Vintage Ale
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.76
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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.
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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6.3/10
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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
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle shared at August THT. thin white head. Hazy amber pour. A decent barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at August THT. Clear dark caramel pour with a thin offwhite head. Notes of dried fruit, boiled malts, sugar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at THT. Near clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma of malt, butterscotch, toffee, caramel and light ripe dark fruits. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. [26-08-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 10:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
22nd July 2016: 500ml bottle number 062400 of 2013 has been chosen by me to be my 6,000th rate on this site. Poured slowly into a Batemans Pint Sleeve glass at home and shared with no one! Chestnut red body with a fast fading off-white head. Mild red wine traces in the malt led aroma and taste. I love these ’British old school, winter coal fire, type of brews’. Pull up an armchair, put your slippers on and sip this while listening to the wind whistling past the windows. Rich, smooth and Port like on the palate, mini-wood notes and a nutty hint within a proper, well made beer. Loved it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2016
at 14:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle, 2013 Vintage, Bottle No. 040303. Reddish tinged amber brown colour, off-white foam head and aroma of malt, toffee, dried fruits, light spice. Taste is sweet malty, brown sugar, fruit cake, raisins, honey, vanilla, almonds, some spice and woody earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy nutty finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2016
at 12:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split with the Mrs, acquired from Gottschalch Antiques, Læderstræde, Copenhagen (03/04/2017) - fuzzy reddish amber pour with off-white head. Prominent sweet malty aroma and taste, cake like with lots of sweetness with an abundance of treacle, caramel, some dried fruit nuance, light burnt icing sugar, enjoyable brew. Quite a find this from an old antique shop :)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 03:25
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leighton’s. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Nice deep reddy amber coloured pour with a small off white head. Aroma is nutty toffee, light apple, grainy, slightly dirty on the nose. Flavour is composed nutty grains, toffee, light apple, slightly apple tangy, granny Smith. Palate is medium sweet, highish carbonation. Semi dry grainy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 15:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split in the Bespin cloud network, thanks to Lando himself, 20/10/15. Chestnut brown / amber with a decent beige covering. Nose is toffee, malt, light honey infuse, biscuit, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises malt loaf, fruit cake, brown bread, toffee, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok but doesn’t pack a lot of depth for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 01:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up at Kris Wines. Vintage 2013. Pours clear ruby with a slight, foamy off-white head. Toasted malts in the nose, toffee, some ripe fruits. Medium sweet flavor with more toffee, brown bread, a little alcohol. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish with toasty sugars, caramel and toffee, dried fruits. Perhaps a little simplistic, but not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 14:41