Special 2009
Marble Beers in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the Euston Tap, much thanks to Nate. Pours a rich, lightly cloudy auburn with a modest, creamy head. Considerble hops in the nose, some shampoo, good fruits. Rich but relaxed and easy flavor, loads of juicy citrus, Bazooka Joe bubble gum, alcohol and some floral bitters. Medium to full in body with average, massaging carbonation. Boozy warmth creeps up in the finish, engulfing the mouth, while more citrus fruits, sugary caramel, gum and resinous hops seal the deal. Very, very nice. (4.1)
Bottle shared at The Kernel during Mario’s farewell day. Pours a lightly hazy amber with a frothy, off-white foam head. Caramel, cakey bread and lightly tangy, ripe fruits in the aroma. Big sweet flavor with lots of caramel, honey, mild earthy and dirty bitterness, toffee and golden raisins. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish, fairly sticky with more honey and caramel, bread, light woodiness and faintly oxidized malts. Nice. (4.0)
Bottle shared at The Kernel during Mario’s farewell day. Pours a lightly hazy amber with a frothy, off-white foam head. Caramel, cakey bread and lightly tangy, ripe fruits in the aroma. Big sweet flavor with lots of caramel, honey, mild earthy and dirty bitterness, toffee and golden raisins. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Light warmth in the finish, fairly sticky with more honey and caramel, bread, light woodiness and faintly oxidized malts. Nice. (4.0)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2011
at 06:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of my dad, cheers dad! This was consumed 31.12.10 Pours light brown with some haze and a smattering of tiny bubbles masquerading as a head. Beefy and Oxo like on the nose. Thick in the mouth, some stinging bitterness is quickly replaced by a heavy sweetness, fruity with loads of alcohol. . A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov14 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2010
at 23:51
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle and cask, alternately, at the Borefts Beer Festival 2010. Golden with a white head. Aroma of dried fruits, especially apricots, malt, citrus hops and alcohol. Sweet and fruity flavour with notes of alcohol and a bit of green tobacco roughness from the hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2010
at 13:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle at Chris & Ruth, huge thanks) This was a quite nice barley wine. Maltiness wasn’t really intense but you could feel that a lot of malts were used when brewing this. Age had brought some raisiny and dried plum like aromas and flavours. The alcohol was present but it didn’t hide the flavours. A pleasant new acquaintance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2010
at 10:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[9/24/10] Cask at Borefts Beer Festival 2010. Clear amber. Aroma of piney hops and flowers. Sweet flavor with malt, some graininess, a bit of biscuits and bitter, slightly citric hops. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2010
at 21:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Gravity cask at Borefts Beer Festival 2010. A very sweet and malty barley wine, pretty straightforward. I’m glad that there aren’t any American lawyers in the UK to force people to call this "barley wine style ale" so that foolish Americans can tell it’s a beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2010
at 14:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at Borefts BF ’10. Clear amber colour, no head. Aroma of grassy hops, sweet fruits, flowers, caramel. Flavour is malty sweet, green, grassy, fruity, light earthy bitter finish with caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2010
at 04:14