Brewed with pale ale, crystal and brown malts and bottle conditioned. This results in a beer that is rich, with fruity aromas and a warming sweet raisin and biscuit finish. Something to really savour and perfect for all seasons.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Copenhagen 2017] Draft sample @ SKAAL. Dark ruby brown amber, little tanned head. Nose is thick DE fish guts, yeast, soap BE cough syrup, Christmas syrup,… Taste is cloying liquorice, caramel, syrup but also some spices, clove that make it a bit more interesting. Not bad for what it is but a bit too thick BE, DE cough syrup for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2017
at 07:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a deep ruby brown colour with a tight light tan head. Aroma is malt, ripe dark fruit, yeasty and a little smokiness. The alcohol dominates, sweet, syrupy, some malt and fruit present along with a bitterness in the finish but a little rough.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 11:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask at the Booking Office. Appearance - deep amber with red chinks. Again no head as girl gives me value in beer. Nose - toffee and edging into molasses. Taste - burnt toffee and burnt raisins and bread. Palate - rich and crunchy throughout. Not cloying and slipping down easily for the percentage. Overall - challenging and good. Not sweet enough to be declared a Barley Wine. Should be an English Strong Ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2017
at 05:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the booking office. Pours deep ruby, nose is liquorice, caramel, burnt toffee, taste is rich caramel, berries, sweet, chewy.
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2014 Total Score: 3.9
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Sweet and fruity, vinous, raisins, sweet caramel and toffee.
Earlier Rating: 10/13/2014 Total Score: 3.9
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Sweet and fruity, vinous, raisins, sweet caramel and toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2017
at 14:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 17D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch B6272 05:51 (BBF 30.SEP.18). AROMA: medium malty aroma with notes of toasty, bread crust, slight dried grapes and a faint vinous presence. APPEARANCE: very dark brown color with ruby body against light. clear. medium beige head with medium-low retention. leg formation. TASTE: medium-high malt flavor with notes similar to the aroma (bread crust, slight toffee, toast). faint dried grapes/figs. medium bitterness with an almost dry finish. PALATE: medium-low body with medium-low to low carbonation. OVERALL: an average classic english barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2017
at 13:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Handpull cask at the Cambridge Blue.nvery dark brown, translucent. Freshly ground coffee, figgy pudding and brandied fruit in the aroma. Rich, moist, dark. Tastes incredible. It’s sweet, fruity, and deeply pleasurable. It’s not the least bit cloying though due to the brown malt and a well-judged dose of earthy hop. Viscous body. More Christmas pud with a touch of leather in the aftertaste. Great stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2017
at 14:58
Leather. Some vanilla. Soft malts. Caramel. Soft gateaux cake. Black malts. Raisins. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Tally Ho-Ho-Ho (2014) on 06 Dec 2016 at 20:05. Original review text: #sxshare Lots of black malt caramel. Soft malts. Some toffee. Pannetone cake. Light and fluffy. Drinks silly easy
Tried
on 06 Dec 2016
at 20:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown with a red hue, no head, only small beige ring, Aroma is of malt, some biscuit and dried fruits, light nutty notes. Taste is medium sweet malt, biscuit and toffee, dried fruit, bit nutty, light+ bitterness, some alcohol, bit metallic finish. Medium+ bodied, soft carbonation, bit sticky. (bottle, Pivoljub Ljubljana)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2016
at 12:02