Old Fashioned Barley Wine
Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.73
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We're big fans of the classic Old Fashioned – a 19th Century cocktail traditionally made by muddling sugar with bitters, then adding Whiskey and a twist of citrus rind. This is our take, with Barley Wine as the base beer and the classic orange zest to serve. It's been in barrels for 12 months, picking up a well-rounded bourbon profile with some vanilla and caramel sweetness. Bitters optional!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, brown sugar, wood, light vanilla, bourbon, little lemon. Flavor is very sweet, rich malty, caramel, brown sugar, wood, vanilla, oak, rich bourbon. Full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. Lovely sipper. 110818
Tried
on 11 Aug 2018
at 13:04
8/10
Kandyzowane owoce, cukier trzcinowy, toffi, susz, b slodkie, syropowe nieco, nieco tropikalne posmaki, miodowe, zlozone, pyszka. 4.3?
Tried
at
Powiśle
on 07 Aug 2018
at 20:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0,33 flaske, delt på RBHD-treff i Vatlandsvåg juli-18: brunsvart med kort skum. Svisker, sviskeplommer, portvin, rosiner, søte appelsiner, vanilje og marsipan. Saftig.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2018
at 20:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Shared bottle at RB/HD at Vatlandsvåg 14.07.18. Clear mahogany. Aroma of sweet dark malt, roganberries. Similar tast with loads of sweet wood. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 20:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Shared 330 ml bottle. ABV is 11%. Mahogany colour, no head. Aroma of molasses and bourbon, notes of vanilla and oak. Very moderate carbonation. Very sweet flavour, again molasses and bourbon, vanilla and oak. Also a hint of fine chocolates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 20:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nice mahogany pour, not foamy but some white stuff there. Sweet raisiny nose, light booze, bit of vanilla. Taste has sweetness, dessert beer. Light coconut, sweet, somewhat sticky. A bit simple but OK, not bad.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2018
at 18:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 10
Tap at beerlovers bar. Pours dark brown, creamy small head. Smell is intense, thick, sweet, typical barley wine. Taste is sweet. Very rich, roasty notes, mild chocolate. Coffee. Sweetness, some sugar ( in a good way) dried fruits... Amazing barley wine.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2018
at 17:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Etre. Deep amber with almost no head. Sweet with loads of whiskey, some orange zest bitterness, vanilla. Warming and boozy, which I usually don't like but this is delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2018
at 14:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Didn't read the label properly - though it was going to be an old fashioned barley wine rather than a barley wine in the style of an old fashioned. Very dark reddish brown with a tan head that's immediately at the rim, then gone. Yes, a big whisky and orange peel aroma, but you can tell it's a beer with rich bread and dried fruit (sultanas, muscatels). Full bodied, low carbonation. Rich and very sweet indeed, but again the impression is there's just about enough beer to keep the whisky to a supporting role. Partly that's firm pale malt and dried fruit, partly gently spiced bitterness. But the fat vanilla and almost unctuous sweetness are knocking ever louder at the door.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2018
at 15:10