Anglo Mania
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Evil Twin Brewing NYCBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.37
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An all English, single malt, single hop barley wine.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
from tap at Himmeriget. During Mikkeller Beer Week, 10.05.2017. Vintage 2014. Amber cloudy color, small white head. smells sweet, berry notes, ripe fruits, caramel, spices. nice smell. Full body,light carbonation, slick nutshell. tastes of berry notes, some sweetness, a bit sirupy, some exotic fruits. finishes lightly bitter and heavy with exotic fruits but also some bitterness with notes of exotic fruits, caramel, and some spices. nice one overall but also quite heavy.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2017
at 15:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. A hazy amber beer with a lazing yellow head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, malt, caramel, and dusty hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, caramel, over ripe fruits, and a bit of wood, leading to dry alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2017
at 08:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Clear, but ever so slightly hazy copper coloured body with a very thin, slightly off-white head and a clear bronzed glow and a nice glassy copper body. Aroma of deep pitted fruits, quite a bit of hop bitterness, some pungent caster sugar sweetness, a lot of floral malts and a big dose of dry, grassy notes at the end - nice and incredibly complex in the nose. Medium-bodied; Very syrupy sweetness of caster sugar, grain, pit fruits, raisins, grapes and a big dose of light and smooth malt and a touch of hop bitterness near the end. Aftertaste shows a remarkably smooth malt and caster sugar sweetness with a touch of fruits, a lot of hops noticeable and a very smooth and easy-to-drink malty character with a bit of grain and dryness, but nicely done. Overall, a great barley wine that is incredibly smooth, but also showing a very nice complexity, hiding the alcohol well and still leaving some nice bitterness from hops. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Washington (P Street, Logan Circle), D.C. on 28-June-2015 for US$8,99 sampled at home in Washington on 25-April-2017. This aged very nicely and should perhaps be kept even longer, maybe another three+ years? Bottled: 29-October-2014 // Purchased: 28-June-2015 // Sampled: 25-April-2017
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2017
at 02:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a mahogany color with moderate head. Aromas of candi sugar, doughy malts, orange peel and sharp fruity almost herbal hops. Flavors of oranges, sweet toasty malts, toffee, golden raisins and brandy. Great stuff. Could age a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2017
at 11:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.33l bottle. It's a quite a bit brighter than I was expecting this one, definitely a shade brighter than the most regular English barley wines I've had. Cloudy and copperish in color with a nice lasting little off-white head that's lacing nicely. On the nose I get a nice but unexpected citrus sourness. This blended with lots of malty and caramelly sweetness. Is it lime zest? Reminds me a tad of a mojhito that's been blended with nutty sweetness. Smells quite good - and different. Oh, it's quite warming. Not too much but still it kicks you. Feels thick and almost a little chewy in the mouth this while it's soft to average on the carbonation. More citrus lime zesty things going on in the taste also. Green strawberries and papaya before it turns more yeasty towards the finish - and after the beer has gained some temperature. Yeah, I like this quite a lot. 05.04.2015
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2016
at 01:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy dark golden with an offwhite head, light lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, light caramel, light bready, sweet fruity hops, marmalade, bitter orange. Flavor is very sweet, light bitter, malty, light caramel, bready, rye, bitter orange, light soapy, some alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. 281016
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2016
at 14:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
11th September 2016
Hazy amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth caramel malts, not that sweet. A little soft malt cream. Marmalade - bitterish. A vague savoury note. Smooth finish. Nice. Remember this being better fresh though.
Hazy amber beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth caramel malts, not that sweet. A little soft malt cream. Marmalade - bitterish. A vague savoury note. Smooth finish. Nice. Remember this being better fresh though.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2016
at 13:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Buxton / Evil Twin Anglomania ].Clear medium orange amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, bread, caramel, dried fruit, wood, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, alcohol, dried fruit, cookie, sweet malt, caramel, bread. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160818]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2016
at 14:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Craft. Clear reddish amber. Aroma of pine resin. Taste is bittersweet caramel. Easily the hoppiest barleywine on the planet. Like a DIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2016
at 20:58