L'Ensemble
De Dochter van de Korenaar in Baarle-Hertog, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.51
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A full malt barley wine of 13% by volume, which is brewed once a year; fermented with beer and wine yeast.
With L’ensemble we find the limit. Not only the boundary of the maximum possible, because 13% is extremely heavy for a full malt beer. But also the boundary between beer and wine, because to get this amount of alcohol, a part of the fermentation uses wine yeast. Brewing and fermenting this unique beer requires much time and attention. Partly because we make this beer only once a year and comes on the market when it becomes winter season. A perfect companion to the Christmas season! Deliciously warming.
With L’ensemble we find the limit. Not only the boundary of the maximum possible, because 13% is extremely heavy for a full malt beer. But also the boundary between beer and wine, because to get this amount of alcohol, a part of the fermentation uses wine yeast. Brewing and fermenting this unique beer requires much time and attention. Partly because we make this beer only once a year and comes on the market when it becomes winter season. A perfect companion to the Christmas season! Deliciously warming.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2018 on 03/17/2018. Pours a dark reddish-amber color with a medium bone white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. The aroma consists of smoked malt, fruit and oak. Full-bodied with flavors of smokey malt, fruit, caramel and mild hops. The finish is slightly vinous with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2018
at 16:57
7/10
Tried
on 02 Jan 2018
at 10:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Maple Bacon Bourbon Bacon Bourbon Bourbony, 5000 Odense C. Pours amber with a small creamy. Chewy Malty. Caramel, bretty dry. Herbal. Def. A brett infection. Tasting fine. Also notes of cherries and bread.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2017
at 13:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
End of November, Odense quickie. Hazy deep amber with a small white head. Fruity and malty aroma with a hint of brettanomyces. Sweet malty flavour with dried fruit, a touch of bubblegum and brett.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2017
at 13:53
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Very nice traditional-style barleywine. Aroma is caramel malt yeast pumpernickel bread. Flavor is like nose, slightly sweet up front, with a bitter finish period great body and carbonation. Hardly any sign of alcohol. Excellent beer.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2017
at 18:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft - Dark caramel, raisin and some dark fruit. Deep amber brown with a decent beige head. Sweet dark sugars, a little burnt with a long raisin and caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2017
at 16:13
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Donkerbruin bier met mooie schuimkraag. Smaak is krachtig en intens, licht zoet en vol van nuances met iets van fruit zoals bessen en braam en rozijn. Geweldig bier!
Tried
on 04 Mar 2017
at 15:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Cafe Rose Red, 12th February 17. Pours a red brown, fairly flat. Aroma is candy, brown sugar. Taste is sweet, caramel, some fruit, slight smoke. The 13% is hidden to such an extent is amazing, however for such a strong beer I expected more complexity and depth of flavour, this tap version was a little one dimensional and simple. I hope the 2014 bottle I have will improve and be good with age.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2017
at 12:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Infocard is hanging with rope in the neck of bottle, it’s attched with a red wax seal. Dignified. A dark, reddish brown beer a head is medium and light beige. Aroma has strong dried and concentrated fruitness, also some fresh fruits, raisins, apricot, perries, some strenght of alcohol. Taste has dried fruitness. plums, raisin, some bitterness to balancing the sweetness. Not too sweet. Full bodied, not heavy. Good beer, but too simple. Easy to enjoy, anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2016
at 05:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle "2015", 13%. Clear dark amber/brown with tiny head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, ripe fruit, wood and dark fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, ripe fruit, wood, dark fruit, hops, sweet, warming, oak, rich and notes of sugar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2016
at 13:54