Conquest Ale Masterbrew
Gales in Horndean, Hampshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.15
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Single batch brewed in 2001 for B.United for distribution only in USA.
Ingredients: Maris Otter & Lager malts; and Goldings, Fuggles & Challenger hops.
The fermentation lasted for ten days. Conquest Ale Masterbrew was matured for six months prior to hand bottling.
Ingredients: Maris Otter & Lager malts; and Goldings, Fuggles & Challenger hops.
The fermentation lasted for ten days. Conquest Ale Masterbrew was matured for six months prior to hand bottling.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
27.5 cL bottle bought at Hollingshead, CA. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is solid phenolic and light acetone aroma. Dry wooden and phenolic flavoured. Acidic to citric dry flavoured finish. Very old and above the prime I assume.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2009
at 04:07
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
9.3 ounce bottle from Plaza Liquors in Johnson City, TN. Corked, and the cork was dead beyond all comprehension. Pours a clear red color with sawdust floaties. Aroma of caramel, toffee, whisky, dark fruits. Taste is toffee, dark fruits, wood, whisky. Slightly tart note. Medium bodied. Eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2009
at 01:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. 2001 Vintage. Mahogony beer with no head. Sherry, malt, and light caramel aroma. Sherry, malt, and an earthy flavor. Medium-light bodied. No carbonation. Sherry, malt, and earth lingers. If you don’t like it - it was much better with a little Laphroaig added.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2008
at 14:08
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2
Dark orange red, still. Pretty unpleasant IMO. Some rotten fruits, like rancid raisins. Cork was semi-disintegrating and showed signs of leakage, but despite some mild sherry qualities in the finish it wasn’t overtly oxidized, nor was it obviously corked. Finish was mildly tannic and vinous.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2008
at 22:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Healthy Spirits in S.F. It’s the old style bottle with a cork, but I can’t find any dates. God knows how old this is. A remnant from the single batch in 2001? Ripe apricot color with an off-white head that went down rapidly. Aromas of rich, light stone fruit (cooked) and light malt. Rather thin in body with very light carbonation. Flavor is leather, stone fruit of the lighter sorts, wood. Finish is dry with fruit notes. Worship. Hop bitter is present, but balances against fruit sweetness. In a strange way, this could be considered a sour ale. I’ll consider it an ale with a tinge of sour. Died and gone to heaven. Wish I’d bought them all (and there were not many). Bottle conditioned rules. Yes, it does.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2008
at 01:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
The 9.3oz bottle poured clear copper with zero head. In the aroma I get hints of olive brine, pale ale maltiness, dark fruitiness with big notes of plums, raisins and dates soaking in sugary alcohol. Not much carbonation in the mouth feel. The flavor has a nice barleywine feeling and taste with sweet dark fruit, some red wine grape tartness, hint of olives, molasses and pale malts. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2007
at 18:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Vintage 2001. A hazy amber beer with a fast disapearing beige head. The aroma is sweet alcoholic with strong notes of peaches, while the flavor is oxydiced malt with strong fruit notes - the strongest being peaches and citrus.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2006
at 17:02
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Kookfest 2006. Sherry and chemical aroma. Chestnut, very thin head. Bit raisiny, bit vinegary, bit of sherry vinegar in mouth. Sour and to me just plain nasty. Please don’t make me drink any more of it.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2006
at 14:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
100th rater, woohoo. 2001 bottle, been in the fridge only for 2 months or so. Poured into a Chimay goblet with no head or carbonation, Color is dark copper but translucent, can see through the beer. The aroma is still really strong. I mean too out of control. Sure barley wines are given some slack but this one is obviously just too much. Get that alcoholoic sweetness but in a cheap, uncultured manner. The body is very thin, especially for a BW. The taste is a little off-putting. I would not say it would get better wiht age because is nothing to subside or mellow, just not tasty. Barely any feel to the beer at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2006
at 19:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Muddy brown color with no head. Apples, oranges, plum wine, pears in the very complex nose. The mouth has no carbonation. Earthy, aged plum wine in the mouth with a complex plum wine like finish.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2005
at 09:26