White Label - Barley Wine: Heaven Hill BA
Brouwerij Emelisse in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.99
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Aroma of malts, bourbon, plenty of vanilla, oak, caramel toffee, syrup, some dried fruits. Flavour is heavy sweet and a bit boozy. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. Body is full, mouthfeel a bit sticky. Massive and sweet, a beast of a Barley Wine. Just a tad too cloying for me to be a true winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(Bottle) Hazy brownish amber colour with brief, foamy head. Malty, fruity, vinous nose with notes of caramel, treacle-toffee, grain, dried fruit, raisins, figs, orange peel, wood and a touch of cinnamon. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, toffee, rye bread, dried fruit, figs, brown sugar, oak wood, vanilla, hints of bourbon, chocolate and a mild spicy bitterness in a vinous finish. Full body, quite sweet. Vinous and warming, with a balanced touch of bourbon. Really well balanced, with the 15% fairly well hidden. Excellent beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2020
at 18:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Had this on tap "young" way back when (with Julien Huxley @ Arendsnest), but this bottle I kept for another 5 years. Pours a clear deep ruby colour and a frothy beige head with short retention. Aroma's: lots of (dried) fruit, raisins, dried plum, tutti frutti, vanilla, light wood, lots of sweetness. Retronasal it's sweet, vanilla, wood, boozy. Flavour is moderate heavy sweet, balanced by the fruit. Warming alcohol without being too sharp. Medium bodied (I think it's lost some). Long finish, sweet, woody. Still very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2020
at 20:27
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Bursprak. Pours clear brown with a thin white head/edges. Aromas of bourbon, sweet malty caramel notes, vanilla, dark fruits, nuts. Taste has a lot of vanilla barrel notes, fudgey, chocolate, malty, dark fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. dark amber color. Heavy malt, vanilla and dominating bourbon in the aroma. Dried fruit. Full bodied. Quite alcoholic. Lots of bourbon, vanilla, hint of sulphur. Dried fruit. Firestones. Interesting. Needs time to mellow down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
7/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2018
at 15:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Leighton's 20K, thanks to the man himself, 01/03/17. Rich amber pour with a decent off white cap. Nose is big on dark fruit, spice, toffee, stewed dates, caramel, light barrel. Taste comprises ripe fruit, spice, oak, caramel, sticky toffee pudding, sweet malts, figs. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a rising boost offered. Decent enough barley wine .... good balance but no Wow factor offered.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2018
at 05:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Leighton’s 20K tasting, thanks to the main man himself. It pours clear rich orange - amber with a small white head. The aroma is rich, oily, sweet, pretty juicy, tangy, toasted brown bread, cinammon roll, toffee and cake. The taste is rich, bitter - sweet, warming booze, vanilla, fudge, leather, wood, chewy malt, varnish, peppery spice and some drying bourbon. Finish is leathery and hot. Full body and fine carbonation. A bit harsh and boozy to be honest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 14:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle shared at home. Dark deep reddish amber with thin offwhite head. Sweet roasted barley malts, bourbon, vanilla, hazlenut, caramel, chocolate, raisans, malaga, oak, bread, alcohol, bandaids. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body, almost no carbonation. Syruppy feel, alcoholic pucker, roasty bittersweet finish. Starts good with some amazing aroma notes, but later on becomes more and more medicinal/alcoholic. The other aromas don’t stand up against it. Last sips were bandaid vodka.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2017
at 16:27
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Deep reddish brown with lots of tiny floaters and small beige head. Massive bourbon, red berries, caramel, toffee, lots of dried stone fruits, old wood, maple syrup, cinnamon. Quite sweet but also a decent balancing amount of bitterness and light tart touch. Full bodied with alcoholic finish. A bit over the top maybe, but very pleasant to sip slowly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2017
at 14:31