Nine-Tailed Fox
Nasu Kogen Beer Company in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan 🇯🇵
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.07
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 75cl ceramic. Vintage 2009 it seems. 12% ABV. It pours an almost clear orange-golden body and no head. Quite oily. The aroma has some fruityness, and lots of malty sugar and some peaches and other tropical fruits. There’s some warmth on the palate, it’s full-bodied and a bit sticky, but far from cloying. The flavor has lots of malts, some sugar and a little touch of peaches, finishing more or less in the same way. A nice one, but it lacks on complexity and it could use some more bitterness.. 121110
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 09:34
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle as "Nine-Tailed Fox 2000", 12% @ FOneFan. Hazy amber/orange with no head. Aroma is malt, fruit, toasted, little toffee and caramel. Flavour is malt, sweet, caramel, toasted, fruit and wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 09:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml vintage 2009 as "Nine Tailed Fox 2000" @ fonefan
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, oxidized and dried fruits. Taste is heavy sweet and light bitter with a hint of sourness in the finish. Body is medium to full, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is flat.
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, oxidized and dried fruits. Taste is heavy sweet and light bitter with a hint of sourness in the finish. Body is medium to full, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 09:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Vintage 2009. Hazy orange with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and berries. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 101112
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 09:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Ceramic bottle from year 2009 12% abv @ fonefan tasting. Small head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt, alcohol, molasses and hops. Quite vinous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2012
at 09:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at GJBF 2009, Osaka. 1999 version. Smooth, sherry-like aroma. Lots of fruity esters, a little alcohol burn. Super smooth in the mouth, but a bit oxidized. Flavor is a bit disappointing. Big, rounded, caramel and fruity, but tastes like it was aged too long.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2009
at 22:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught, 2005 vintage. Pours reddish gold with no head. Aroma is sweet malt, yeast, citrus fruit, caramel, chocolate, and alcohol. Medium mouth. Flavor is a slightly muted version of the aroma. Malty, fruit, chocolate, nutty. Had a great time with this one.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2007
at 23:16
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
1998 version on draft at Popeyes. Light amber color with a thick creamy white head. Could pass as your average amber ale just based on looks. However, once you get a whiff of the nose you know this goes from ordinary to extraordinary. Cherries, brandy, chocolate, pears, oranges, toffee, caramel nuts. It reminds me of some type of delicious liqueur filled chocolate with a million things going on. I love it!!!! The mouth is very malty with nuts, oranges, chocolate, cherries and rich, but very surprisingly it is extremely light bodied for 12%. The finish is very warming, like sipping a good brandy. The nose is misleading. It would easily get a 19 or 20 if the body had followed through. Still a 16 aint bad. Had this in 2018 for 2003 version. Realized this is way under rated. Gave it a 4.1, but this is clearly at 15 year. Tons of Baijou and dried apricots. Nearly flat. Super flat. 4.6
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2005
at 10:51