Mikkeller Big Worse Barley Wine Red Wine Barrel Edition

Big Worse Barley Wine Red Wine Barrel Edition

 

Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰

Brewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
  Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
Score
7.68
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 53
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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
375ml bottle

Pours dark reddish brown with a smooth white head. Aroma of caramely malts, vinous notes, wood, oak and berries. Taste is sweet, malty and vinous with notes of berries, wood and oak. Finish is stingy, sweetish, vinous and woody with notes of tart berries, caramel and oak. A bit unbalanced and stingy.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2014 at 07:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50cl bouteille @ RBBWG III, thanks Domiens. Cuivrée, col beige collant au verre. Arôme offre une belle palette houblonnée, rétro-nasal sucre brun avec un côté vin rouge peu présent. Bouquet qui semblait être plus agréable sans le mûrissage. Palais est malté, caramel, léger vin rouge très fine pointe d’épice et léger herbacé. Le vin rouge n’ajoute pas vraiment grand chose en terme de complexité si ce n’est un coup au portefeuille. Fini offre une petite palette houblonnée usant d’une fine amertume.
Tried on 20 Jan 2014 at 01:30

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
375 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBWG 2014. Courtesy of & thx! to DomienS. Amber coper with little head. Smells of iron, sweet barrel, touch wine, lots of brown sugar, herbal, feels faded. Taste is bitter wine leaves, iron, sweetish, simple, leaves, bitter malts, cereal, some bitter hops in the back, plenty of brown sugar. Touch less carb. Not too impressive, wasn’t to big of a fan of the regular one & this one is even a dash lesser. It is okay but it is too simple & underwhelming which is not something that a beer at this price point should be. Mikkeller has many other beers which deliver the good in a far more satisfying way than this one.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2014 at 10:28

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Mikkeller Big Worse Barley Wine Red Wine Barrel Edition (by Mikkeller):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

18/I/14 - 37.5cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ RBBWG III, my place - BB: 27/V/23 (2014-93) Thanks to DomienS for sharing the bottle!

Clear red amber beer, creamy irregular light beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: fruity, malts, some citrus, grains, bit rural. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: bit sweet, sugary start, malts, some caramel, hoppy, dried fruits, some citrus. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, sweet and sugary touch, caramel, vanilla, some citrus, hoppy. Complexer than it's regular version, but I preferred the regular nonetheless.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2014 at 12:01

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at RBWG14 Pours dark amber small white head Taste is sweet , not much of the barrel . grains . nice !
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2014 at 09:53

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled:
Pours a red amber colour with a large, lacing head. Malty fudge aroma with notes of dried fruit, wood and marzipan. Flavour is fudge, red berries, red wine and wood. Bitter finish. Well balanced and warming.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2013 at 10:26

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear amber colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, red fruits, raisins, alcohol, malts, quite sweet, some wood, light wine and Bourbon notes. Dry astringent. Sweet flavour, vanilla, wood and nuts. Woody finish, malts, sweet, wine and Bourbon.
(From 37.5cL bottle @ ZZT VII, Oirschot 2013. Courtesy of Benzai, thanks for sharing!)
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2013 at 16:19

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ ZZT VII, thx to everyone for sharing their bottles. Lovely complex nose of caramel malt, raisin, red fruit. Frutiy in taste as well. Wonderful stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2013 at 13:15

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at ZZT VII. Dark red color, small to medium sized off - white head. Smell malts, wine, liquor, lightly alcohol, some sweetness. Nicely balanced. Great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2013 at 12:44

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle @ZZT7 thx to benzai. Hazy ruby colour with a small off-white head. Smells sweet, raisins, alcohol, heavy sweetness, nutty, wine barrels. Tastes vanilla, almonds, wood, sweet, bourbon, cherry. Full body, nice carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2013 at 12:43