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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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle sourced online from the brewery. Pours clear mahogany amber with a small tan head. Aroma: sweet, caramel, oaky bourbon, hint of vanilla. Taste: heavy sweet, roasted malts, caramel, toffee, vanilla, moderate to heavy oaky bourbon barrel, dark fruits, sugar. Medium bodied, light carb, sweet finish. Rich & wonderful
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2018
at 11:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a mahogany color with light head. Rich aromas of brown sugar/toffee, dark sweet fruit, toasted malts and oaky bourbon. Rich sweet flavor same with additional orange peal and graham cracker. Sticky, thick. and sweet. Brilliant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2018
at 21:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8th March 2018
Almost clear amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and a little soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Sweet malts, good sweet caramel. Mild spice. Rich ripe sweet fruitiness. The mildest bourbon touch and very light spice on the finish. Tidy sweet drinkable barleywine. However a little old school salty bitterness would have gone a long way here.
Almost clear amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and a little soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Sweet malts, good sweet caramel. Mild spice. Rich ripe sweet fruitiness. The mildest bourbon touch and very light spice on the finish. Tidy sweet drinkable barleywine. However a little old school salty bitterness would have gone a long way here.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2018
at 00:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 11%. Slightly hazy dark brown with tiny head. Aroma is malt, caramel, dark fruit, vanilla, oak, bourbon, spices and wood. Flavour is malt, caramel, sweet, vanilla, oak, wood, dark fruit, sugar, little bourbon,
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2018
at 21:13
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Cask at cloisters. Pours deep brown, nose is bourbon, caramel, toffee, roasted, taste is chewy caramel, toffee, vanilla, quite sweet, fruity. Several bottles at home. Huge bourbon, chewy, fruity, sweet, tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2018
at 08:33
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draft @ Taplokaal Gist, 11% ABV. Didnt mention any barrel aging, but could well have been, as I mentioned it to my friends. Hazy copper color, short frothy head. Aroma of lots of candy sweetness, cookie, slight vanilla, some port notes. Absolutely lovely. Quite sweet in taste as well with cookie and fruity candy. Cherry and vanilla sojnds very likely actually. I absolutely loved this beer, especially from tap, which made it very smooth and dangerously drinkable, despite its thick texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2018
at 12:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Cloisters. 11%. Press clear mahogany with a thin ring of beige head. Cherry stones, almonds, toffee, marzipan on the nose. Taste is more cherry, bourbon, vanilla, sweet and boozy. A treat.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2018
at 13:42
8/10
Tried
on 18 Feb 2018
at 12:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle at 11%. Pours dark caramel brown with a small head. Aroma is toffee, molasses, tobacco, chocolate and bourbon. Taste has toffee and tobacco to start. Sweet chocolate and light bourbon finish. A little cherry on the aftertaste. This is delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2018
at 23:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Brewdog Shepherds Bush, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Sweet, caramel, bourbon, vanilla aroma. Tastes similar, caramel, bourbon, vanilla, dark fruit. Incredibly sweet barley wine but I liked it quite a lot.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2018
at 15:51