Batemans Vintage Ale

Vintage Ale

 

Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.76
ABV: 7.5% IBU: - Ticks: 53
This beer is from the Batemans 30 year old Barley Wine recipe and the flavour has been matched with bottles which had been left undiscovered for 31 years only to be found in 2007.

It is packed full of succulent malt and after maturing in oak, has flavours of plums, port, malt, brandy, vanilla and almonds.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Vintage 2013. 500ml bottle with box. No fajne ale te 10 lat specjalnie nic nie wniosly. .mozna by je przechowywac jeszcze dluzej jak sugeruje info na kartoniku. Ale 10 lat to i tak sporo. Wyglad to srednia piana, wyglad ladny czerwona mglista intensywna barwa, nie brazowa, ale taka czerwona, jasna. Pachnie truskawkami, poziomka i miodem kwiatowym. W smaku barley wine ale jakies malo intensywne, delikatniejsze niz inne, co nie zmienia faktu ze jest dobre, po prostu czasami inne takie tez fajnie skonsumowac zwlaszcza do deski serow, na ktorej znalazly sie:Pecorino Chilli, Ricotta Salata-Lamercantile i francuski Chabert

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2023 at 23:21


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. 2013 vintage. Shared at a neighbour's Hogmanay party 2022/23. Pours clear reddish amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of sherry and nuts, Christmas spice. Taste is light sweet, nutty and fruitcake also. Really nice. Might haved been helped by being under jeevan's floorboards for the last 8 years. Who knows?

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2023 at 11:29


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle [2013 vintage, courtesy of Grumbo, thanks a lot!]. Brown-ish, ruby colour with thin, bubbly, off-white layer. Sweet-ish fruity and malty, minimally vinous aroma, notes of plum and cherry, a touch of dark berries. Taste is sweet-ish malty, notes of almond, fruity hints of plum and cherry, dark berries; minimally chocolately finish. A tad too sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2018 at 17:46


Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2018 at 22:25


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Grumbo cons 2018-03-01 Göteborg, vintage 2013 AR: British fruit cake, prunes, brown sugar AP: reddish dark amber, no head F: British fruit cake, prunes, wee raisins, brown sugar, sweet mouthfeeling

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2018 at 19:23


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2014 vintage which is aged with wine cask and purchased in a 500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Ruby chestnut with little or no head. Aroma is sweet fruity. The flavour is also sweet with dried fruit and burnt treacle. The alcohol has a big hit.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2017 at 23:00


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2013 vintage in a 500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Ruby chestnut with little or no head. Aroma is sweet fruity. The flavour is also sweet with dried fruit and burnt treacle. The alcohol has a big hit.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2017 at 23:00


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at the August THT, Den Haag. Poured a clear dark copper colour with a thin off white head. The aroma is toffee caramel, woody resin hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a sweet malt, light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 15:15


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled at THT August. Bottle. Near clear dark amber white head. Sweet malts, raisans, dusty cardboard, tea. Light sweet and little more bitter. Over medium big malty body, bittersweet finish and low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 15:13


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at THT. Clear amber with small off white head. Sweet malts, cardboard, toffee, old wood, green leaves. Medium sweet and almost medium bitter. Medium bodied with slick feel and low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 15:11