Rackhouse - Paragon 2018
Lervig in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
Score
8.07
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Our Barley Wine is the most special beer we make, being produced only once every year. It’s a blend of different bourbon barrel-aged vintages that have spent more than a year in wood. We blend the different barrels, and add a bit of freshly brewed Barley Wine to obtain the best possible version.
This year, the Barley Wine was brewed using a double-boil technique in which we evaporate the beer to a high concentration of sugar, add water back to the wort, and then boil it down again to increase Maillard reaction processes and build up some intense caramelization. We went easy on the hops to allow the malt and bourbon characteristics inherited from the barrels to be the champions of this beer.
The aromas and flavours are intense, and should be enjoyed slowly by serving at room temperature to allow even more layered nuances to shine through and add to the
beautiful complexity of this beer. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.
INGREDIENTS
Malts: Munich, Caramel, chocolate
Hops: Styrian Goldings
Yeast: Ale
BEST BEFORE
120 months, 10 years
(perfect for cellaring)
APPEARENCE
Dark red / brown. Tan head with copper laces.
AROMA
Dried fruits (figs, prune, raisins), caramel, oak, bourbon, molasses, vanilla,
coconut and more.
FLAVOUR
Similar to aroma. Caramel, dark fruits, sweet oak and bourbon.
BODY
Intense but not overly, powerful and sweet but not cloying. Balanced.
This year, the Barley Wine was brewed using a double-boil technique in which we evaporate the beer to a high concentration of sugar, add water back to the wort, and then boil it down again to increase Maillard reaction processes and build up some intense caramelization. We went easy on the hops to allow the malt and bourbon characteristics inherited from the barrels to be the champions of this beer.
The aromas and flavours are intense, and should be enjoyed slowly by serving at room temperature to allow even more layered nuances to shine through and add to the
beautiful complexity of this beer. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.
INGREDIENTS
Malts: Munich, Caramel, chocolate
Hops: Styrian Goldings
Yeast: Ale
BEST BEFORE
120 months, 10 years
(perfect for cellaring)
APPEARENCE
Dark red / brown. Tan head with copper laces.
AROMA
Dried fruits (figs, prune, raisins), caramel, oak, bourbon, molasses, vanilla,
coconut and more.
FLAVOUR
Similar to aroma. Caramel, dark fruits, sweet oak and bourbon.
BODY
Intense but not overly, powerful and sweet but not cloying. Balanced.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle kindly shared by Erik, thanks a lot! Dark brown, almost black with a creamy beige head. Burnt caramel, oak, vanilla overload. Some dried fruity notes as well, but the sweet caramel is all over here. Great, but a little too much boozy heat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2019
at 20:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
On tap @EurHop 2019 (Rome). Ambrata carica/bruna, intensa, shciuma avorio media. Al naso note di caramello, frutta secca, datteri, fichi, legno, vaniglia, alcol. In bocca è dolce, calda, avvolgente, ancora note di vaniglia e legno, quasi un liquore da fine pasto. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Fantastico.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2019
at 16:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the indy man beer con. 2019. A reddy amber coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is big woody, oak, bourbon, burnt cake, vanilla, cake, bourbon.. Flavour is composed of medium sweet rum and raisin, deep brown sugars, amber malts, mild cinnlma. Palate is medium sweet, oily, lowish.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2019
at 13:10
8/10
Tried
on 04 Oct 2019
at 13:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. PARAGON 2018. Dark and thick. Boozy yes but good flavors as well. Spices, rum, molasses, dark fruits, raisins, mild bourbon. Awesome. --- Beer merged from original tick of Paragon on 28 Sep 2019 at 22:04 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2019
at 11:13
8/10
OMB s3
Tried
on 21 Sep 2019
at 16:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml pink-waxed bottle in cardboard box, 2018 vintage, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 13.5%. Black colour, moderate beige head. Distinct aroma of malts, molasses and bourbon. Warming mouthfeel, as expected from a beer of this strength. Rich and medium sweet flavour, again with malts, molasses and distinct bourbon / oak, also notes of dark dried fruits and alcohol, moderate hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2019
at 23:28
9/10
Aroma karamell malt plomme. Smak plomme whiskey malt lakris. Fyldig, saftig, fantastisk god.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2019
at 19:38
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Mørk brun med rødskjær og offwhite skum. Aroma karamell malt plomme. Smak plomme whiskey malt lakris. Fyldig, saftig, fantastisk god. Flaske på Agenturet
Tried
on 11 Sep 2019
at 17:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
8-4-8-4-16
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours pitch black, with a creamy, mocha head. Aroma is dark roasted malts with rye bread, sweet coffee, caramel and vanilla, as well as sweet liquorice, muscovado, tobacco and bourbon barrels. Thick, creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is sweet malty notes, with rye bread, sweet coffee, muscovado and vanilla, as well as tobacco and bourbon barrels.
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pours pitch black, with a creamy, mocha head. Aroma is dark roasted malts with rye bread, sweet coffee, caramel and vanilla, as well as sweet liquorice, muscovado, tobacco and bourbon barrels. Thick, creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is sweet malty notes, with rye bread, sweet coffee, muscovado and vanilla, as well as tobacco and bourbon barrels.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2019
at 18:50