Burlywine

Half Pints Brewing Co. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

Barley Wine - Barley Regular

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7.30

ABV: 10.5%

IBU: 75

Ticks: 34

At Half Pints, we live by our motto: small brewery, BIG FLAVOR. Nothing proves this more than when we brew this extra strong ale. It is packed with five different malts for a strong dried fruit character and is hopped with UK Fuggles and Goldings for a woody, herbal aroma. This Barleywine is meant to be shared fireside with friends. Try it with a cheese plate of sharp Cheddar, Stilton, and Gorgonzola or a slice of rum soaked fruit cake. It will continue to improve with careful aging in a cool dark place, so try to save a bottle to compare with the new vintage. Serve at 12 degrees celcius in a brandy snifter. Unfiltered and unpasteurized.

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7.8

Viper666-Qc (10199) reviewed Burlywine from Half Pints Brewing Co. 18 years ago

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

Bouteille 660ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée rouge foncée et voilée. Nez malté de biscuits aux petites notes terreuses et rôties (notes de caramel toffee, de butterscotch et de sucre brun), de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), herbeux et aux notes résineuses, léger d’alcool et de fruits (cerises, traces de raisins). Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et résineuse. Goût amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), herbeux et aux notes terreuses (présent toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un moyen goût fruité (léger de cerises, notes de raisins vineux et d’agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de biscuits, moyen de caramel sucré et légèrement rôti, léger de toffee et avec des notes de pain et de sucre brun parallèlement à un goût d’alcool plutôt réchauffant et aux notes boisées puis en finale, l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume de houblon légèrement plus herbeux et légèrement résineux. Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon citrique, moyennement herbeux, légèrement résineux et aux notes terreuses, moyen d’alcool et avec des notes fruitées (moût de raisins et de cerises) et boisées.

Tried on 30 Jan 2008 at 21:21

TimE (11146) reviewed Burlywine from Half Pints Brewing Co. 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark mahogany color. Cookies, milk chocolate, cherries, pineapples, apples, very syrupy sweet nose. Fulld body with cherries, cookies, milk chocolate and a lingering bitter syrupy aftertaste with a touch of alcohol. A true winterwarmer that I enjoyed.

Tried on 13 Nov 2007 at 00:45

Boutip (9769) reviewed Burlywine from Half Pints Brewing Co. 18 years ago

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

Bottle courtesy of Piscator34: Poured a deep copper color ale with a nice foamy head with some good retention. Aroma of toffee and caramel malt is quite interesting. Taste is also a well balance mix between sweet malt with some toffee and caramel notes and light dry hoppy finish. Good carbonation and alcohol wasn’t discernable with an almost full body. Very well balance and well done.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 14:56

7.6

Lubiere (24459) reviewed Burlywine from Half Pints Brewing Co. 18 years ago

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

A lightly hazed dark amber ale with a thick froathy dirty off white head. In aroma, loads of caramel malt, vinous notes, and citrusy floral hops. In mouth, sweet and bitter, there’s enough malt there to support the heavy hops, which are piney and resinous. Rich bodied, yet a bit too agressive. Give it a year and it will be nice. Trade with Piscator32, thanks Kris.

Tried on 24 Aug 2007 at 17:25