Barley Gold
Banks's in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
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6.00
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Barley Gold is a hearty, potent and warming strong ale. The colour of deep burnished gold, it's produced from copious quantities of the finest natural brewing ingredients. Brimful with fruity, malty, bitter-sweet flavours, that are underpinned by the strength derived from a prolonged conditioning period.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very frothy, yellowish-cream head, over well-carbonated, foxy orange-amber, clear beer. Very "beeryโ nose with caramel malts, some dry hops, garden herbs, rainwater, writing ink; aromatic. Bitterish, tangy flavour with some fruity esters, rosehips, and caramel with preciously little sweetness. Again herbal retronasal. Bit slick, even oily, but not very well-bodied. Well-carbonated, and alcohol perceptibel, certainly warming up, with more sweetness, almondy. Strong ale, sure, barley wine... not really. But good.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2011
at 06:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
28th May 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Thick palate. Treacly beer. Full on malts with a bitter hop undertone. Quite drinkable though.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Thick palate. Treacly beer. Full on malts with a bitter hop undertone. Quite drinkable though.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2011
at 11:11
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
275ml bottle. Pours a deep amber with no head. Aroma is fruity malt and boose. Very sweet. Then thereโs some caramel and booze. Moderate bitter finish and lots of carbonation. An alright effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2010
at 13:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Picked up at Belingers Jet Garage, Grove near Wantage, Oxon, consumed in Frank, camper 16-09-08 Pours looking quite a stunner lovely copper colour with a small white head and great clarity. Tastes good, rich cinder toffee touch of alcohol can overtake proceedings occasionally. This is quite heavy but for my first time on it I’m really quite happy with it.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2008
at 09:51
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Amber colour. Aroma is alcoholic and metallic, with some grain. Flavour has caramel malts and alcohol. Average.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2008
at 04:47
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled@Chris O Post GBBF Tasting. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is alcohol, malts and that’s pretty much it. Flavour is malts, harsh alcoholic sweetness with some grass in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2008
at 03:58
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Clear amber with large white head. Metalic notes in the aroma with hints of caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, malty and alcohol notes. Boozy nonsense...
Tried
on 09 Aug 2008
at 21:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 9.1%. Very vinous aroma and quite sweet. Quite cloudy dark red colour. The flavour is quite vinous with some alcohol and bitterness. Quite flavourful, but still a bit rough, even though it is a year past BB date. 7 3 7 3 17
Bottle. Slightly oxidized aroma. Caramelly flavour. Quite alcoholic, very peppery, gets a bit rough. Not very complex, just alcoholic. 6 3 5 3 12
Bottle. Slightly oxidized aroma. Caramelly flavour. Quite alcoholic, very peppery, gets a bit rough. Not very complex, just alcoholic. 6 3 5 3 12
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2008
at 18:38
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
27.5 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown to orange and with a creamy light off-white head. Dense malt, fruity an slight earthy aroma. Flavour starts dried fruity and stays rather dry. Light roasted malt note and mild liqourice touch. Mild spiced note too. Gains a lot of alcohol presence towards the finish. Ends dry and slight alcohol burning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2008
at 01:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy red-brown color with a rather thin creamy cap. Fruity aroma, apples, but also strangely perfumy. It falls more in the English Strong Ale category: medium body strength, dominant caramel flavor, very warming alcohol feeling (almost burning), quite strong hopping. Itโs not bad, but it turns too much into a booze-thing than a barley brew.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2007
at 01:30