of dates, honey, umami, pine needles, rosemary, riga balsam. sweet but not cloying, bitter herbal finish, full body, very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2018
at 13:22
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2018
at 11:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Small white head. Deep brown body, slightly hazy. Intense fruity raspberry aroma with woody notes. Powerful, spicy cinnamon and raspberry taste with lime and wood notes. Full-bodied. Sharpish, powdery mouthfeel. Dry alcoholic cinnamon and raspberry aftertaste with lime and dandelion notes. Very nice. Strong, powerful flavour, yet balanced, harmonic and drinkable. A beer at 11.4% has no right to be this drinkable. (0.5l bottle, from wine monopoly, Strømmen Storsenter. Based on 8-10 bottles, all told.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2018
at 20:26
7/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2018
at 23:32