Old No. 23 Barley Wine
Bristol Brewing Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.22
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
My first visit to the brewery and I hoped to sample their quadruple as it was shown to be available from the website. Not to be. Instead I had a 12 oz bottle-pour of Old No. 23 into an appropriate glass for the style. It showed just short of black finished by a light tan skim. The smell was muted ripe fruit. And the taste included plums, cereal and malt. An okay brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2018 Vintage, claimed to be 9,3, but I don't see any official indication on the bottle about alc content. Smell- weak to medium, malt, caramel, faint roast, whisky/brandy-ish, alcohol-ish feel. Nice. Foam- thin, malt, sweet, weak roast, caramel, acidic tones, warmth. Head is small, light brown-white color. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, somewhat simple label. Dirty, orange, brown color, no carbonation. From - snifter Taste - sweet, malt, bit acidic, bit of roast, slowly creeping alcohol, but blended in ok. Woody, faint sourness mixed in, dried plums. Weird, but quite good. Definitely not my favorite, but worth trying.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Pours cloudy bronze colour with a small off-white head. Aroma: caramel malts, honey, brown bread, candied fruit. Medium to full body. Taste: medium sweet, malty, fruity. Warming alcohol. Light plus bitterness. Not that complicated but an honest barley wine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From Mar 2006
Poured from bottle (room temp) a cloudy dark amber with a small head of foam that... remained throughout my session
The smell is very strong of malt sweetness....I'm hoping that this doesn't translate to an overly sweet taste.
The taste is very malty up front but in the background, some hop bitterness is noted and prevents this BWSA from being too sweet. As I take more sips, I find that this is one very well balanced and smooth tasting brew of the style and the drinkablity is *very* good considering the abv. Yum!!
Bottom line: I'm glad I bought 4 bottles of this stuff (2 are going to Nutbrown as part of a huge trade)cuz I find it to be a wonderful example of the style; my next trip to Ft Collins, I'm buying more if there's any left!!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Opaque brown, with a medium, tan head. The nose is caramel, earth, pine, and light licorice. Fairly sweet and malty, with a lot of bitterness. Heavy body, lightly astringent, syrupy, with a clean finish. This is pretty nice barley wine. Overly bitter, and a little thin, but not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Drank in Denver for GABF 2012. Pours a cloudy dark amber color with a medium white head. The aroma is dusty dry malts, some caramel. A nice English style BW with dry caramel and sweet malts, dry palate. Dusty. Earthy. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 fl oz bottle from the Bristol stand at the Coloorao rare beer tasting, Rackhouse, on October 10, 2012Clear dark brown color, tan to light brown head. Malty, grainy, sweet, alcohol taste. Dry, citrus, fruity, bitter aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness. Fruity, sweet, alcohol scent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Timbers, Denver. Pours dark brown with a creamy offwhite head, nice sized for the style and the ABV. Aroma of malt, caramel, toast, sweet fruit, raisins, hops. Taste brady malt, caramel, nuts, raisins, fruit, bitter pinelike hops, some booze. Medium body soft carbonation, light warming alcohol in the finish. Nice brew, easy drinking. 030312
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample shared at Jackie O’s. This Barley Wine is a brown color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Short stringy lacing. Aroma of bready malt, caramel and hops. Rich body with flavors of bready malt, caramel and resiny hops. The finish is sweet and malty at first, resolving to a moderately bitter piney hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle (2010) from Supermarket liquors in Fort Collins
Appearance: Pours clear dark amber/brown with a small beige head and some lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, caramel and pine
Taste: Sweet malts, dusty caramel, piney, dark fruit and some hot alcohols
Very nice, enjoyable. I would love to get a few more and cellar to see what happens.