Harvest Ale - Matured In Calvados Casks
(has 6 batches)
J.W. Lees in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.40
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2012 vintage drunk 2020. Thin off white collar on an unclear light rust coloured still body. Syrup, sherry & brandy aroma. Medium to full bodied, oily, greasy, minimal carbonation & slick on the back leaving a cloying aft. Port, berries, syrup, jam, nutty & brandy tastes - Definately picking up the Calvados which is an Apple Brandy from Brittany in France.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2020
at 21:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
250 ml bottle. 2017 vintage. Pours a clear reddish brown with almost no head and quite a bit of sediment for a small bottle.. Aromas of dry caramel, boozy oak, and toasted malts. Flavors of maple syrup, woody calvados, raisins, and rich roasted malts. Pronounced alcohol on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2019
at 03:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2006 bottle from Lithy. Orange color, hazy. Vinous aroma with calvados and apple. Sweet, oaky, alcoholic and dusty flavor with apple and calvados notes. The calvados barrel gives extra depth and a considerable dry out effect. Apple, raisin, pineapple. Lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
275ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Feb '19. Thanks Paul for this. Pours misty amber, foamy off-white head. Cobwebs on the nose. Fairly rich taste, big syrupy teeth-rattling sweetness, cardboard, cobwebs, dust, high oxidisation. Seems a bit past it unfortunately. Hard to finish my sample.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2019
at 20:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. RAD Beer. 2012 vintage. Copper brown. Light haze. Slimmest halo. Nose has raisins and dates. Fruity toffee. Ripe banana. Toffee apple. Rich vanilla notes. Taste is super sweet. Some vine fruit dryness. Touch of booze. Slick and oily on the palate. Fine carbonation. This held up really well, wherever itโs been. Finish is a little dry, and a little vinous, with the sweetness present throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2019
at 21:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
18.11.2018, 0,275l bottle (2014 vintage) shared with Desverger @ Himmeriget:
No head, clear golden amber color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish grainy, weeds, dusty grain, broth, fruit stones, minerals, alcohol, oak, raisins, hay, apple peel. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, sugar, raisins, minerals, oak, dried fruits, grain, fruit stones, caramel malts, bark, alcohol. Medium bitterness, sweet sour-ish boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough, too sweet.
No head, clear golden amber color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish grainy, weeds, dusty grain, broth, fruit stones, minerals, alcohol, oak, raisins, hay, apple peel. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, sugar, raisins, minerals, oak, dried fruits, grain, fruit stones, caramel malts, bark, alcohol. Medium bitterness, sweet sour-ish boozy mouthfeel. Fair enough, too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2018
at 17:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
$9.99 bottle (2013 version), Wine Warehouse. Pours muddy brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet raisin, fig, alcohol, butterscotch. Flavor is sweet raisin - tons of it, alcohol, earth, caramel, tootsie roll. Very sweet - not cloying, but getting close. Wonderful flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2018
at 16:37
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
2009 vintage at tasting. Dark-ish, kind of flat. Sweet malt, some of the apples coming through. Taste is sweet malt, apples, brown sugar. Warmth comes late. Pleasant and worth the wait.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2018
at 23:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated brown 2012 nip. Opaque burnt orange with small white head which dissipated quickly. Aroma is rich caramel malt, medium body, low carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is calvados, oak, and some caramel malt. Prefer the regular and port version to this.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2017
at 19:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
9.3 oz. bottle. 2012 edition. Pours clear copper with a minimal white head. Aroma of sweet malt and brown sugar. Taste is malty, sweet, caramel, brown sugar, booze, almonds, green vegetable notes. Overrated. Did not finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2017
at 01:38