Elizabethan Ale
(has 1 batch)
Harvey's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.30
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Originally brewed to mark the Queen's Coronation in 1953, this prize winning golden barley wine proved so popular that it has been brewed ever since. It is comparable in strength to the beer produced by Tudor brewers during the reign of Elizabeth I. Regular drinkers simply asked for a 'Lizzie'.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home from Grumpy Goat, 24th January 2020. Pours clear and copper in colour. Aroma is fruity, light caramel. Taste is rich, sweet, light vinous, caramel, light dark fruit, quite light and easy to drink, some Sherry, wood and a sweet sticky finish. Very nice old fashioned Barley Wine
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2020
at 22:12
7/10
Bottle from Harveys Brewery Shop. Pours a coppery/dark amber colour very slightly hazy with a thin off white head. Very gentle light carbonation. Nice looking beer. Aroma of faint caramel, toffee, apple, orange jam and tea leaves. Taste is very smooth, a little tangy with a sticky chewy mouthfeel. Oily texture. Full bodied. Very malty with notes of caramel, toffee, orange jam, marmalade, apples, cherries, tea leaves, some faint vinous and floral notes. An earthy bitterness clings to the palate that combined with the other notes leaves a nice lingering aftertaste. Very well balanced. A beer to sip savour and enjoy. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 00:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught (yes, kegged) @ City Hops, (6/3/19) Cloudy copper-amber with large spongy light beige head, woodsy acidic aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter mildly sour woodsy caramel malt taste, extremely smooth body, long finish. Incredibly smooth and satisfying. I looked for a keg version to rate, but there doesn't seem to be one.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2019
at 16:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Apple and raisin in the aroma. Very sweet, sugary and malty flavor with apple and raisin. Vinous, like dessert wine. Distant but noticeable hopbitterness. Not without class, but the sugary sweetness make this beer less complex as it should be.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
26/2/2019. Can from Crafty Fellas, Leadenhall Market. Amber/bronze coloured beer with a good sized off-white head. Aroma of toffee, sweet malt, fruit, molasses, hint of syrup and butterscotch, spice, berries and alcohol. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet toffee fruity finish. Very much enjoyed this.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2019
at 18:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
275ml bottle. Minimally milky, redd-ish, dark amber colour with small, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white to beige head. Sweet-ish, malty and floral, fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of rose petals, rose hip, hibiscus, bergamot, strawberry, hints of marzipan and marmalade. Taste is sweet malty, notes of honey and marzipan, floral and fruity hoppy hints of strawberry, rose hip, some marmalade; oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2018
at 20:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from tap at 'The Shakespeare'. Clear, dark amber with an off-white head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity aroma of molasses, caramel, raisins and orange jam. Quite sweet, malty, gently fruity taste of lots of orange jam, molasses, raisins, caramel, a touch of vanilla and traces of tea leaves, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, minimally resiny finish. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Simple, saturating, but quite tasty, nice one!
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2018
at 15:30