Don't Drink Barleywine
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.30
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Hazy dark reddish amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dried fruit, dates, fruit cake, treacle toffee, apricots marmalade, nuts, chocolate and orange peel. Malty, slightly vinous taste with dates, dried fruit, bread, treacle toffee, caramel, apricot marmalade, nuts, chocolate, orange peel and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, sweet. Clean and well balanced, hides the alcohol quite well. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 21:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Goblet at Shelter pours a translucent amber with a ring of beige head. Nose has malt, raisin, dried cherry, caramel, booze. Flavor has malt and booze and treacle and caramel. A bit simpler in the mouth. Full bodied, bitter, boozy finish.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2022
at 00:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Phill's, can
Dark amber colour, medium sized head. Moderately sweet, it doesn't have the malt depth of the best Barley Wines, more hopping than an English Barley Wine, maybe not the levels of an American one, but there is some disturbing pithy bitterness making up for it (sarcasm).
Not very interesting, just booze.
Dark amber colour, medium sized head. Moderately sweet, it doesn't have the malt depth of the best Barley Wines, more hopping than an English Barley Wine, maybe not the levels of an American one, but there is some disturbing pithy bitterness making up for it (sarcasm).
Not very interesting, just booze.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2021
at 07:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Auburn-brown colour, medium head. Dates and raisin, light esters, chill sweet malt. Good balance, subtle, it’s got English character and American strength, which is a really compelling combination for me.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2021
at 04:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A proper English pint @ Phill's. Appearance: hazy copper with a beige head. Aroma: caramel, some light hops and sweet fruity character. Taste: along the same lines, quite hoppy. Overall: these guys probably don't know what English Barleywine is, so just brewed an American one and called it an English one.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2021
at 04:37