Xenophon's Wine
(has 2 batches)
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Pipeworks Brewing CompanyBarley Wine - Barley Regular
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Score
7.25
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a hazy deep amber with some floaties and a thick beige head. Nose is rich with aromatic hops and burned caramel. Solid body, burned caramel and fruit. Warming alcoholic finish. 220909
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2009
at 16:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 33cl.Unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, berry - fruity, moderate hoppy, orange, candy, diatyel notes ! Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, and a peppery after burn. Body is medium, texture is oily - sticky, carbonation is soft. [20090306]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2009
at 15:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cl. bottle. Trade with todays DD. Pours dark amber with a reddish hew and a large creamy head and lacings. Massive yeast chunks though its been standing in the fridge for weeks. Nose is very yeasty. Lots of fruit, oak and American hops. Sweet and bready flavor with some bitter citrussy hops in the end. Again lots of yeast and a bit of alcohol. Seems a bit unrefined. Full bodied. Sticky and oily. Quite weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2009
at 14:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Alvinne. Pours dark amber with a decent beige/tan head. Aromas of medium dark fruits. Medium plus body with fluffy carbonation. Flavor is a bit raisin, a bit vinous. Finishes lightly spicey and reasonably dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2009
at 17:42
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Patrik! Murky dull brown is fairly unappealing, but it is a barley wine. Big oaky, alcoholic aroma with floral hop notes. Brash woody character is probably a bit over the top. Alcohol, vague brown sugar notes. A very muscular beer, not especially Struise-like in that respect. It’s just too oaky, although it seems to be picking up some tart notes through age. Has a nice floral, perfumey, American hop finish...I think it will develop well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2009
at 17:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is bready malts, mild alcohol and some caramel. Flavour is caramel malts, alcohol, some grass and US hops. Some oak as well. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2009
at 07:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Fonefan for this one ... brown ... sweet pine and caramel malt nose ... juicy pine ... little tart ... very bitter hop ... quite a lot of grapefruit ... little harsh... little alcohol ... quite juicy ... realy nice but the bitterness detracts Bottle at home... Hazy dark malts... Soft deep roast.. Dark fruits... Heavy malts... Dark berries.. Sweet fruits.. Heavy malts.. Ruch and sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2009
at 13:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
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Tried
on 16 Jun 2009
at 18:54