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 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
2013 Pours a deep copper/gold with some foam. Lacing I canโt get even when I swirl the beer in my glass.
Rich caramel malt, wood, and some hints of fruit in the smell.
Taste is like it smells with the addition of vanilla and some toffee. This is sweet but not overly so.
Almost chewy body with light carbonation.
Rich caramel malt, wood, and some hints of fruit in the smell.
Taste is like it smells with the addition of vanilla and some toffee. This is sweet but not overly so.
Almost chewy body with light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2015
at 16:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nip bottle courtesy of Theydon_Bois. Pours tiny hazy golden with no head. Smell is malty and fruity with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, caramel covered carnival apples, raisins, moist soil, minerals and apple brandy alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and fruity. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly sticky sweet, boozy and medium to full bodied. Taste is sweet and slightly bitter with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, ripe apples, raisins, minerals, apple brandy alcohol and hints of cinnamon. Really good UK barley wine with a nice twist. Another treat!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2015
at 07:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the sleepy-rapping tasting at Ronny & Alexโs pad, CBC fine tuner, 30/04/15 picked this one up from the Charleston Beer Exchange. Hazed orange amber with a moderate beige covering. Nose is rich toffe, spice, toffee apple, malt, caramel, Calvados strokes. Taste comprises rich malt, fruit cake, light spice, apple pie, ripe fruit rinds, light wood. Full bodied, fine carbonation, sweet licks and Calvados warming notes in the close. Solid BA BW.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 09:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle@Ronny and Alex pre cbc tasting #2 - Amber pour with no head. Sweet malty aroma and taste, caramel, toffee, sweet dried fruits, spices throughout. Top stuff. ---Sent via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2015
at 15:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[3/1/15] Draught at The Beer Junction in Seattle. Clear orange-amber. Kinda vinous aroma with fruitiness, oak, a peaty touch and a sourish hint. Sweet flavor with caramel, calvados, oak, a peaty touch, a sourish note and alcohol. Mouthfeel is a bit oily. A bit too much calvados and alcohol. Had better versions of JW Lees Harvest Ale.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ... recent buy but 2006 brewed .. dark brown ... no head ... big oxidised malt ... light card board nose .. sweet toffee malts ... soft roast .. big oily fruits .... soft fruits .. soft malts ... soft oily fruits ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2014
at 14:24