Barleywine 2018 - Woodford Reserve
Sooke Brewing in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.21
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The strongest of the brewing styles, this beer is resinous with the rich malt character of the barley that was 100% grown and malted on Vancouver Island. Its long aging period in bourbon barrels provides bourbon sweetness and notes of vanilla from the oak of the barrels.
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9/10
Tried
on 07 Nov 2021
at 16:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle, pours an opaque dark orange with a small white head. Aroma reveals pithy dried fruits upfront, with toasted caramel and bready malt. Flavour is pretty similar, with toasted caramel, dried fruits, toffee, and just a hint of whiskey barrels. Not particularly complex, moderately sweet, and dry fruity on the finish. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2019
at 06:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap in Vancouver. Murky medium brown with minimal head, it smells of very sweet brown sugar. Flavour is more sweet brown sugar followed by even more brown sugar. Alcohol is subdued however. Not complex but certainly a drinkable barley wine.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2018
at 01:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2019-06-08 500ml bottle at Alex's. Vintage 2018. Appearance: hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: sweet and bourbon, some caramel and sweet fruits. Taste: similar, sweet, almost no bitterness (awesome+), vanilla, creamy notes from the oak. Overall: this one is much better than on draught at P49. Very good! 2018-12-18 Taster at Parallel 49 shared with Andrey. Hazy copper. The aroma is candy bourbon, nice. Similar taste with some hoppy bitterness. Quite simple, one-directed, but still pleasant. 8-3-7-4-14=36
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2018
at 02:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2019-06-08, bottle, courtesy of Sergey, vintage 2018, 11.2% ABV, 7-4-8-3-16=38
Mellow Barley Wine, very sweet, not as bitter as an American Barley Wine, not the same character of some classic Barley Wine, but with rich malt; and it has a very strong bourbon character. The final is fairly simple.
Very good.
2018-12-16, draught at Parallel 49, Vancouver; 11.2% ABV, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Hazy amber colour. The aroma is mild, hint of malt and caramel. Malt flavour, light roasted nuts, low sweetness level for a barley wine, lean body, luckily it doesn't show the high abv, it's not boozy, but also not much evidence of bourbon barrel, instead it's quite earthy.
Ok beer, some work is required though, for the next batch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2018
at 22:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle. 2018 Pours a mahogany color with light head. Aromas of caramel, toasted oak and sweet grainy malts. Flavor of sweet toffee, soft bourbon, oak, and more grainy malts with alcohol in the finish. Not too much depth, but quite nice. Ready to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2018
at 00:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Butterscotch and caramel. Cloudy copper gold with a small white head. Sweet caramel, butterscotch and light woody notes. Finish has some stone fruit and wood. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2018
at 21:03