Draco
Birrificio Montegioco in Montegioco (AL), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.85
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Prodotta aggiungendo purea di mirtilli (biologici) alla fermentazione di una Demon Hunter, presenta un intenso color rubino, con schiuma quasi assente, da Barley Wine. Nel corso dell’invecchiamento l’olfatto diventa molto evoluto, con note di miele, frutta secca, caramello, fiori secchi, mirtillo, calore etilico, amarena sciroppata e nota ossidativa. In bocca è sontuosa, avvolgente, calda, zuccherina, etilica, di grande corpo, lunghissima; nel finale emerge un carattere vinoso, con una nota tannica che contribuisce a donare equilibrio. Birra da invecchiamento, dopo alcuni anni di bottiglia esprime tutto il suo potenziale. Invernale, potente, complessa. Servire a 8 - 10 ºC. Ingredienti: acqua, malto d'orzo, zucchero, purea di mirtillo (6%), luppolo, lievito.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from bottle at PIB, pours murky dark orangey amber with a small head. Aroma of butterscotch, caramel, dark fruits and a little bourbon - pretty subtle on the nose. Flavour is heavy on orange / tangerine, quite harsh sweetness and booziness. The booze and sweetness cuts some of the complexity. Still solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2011
at 10:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark sludge pour. Very sweet blueberry taste. Too sweet in my opinion. Rated 8/5/08
Tried
on 02 May 2010
at 19:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
ambrata schiuma non abbonante poco persitente note furttate etiliche maltate caramello leggera ossidazione in bocca alcolica riscaldante frutti di bosco leggeri lieviti
Tried
on 07 Jun 2009
at 20:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottled. A murky golden beer with sediment floating around and with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of mlat, fruit, yeast, and citrus. The flavor is very sweet and very malty, combined with notes of yeast and alcohol, that leaves a burn in the finish. Huge thanks to yespr for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2009
at 04:00
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours a very hazy orangey brown with floating impurities and a small rough off-white head. Rather confused aroma of yeast, vinegar, diacetyl and prunes - a not so tempting combination. Medium-bodied with yeast, fruit and very unclean diacety. Somewhat astringent finish - perhaps with touches of aniseed and alcohol. Appears Belgian in style - but terribly foul and obviously this is off. 290508
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2008
at 11:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 75cl @ [ Mafioso Blind Tasting @ yespr, Bottle #07.]Unclear medium orange amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lancing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, caramel, candy, alcohol notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (300508)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2008
at 12:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Courtesy of CigarCityBrew. Pours amber. Nose is filled with fruits and primary blueberries. Malty and caramel. Alcohol is very present. The finish was slightly sour/astringent. I found it hard to believe that the beer was a barleywine as it was so sweet.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2008
at 09:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Italian Blind tasting @ yespr, Bottle 7#] Hazy brown with floaties and a tiny white head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits, caramel and malty notes. Sweet flavor with toasted malt, caramel, alcohol and ripe fruits. Warming alcohol in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2008
at 14:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle#7: 75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to brown with small yeast floaties, little lacing white head. Mild spiced and malty aroma. Flavour is sweet caramel malt with a mellow yeasty note. Light spiced sharpness towards the finish. Mild warming finish with a light alcohol bite. Light bitterness too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2008
at 14:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours gold into a snifter. Off-white head wtih good retention leaves no lacing as it recedes. Fruity alcohol aromas. Crisp upfront with slight blueberry middle and a lasting sour finish.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2008
at 15:38