Insanely Bad Elf
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Winter|
Score
6.39
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"My goodness," muttered Claus, recalling his visit to the Institute, "the restrictive outerwear, the padded room - even padded Christmas tree ornaments. Horrifying ! Yet the little chap seems happier than he's ever been." Claus took a thoughtful sip of a most warming red ale. "Perhaps sanity is over-rated... Ho,ho,ho!"
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from trade with Hermod, many thanks! (2012 Vintage Ale) Fast klare orangegoldene Farbe, wenig beiger Schaum. Geruch intensiv süß malzig, holzg, reifes Obst, Vanille, alkoholisch. Geschmack süß, holzig, sehr reife Früchte, mild, Vanille, alkoholisch, schwer trinkbar!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 14:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle 2014 Bel ambrato praticamente piatta noso maltao frutta secca leggero solvente frutta disidratata discreto corpo leggero liquoroso discreta secchezza buon amaro
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2014
at 16:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Bottle Bank. Appearance - amber with a thin head. Nose - rich orange but the malt in the background has just a hint of cardboard coming from it - all the same, inviting. Taste - orange blossom honey. Palate - rich and full bodied with a big rich texture and and sweet but still fairly balanced finish. Overall - it’s a big beast and it’s enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2014
at 17:30
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Several samples at Cafe Amsterdam.
The appearance was a light colored caramel with a slight transparency about it. Light carbonation was seen rising at a moderate pace. A little white head was there and that dissipated fairly quickly.
The smell had a weird grainy and somewhat sweet cereal - esque quality with a sugary toffee to it.
The taste copied the smell and that had a light candy aftertaste to it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a slight sessionability about it. 11.5%? Uhh...it didn’t seem that way to me.
Overall, I say this was a weird barleywine as I want to say that the smell seemed a bit weird to me along with the taste. I don’t think I would try this again.
The appearance was a light colored caramel with a slight transparency about it. Light carbonation was seen rising at a moderate pace. A little white head was there and that dissipated fairly quickly.
The smell had a weird grainy and somewhat sweet cereal - esque quality with a sugary toffee to it.
The taste copied the smell and that had a light candy aftertaste to it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a slight sessionability about it. 11.5%? Uhh...it didn’t seem that way to me.
Overall, I say this was a weird barleywine as I want to say that the smell seemed a bit weird to me along with the taste. I don’t think I would try this again.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2014
at 14:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
2014 330ml bottle picked up at Wilburs
Pours clear golden with a small off-white head, some lacing. Aroma of apples, caramel, bready and ripe fruit. Taste is malty, caramel, hot alcohols and pine resin. Mouthfeel is thick and sticky
Couldn’t drink much of this. Sweet, malty and thick
Pours clear golden with a small off-white head, some lacing. Aroma of apples, caramel, bready and ripe fruit. Taste is malty, caramel, hot alcohols and pine resin. Mouthfeel is thick and sticky
Couldn’t drink much of this. Sweet, malty and thick
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2014
at 21:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Almost clear in the glass, golden in color and with a dense, finger-thick beige head. The aroma is one the malty side, with alcohol and a touch of acetone. Some piney hints. The flavor is pretty sweet, with caramel maltyness, bready hints, alcohol and acetone. Full body with alcohol warmth. Lasting finish. Too much alcohol in this one. Not particularly good actually. 141213
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 13:24
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, grain and floral. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. with a long warm and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, grain and floral. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. with a long warm and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 13:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle, 2013 vintage, Beers of Europe. Because of the cartoon label and name I was expecting this to be a bit of a boozy mess, which is probably why I kept hold of it for a year before drinking. It was boozy, but the booze was well integrated with the red fruit and nuts, sweet caramel and light honey notes. Surprisingly light bodyand colour, long lasting white head. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2014
at 03:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from favourite beer 2014 vintage. Pale golden Amber with and off white head. Aroma has strong alcohol and melt the taste is dark caramel , molasses, and dome malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2014
at 10:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml bottle, vintage 2011, from Voldby Købmandsgaard. ABV is 11.2%. Reddish amber colour, moderate off-white head. Strong aroma of malt sugar, molasses, alcohol, oak and fortified wine. The flavour is sweet, malty and very alcoholic, notes of caramel, some hops in the finish. Warming mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 18:48