Mikkeller Big Worse Barley Wine

Big Worse Barley Wine
(has 3 batches)

 

Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰

Brewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.55
ABV: 12.0% IBU: 70 Ticks (all batches): 162
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7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9.5
Bottle, 12.0%. Sweet caramelly aroma, there seems to be some hop in there, too. Seemingly clear dark brown colour. Very small tan head. The flavour starts off very caramelly and smooth. Turns into a sharp, but not unpleasant, alcohol bitterness. Finishes with a little cleansing hop bitterness and some grassy aroma hop. Mild carbonation, suitable. A rough beer, but I like it.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2008 at 16:35

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375 bottle purchased at Blue Max. Pour is hazy orange bronze with nice settling and a 1 inch off white head. Aroma of citrus, honey, floral, caramel and pine. Nice nose. Taste is fresh tasting, bright and floral citrus and also a nice big malty backbone. Oranges and honey. Very well done Barley Wine, no heat at all. Fresh may have been the way to go with this one.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2008 at 09:59

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
325 ml bottle from John’s Market shared by Enniskillen; Nose of flowery hops, followed by raisins; rusty red with a small off-white head; flavor of hop bitterness, caramel, fruitiness, and alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2008 at 22:24

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours amber into a snifter. Sweet caramel and resin aromas. Crisp caramel and resin from front to back. Well balanced and dry.
Tried on 13 Apr 2008 at 20:26

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at the Kulminator ... With a random American i met... Cheers Alex... Deep brown ... huge barley wine nose ... rich complex flavour with loads of vanilla... bit too sweet and syrupy... should age well.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2008 at 11:40

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mahogony beer with a dark cream colored head. Malty, vanilla aroma with backing hops. Malty flavor with light sherry and backing hops - seems a bit oxidized. Medium body. Lingering malt, pine, and sherry. Decent bitterness. No pop on cork and being slightly oxidized I don’t think it’ll age well - or at least my bottle wouldn’t have. Alcohol well hidden.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2008 at 17:55

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled at Bishop’s Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Deep hazy ruby, small head. Intense aroma of toffee, black currant and citrus. Very sweet with dense full body. salty and packed with flavour. Dextrose and candy sugar gives chemical sweetness. Bold and extrovert with massive amounts of everything, but more muscles than finesse. A bit rough around the edges.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2008 at 11:25

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy caramel falvor with some hint sof grapefruit. Long warming dry malty caramel finish with a long hoppy bitter aftertaste. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2008 at 10:26

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bouteille 375ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée foncée et très légèrement voilée. Nez de houblon résineux, citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement herbeux, malté de caramel toffee légèrement rôti, de levures fruitées (raisins, léger de cerises et notes de dates), léger de pain, d’alcool avec des notes boisées (fût de chêne) et de sucre brun. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture résineuse et aux notes liquoreuses. Goût de levures fruitées (raisins, notes de dates et d’abricots, traces de cerises et d’agrumes) accompagné d’un goût amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) et résineux (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) et de notes de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de malt du genre caramel toffee léger-moyen rôti avec un léger goût de pain ainsi que des notes de sucre brun et des traces de chocolat noir. Parallèlement l’on retrouve un goût d’alcool légèrement boisé aux petites notes liquoreuses (assez réchauffant) qui reste présent jusqu’en finale, où l’on assiste également à un léger regain d’amertume de houblon plus asséchant et légèrement herbeux (faibles notes terreuses). Post-goût long et moyennement sec, amer de houblon résineux, citrique et légèrement herbeux, d’alcool réchauffant ainsi qu’avec des notes de rôti et fruitées aux faibles notes aigres (moût de raisins, notes de zest d’agrumes).
Tried on 14 Mar 2008 at 21:10

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of Fonefan: Poured a deep lightly hazy copper color ale with a nice foamy head with medium retention and no lacing. Aroma of citrusy hops is dominating with some light pear and some alcohol. Taste is a mix between some grapefruit hops, light caramel malt with phenols of alcohol. Medium body with average carbonation and some apparent alcohol which I didn’t appreciate. Interesting take on the American barleywine style with a nice hops combination but I could do without all that alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2008 at 12:23