Rackhouse - Paragon 2019
Lervig in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
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8.39
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PARAGON 2019
Barley Wine Ale, Vintage 2019 aged in Bourbon barrels for over a year
This years vintage is a blend of time. We had a few lingering barrels from the fall of 2017. To that we added a few more from early 2019 and topped it off with some from the fall of 2019. All of the barrels we used were bourbon. The bulk of which were previously used for Heavin Hill, with some Angel’s Envy and even a couple Wild Turkey in there as well. But this years version isnt really about a big bourbon character, it’s more focused on the subtle bourbon flavors that are inherent to this beer. After the sweet punch right away subsides you will get flavours such as Dried figs, raisins, and vanilla. Then the malt gives Paragon it’s caramel, toffee, and chocolate flavours that rounds out with mild sweetness, bringing it full circle.
The beer has a slight viscous texture which coats your mouth in a flavor explosion of all the forementioned tastes, while doing it’s best to hide the alcohol.
Drinking reccomendations are to serve it around 7-8 °C in a snifting glass and sip it slowly allowing to warm as you go. Your mouth will discover new flavors as it does. For us this beer represents our passion for the old style and the life of a brewers work in a bottle. Please enjoy with sofistication.
Ingredients: water, barley, oats, hops, yeast.
Packaging: 33cl bottles & 20 l Key Keg
Best before: 120 months, 10 years (perfect for celaring)
Barley Wine Ale, Vintage 2019 aged in Bourbon barrels for over a year
This years vintage is a blend of time. We had a few lingering barrels from the fall of 2017. To that we added a few more from early 2019 and topped it off with some from the fall of 2019. All of the barrels we used were bourbon. The bulk of which were previously used for Heavin Hill, with some Angel’s Envy and even a couple Wild Turkey in there as well. But this years version isnt really about a big bourbon character, it’s more focused on the subtle bourbon flavors that are inherent to this beer. After the sweet punch right away subsides you will get flavours such as Dried figs, raisins, and vanilla. Then the malt gives Paragon it’s caramel, toffee, and chocolate flavours that rounds out with mild sweetness, bringing it full circle.
The beer has a slight viscous texture which coats your mouth in a flavor explosion of all the forementioned tastes, while doing it’s best to hide the alcohol.
Drinking reccomendations are to serve it around 7-8 °C in a snifting glass and sip it slowly allowing to warm as you go. Your mouth will discover new flavors as it does. For us this beer represents our passion for the old style and the life of a brewers work in a bottle. Please enjoy with sofistication.
Ingredients: water, barley, oats, hops, yeast.
Packaging: 33cl bottles & 20 l Key Keg
Best before: 120 months, 10 years (perfect for celaring)
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Haket 2022-05-03 Göteborg AR: rich chocolate and bourbon, warming evident alcholic feeling AP: dark brown thick fluid, no head F: rich chocolate and bourbon, warming evident alcholic feeling
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2022
at 06:52
9.5/10
😋 truly divine. I don't usually buy beer that comes in a lil box but I knew this one would be worth it. Utterly delicious, perfect barrel presence Just short of 5 because it's not very complex. Simple perfection.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2022
at 12:10
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Piccadilly, Bod�. Pours a dark mahogany colour with a very small beige head. Aroma of oak, creme brulee, bourbon, dates, cola, leather and fruit cake. Flavour of bourbon, oak, vanilla, leather and grass in the end. Warming alcohol as well. Has a silky mouthfeel, full-bodied and a light bitterness. Incredibly rich. Sweet but well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2022
at 18:16
8/10
Sweet, oily, smooth. Lots of raisins, some plum, caramel, barrel, bready malts. Finishes dry. Whole different ballgame than '18, fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2021
at 23:45
9/10
24-12-21 // best european barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2021
at 14:17
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle: Poured a deep copper color ale with a medium size brown foamy head with some retention and lacing. Aroma of deep caramelized malt notes with some toffee and some woody bourbon notes is quite enticing. Taste is a great mix of deep caramelized malt notes with some woody bourbon notes and balanced residual sugar notes. Body is full with some good carbonation and light warming alcohol notes. Incredible barleywine with a high level of complexity and high drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2021
at 20:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml (AIH147, bought from some webshop)
Dark ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma has rye bread, vanilla and bourbon. Full-bodied. Sweet front, whiskey, dark bread, sweetness, vanilla, alcohol, touch of licorice - not boozy. A bit too sweet for my liking but otherwise complex and flavoursome.
Dark ruby colour, small beige head. Aroma has rye bread, vanilla and bourbon. Full-bodied. Sweet front, whiskey, dark bread, sweetness, vanilla, alcohol, touch of licorice - not boozy. A bit too sweet for my liking but otherwise complex and flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2021
at 23:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is meaty, caramel, berries, wood, toffee, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, chewy, jammy fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2021
at 09:28
10/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2021
at 19:59
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2021
at 19:27