Avant-Garde Series Barley Wine Aged for 2 Years. Brandy Ed. 2015
Naparbier in Noain, Navarre, Spain 🇪🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.72
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sensoric Session #8: Barley Wine Special 01.04.2021. Restrained nose, caramel, malty, deep swetness, ripe grapes. Some harsh Brandy flavors which makes it very interesting.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2021
at 10:20
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aus der Flasche 2015-12 getrunken. Ein Spanisches Bier - warum nicht! Dieses hat die 2 Jahre im Brandyfass sehr gut genutzt. Deutliche, aber sehr gut abgestimmte Weinbrandnoten und Aromen von Weintraubenkerne treffen hier auf typische BarleyWine-Aromen. Heute schon für ein 2015er echt Klasse, doch auch dieses hat in paar Jahren Lagerung noch weiteres Potential.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:07
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thanks indeed Jorge Arza
Brown color, minimal beige head with short retention. Aroma has notes of molasses, caramel plumbcake, toasted malts, toffee, dry fruits. Flavor is quie similar as aroma, alcohol is perfectly hidden by molasses notes, sweet malts, no cloying. Final has a moderate presence of alcohol. Warm mouthfeel, slightly bittery. Really enjoyable...
Brown color, minimal beige head with short retention. Aroma has notes of molasses, caramel plumbcake, toasted malts, toffee, dry fruits. Flavor is quie similar as aroma, alcohol is perfectly hidden by molasses notes, sweet malts, no cloying. Final has a moderate presence of alcohol. Warm mouthfeel, slightly bittery. Really enjoyable...
Tried
on 11 Nov 2017
at 16:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Botella del @Señor Lúpulo. Despacho de cervezas, Gijón 30/06/2016 Color ambar oscuro, sabor caramelo, dulce, madera, pasas,cuerpo denso.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2016
at 16:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
15th January 2016
That’ll be me 20K then @ ChrisO’s. Thanks to Matteo. Light haze on this amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Salted caramel and dried fruits. Spicy caramel linger. Rather nice.
11th September 2016
Malt cream, Mildly burned toffee. Mellow brandy - fruity brandy. Smooth finish brings salted caramel. Lovely stuff. Drinks well below the abv.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2016
at 05:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Kenny 20K, thanks to Italian Matthew, 15/01/16. Chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is caramel, spice, bread pudding, rich biscuit malt, light salt linger, subtle brandy barrel. Taste comprises salted caramel, sticky toffee pudding, spice, nutty, vanilla. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light warming alcohol in the close. Ok barley wine but surprised to discover this is a top 50 for style upon rating it !
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2016
at 09:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared @Brasserie 4:20 (Rome). Pours deep amber with a little head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, biscuits, sponge cake, molasses, wood, alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet, malty, low bitterness, strong alcohol notes. High body, low carbonation. Nice one, but it could be refined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2016
at 07:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ NaparBCN, Barcelona. Pours hazy dark brown with an offwhite head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, wood, sweet dried fruit, plums, raisins, brandy, light vanilla, light coconut notes. Flavor is rather sweet, light sharp wooden tartness, malty, caramel, dried fruit, wet wood, brandy, alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 280416
Tried
on 28 Apr 2016
at 11:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Kenny’s 20K tasting - London. Many thanks to Matteo for this one! Pours clear orange-gold with a light, white cream head. The nose holds creamy vanilla, biscuits, citrus, butterscotch. Medium to heavy sweet flavour, with rich toffee, alcohol, some doughy bread. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Hot finish, with notes of ripe citrus, mellow butterscotch, more toffee. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2016
at 14:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours muddy amberbrown. Small white foam struggles to rise to the surface, and is creamy and steady. Smell is sweet, sharp brandy. Taste is sharp, walnut character, oak, fine subtile yet intense brandy. Not as sweet as you’d think. No bitterness, easy drinkable yet not thin. complex. a bit of oxidation ( might be due to the barrel ? ) nice
Tried
on 15 Feb 2016
at 15:37