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  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 9.5% IBU: - Ticks: 10
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3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

A solid off-white head on a red/mahogany body. The nose is sweet with caramel, citrus and chocolate notes. Bourbon, caramel, dark berries and a solid touch of citrus hops lead the taste profile. Brown sugar, prunes and roasted malt, a rich body, and slick and slightly sticky mouth feel add up to a nice BW experience. Sweet but not out of line with the style.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:11


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Version 2020 – Le Bourbon saute au nez et s’accompagne d’accents maltés de caramel, de biscuits et d’un soupçon de conifères. Esters fruités également perceptibles. Liquide ambré foncé, légèrement voilé et assorti d’une petite mousse beige qui se maintient très moyennement. Toffee et Bourbon font bon ménage en bouche et procurent une intense chaleur et volupté. Bien malté avec le caramel bien en évidence, relevant également des accents de cerises. Les houblons sont plutôt feuillus et terreux, ce qui relève un coté corsé de la finale. Un Barley Wine très malté et peu houblonné. Penche plus du côté Anglais qu’Américain.

Tried on 29 Nov 2020 at 14:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Glass, 4-ounce, during the Festibière, savoured on June 10 2017; eye: maroon, thin sheet of beige head, light lacing; nose: anise, alcohol, malt, caramel, fig, bourbon, woody; mouth: anise, alcohol, malt, caramel, fig, bourbon, woody, light alcohol acridness, light alcohol warmth, finale in bourbon with presence of alcohol, full body, average carbonation, surprisingly bitter, alcoholic texture; overall: fine

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, en fût, durant le Festibière, savourée le 10 juin 2017; œil : marron, mince couverture de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : anis, alcool, malt, caramel, figue, bourbon, boisé; bouche : anis, alcool, malt, caramel, figue, bourbon, boisé, léger âcreté d’alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en bourbon avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, curieusement amère, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Tried on 10 Apr 2018 at 22:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dégustée le 2017-12-07. .

Tried on 29 Oct 2017 at 20:47


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tasting at SF’s
Creamy, toffeish Barley Wine, with creamed corn, moderately sweet, not enough body and depth, the alcohol shows too much.
Decent, but uneventful Barley Wine.

Tried on 20 Aug 2017 at 01:06


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

500mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark reddish brown with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, dark fruits, and a touch of caramel malt. Flavour is very estery, with lots of banana upfront, followed by butterscotch and some oxidation. Too much banana for my taste. Not impressed with this. Meh.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2017 at 00:35


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Has a light brown colour, bit hazy, not so much head. On the nose, there’s some phenols, higher alcohols, touch of vanilla on the palate. The alcohol dries it out a bit in the finish. This one kind of grows on me, actually.

Tried on 07 Jul 2017 at 00:29


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Dark woody notes and butterscotch. Cloudy caramel with a nice beige head. Much like the nose, very decent for the style. A bit oxidized but creamy and rich.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2017 at 00:25


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle: Poured a clear copper color ale with a nice brown foamy head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of bourbon and vanilla with some woody notes and some caramelized malt is also noticeable. Taste is a great mix of woody notes with some vanilla and bourbon notes and some caramelized malt notes with light toffee and balanced residual sugar notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Excellent barleywine form a brewery that does not make a lot of noise but do propose some good product.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2017 at 20:55


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A dark reddish amber barleywine with a thin lacing light mocha head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with loads of vinous notes, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, very nice and smooth, cognac like. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with loads of vinous notes, treacle, light butterscotch, alcohol warmth, light licorice notes, bourbon barrel notes, very nice and smooth. On tap at Harricana.

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2017 at 15:24