Thomas Hardy's Ale (2015-2017)
Interbrau in Villafranca Padovana (PD), Veneto, Italy 🇮🇹
Brewed at/by: MeantimeBarley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.36
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Created in 1968 to commemorate the renowned English writer, Thomas Hardy’s Ale is a limited edition barley wine. Numbered and vintage-dated to be stored for years (even over 25 years, according to those who have made it in the past); this legendary beer is finally back in production. A piece of English history we would like to share with you.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours hazy reddish dark brown. Aromas of gummy beers, dark fruits, vanilla, toffee, cherries, cognac. Taste is malty, sweet orange, toffee, butterscotch, gummy beers, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle @Birrifugio Trastevere (Rome). Ambrata viva, leggermente torbida, schiuma leggera a bolle grossolane. Al naso note di marzapane, pian di spagna imbevuto, caramello, frutta matura, frutta sotto spirito. In bocca è dolce all'attacco, con chiusura appena amarognola. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Non male, ma ricordavo qualcosa di più.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2019
at 19:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaskor från SB, årgång 2015-17. Mörk guldig med liten vit krona. Nötigt, plommon, bränt socker, torkad frukt, alkoholvärme. Stor kropp. Inte jätteskillnad mellan de olika. 2016 något mjukare och mer djup i, bäst av de tre.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2019
at 19:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Earthy, caramely and boozy with some stingy ripe fruits, toffee, pine, herbal notes and hops. Heavy and sweet malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2019
at 16:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2017 vintage. Pours clear dark copper color with almost no head. Aromas of dark fruits, molasses, and some booze. Sweet molasses flavors with raisins and plums. Quite boozy. Medium to full body with no carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2019
at 01:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, vintage 2016. Color: Reddish amber, very thin and fast disappearring beige head. Aroma: Red and dark fruit, caramel, fudge. Sweet. Boozy. Taste: Sweetish, sirupy. Dark and red fruit, caramel, sugary and boozy. Herbal hints, hints of camphor, mint. Subtle notes of orange, mandarin. Medium to over medium sweet, moderate bitterness. Boozy finish. Over medium body, low carbonation. I've had quite a few of Thomas Hardy's from Eldridge Pope in the 90's and liked them at that time. Can't remember whether they were just as sweet as this new vintages or it's just my changing taste or maybe a lot more good beers nowadays, but I liked them better in my remembrance. Still not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2019
at 18:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2016 Vintage. Amber color. Plums, Some remaining hops in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with dried fruit, figs, hints of grass, Full bodied. Warming alcohol. Very nice.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 08:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(bottle) 2017 vintage; clear, bright, orange amber colour with a small white head; aroma of apricot jam; balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish; not bad but only average as barleywines go
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2019
at 22:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Vintage 2017, bottle no. 30059. Pours a clean amber colour with a small warm-beige head that is frothy, average stay with a ring left. Big dark fruits for the nose with the richness and sweetness of figs, plums, dates. Some hints of hops giving a slight minty feel. The taste has the dark fruits, some brown sugars, but all well-balanced to not be too sweet, too rich. Some decent hops helps the finish. Some coffee notes lingers with the mild grassy hop dryness. A tad of liquorice. Gets quite bitter as it goes. Gets hazy at last pour. Yeah, a very hoppy Barleywine. Nice !
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 05:24
7/10
Too young
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2019
at 00:19