Xyauyù Barrel
Birrificio Baladin (Società Semplice Agricola) in Piozzo (CN), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.18
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Xyauyù Barrel is the result of a “wicked idea” of Teo’s and years of research. It is a top-fermented beer which has gone through macrooxidation and has been aged in oak rum barrels to give it scents of dates, caramel and a delicate wooden note. When poured, it has no head and no gas; it has a dark color with copper nuances.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
(500ml 2011 bottle from Systembolaget - consumed 2019) Pours clear deep copper with no head. Aroma of raw sugar, caramel, dried fruit, preserved figs, oxidized Madeira notes, soft spicebox and vanilla, soft wooden accents. Flavour is sweet with lots of cane sugar, raisins and cognac/sherry, some oxidation and nuttiness, rum-like spices, very smooth oaky tones, vanillin, warm but not by any means boozy for what it is, extremely concentrated with a long balanced port/Madeira-esque aftertaste. Full-bodied, very oily, flat. A fantastic beer, albiet one that recalls fortified wines much more than it does any 'typical' beer, even a barleywine. A smooth contemplative sipper that can't be rushed but is very rewarding, and thankfully very stable once opened too.
Uklar brun med lett beige skum. Aroma malt vanilje rosin. Smak vanilje melkesjokolade malt madeira vin. Fyldig og saftig barley wine med mye sødme. Flaske på Agenturet
Kiedys to bylo...albo picie po px to byl zly pomysl
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Shared 500 ml bottle, vintage 2014, at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 14%. Dark brown colour, no head, low carbonation. Intense oaky aroma, notes of molasses too. Extremely sweet and rich flavour, notes of oak, vanilla, caramel, raisins and dark dried fruits.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle 2015. Dark brown with garnet color, no foam. Aroma: soft rum, slightly spicy, pie with dried fruits, candied fruits and rum, caramel, prunes, powerful, excellent. Sweet taste: rum, spicy, powerful, caramel, raisins, fortified wine like marsala, excellent, e.g. 10-4-10-5-18 = 4.7
Sweet, alcoholic, sugary, dark fruits. Stale ...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
(Bottle, vintage 2011) Cloudy dark brown colour with no head. Malty, fruity, vinous nose with caramel, dried fruit, raisins, dates, oak wood, rum, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark bread and a slight touch of oxidation. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, dried fruit, raisins, dates, figs, rum, wood, marzipan, cinnamon, chocolate and a warming, vinous finish with low bitterness. Full body, sweet. Rich and tasty, a bit sweet, but exceptionally well balanced for its strength. Great beer!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle. Slightly unclear amber body without any head. Strong, almost intense in aroma. Dark malt, dry fruit, caramel, oak, cellar notes, vinous, some vanilla and warming alcohol. Taste goes in the same direction, very noble, sweet, but somehow balancing with the alcohol, vinous, port wine/Madeira, pleasant oxidation, dry fruit, chocolate, wood, warming alcohol – it’s simply just amazing how much flavor it’s possible to stuff inside a bottle. Perfect body and everlasting aftertaste. Fantastic, wonderful sipper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Flaska från SB. Mörk kastanjebrun utan någon som helst krona. Tung, kladdig kropp som lämnar rejäla gardiner efter sig. Sött, maltigt, fat, rom, russin, dadlar, likör, portvin. Svårt att dricka några mängder av. Blir kanske lite väl sött och endimensionellt. Hade gärna velat ha lite mer komplexitet och djup.