Gold Label
Samlesbury in Preston, Lancashire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
5.58
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Gold Label beer was introduced by Sheffield-based brewery Tennant's in 1951, the first beer branded as a barley wine to be lighter in colour, where until that point all barley wined had traditionally been very dark.
By the 1970s Gold Label had become the best-selling barley wine in the UK, expanding production to incorporate further breweries. Though the beer style has declined in popularity, Gold Label continues to be produced at Samlesbury Brewery in Lancashire today.
By the 1970s Gold Label had become the best-selling barley wine in the UK, expanding production to incorporate further breweries. Though the beer style has declined in popularity, Gold Label continues to be produced at Samlesbury Brewery in Lancashire today.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Аромат как у охоты крепкой которую более добротно сварили не кидая в чан ящик спирта. Цвет тоже как у стронг лагера, вообще не понимаю почему это называют барликом. Во вкусе уже конечно спиртяжка есть, но не критично. Много груши и карамелька. В конце странные нотки, как будто от ячменя. В целом, Английская охота.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 06:03
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Rocky off white head on a thick amber coloured body. Malt & pine aroma. Medium to full bodied, smooth greasy & oily. Malt, pine, bitter, pith & chemical tastes. About 40 years since I last had this & hope it's another 40 years before I have it again. Rank.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2023
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Caramel and mango aroma. Full bodied. Sweet, somewhat buttery. The alcohol is all around. Fruity flavor (mango and peach) and a hint of cherry. Nice barley wine, fairly well balanced.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml can from Sainsburys, Darlington. Orangey gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of fruity, malt, orangey. Taste is sweet, malty, barley, dried fruits, toffee, mellow, citrus, spicy, boozy, earthy. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi-dry warm boozy finish. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2019
at 19:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz can, courtesy of SarkyNorthener, pours with a clear copper gold body that supports a thin off white head of foam. The aroma offers up pear and apple fruity esters as well as sweet malts and a thin hit of black pepper. The taste delivers similar notes such as sweet slick estery pear and ripe red apple fruitiness as well as sugar sweet malts and a mild sting of booze. Decent. Kind of the malt liquor of barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2019
at 18:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Sarkynorthener cheers Martin shared with Arizona crew in Bingo Hame; clear light copper pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has toffee, taste has sweet toffee, slight hop bite.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2019
at 08:30
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml can into glass. Surprised to see this still available. Orange/red beer with thin white head. Light carbonation. Light aroma of burnt toast. Effervescent and slightly sweet. Finish is sweet with touches of burnt caramel. Late alcohol is a distraction. Surprisingly easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2018
at 20:22
6/10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2017
at 09:55
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
At a tasting, thanks, stable bubbly head, clear dark copper color, aroma of honey, candy and some nuttiness, malty candy bready flavor, sweet and bland. Avoidable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2017
at 01:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
From old tasting notes. Labeled as Whitbread's Gold Label Barleywine. Brewed by Whitbread and Co., PLC in London, England. Clear Amber orange color. Big rocky tan head. Rich, malty aroma, reminiscent of Scotch whiskey. Thick, sticky mouth coating feel. Sweetish malt flavor upfront that turns salty and bitter. Almost buttery. Strong from the word go! Warming alcohol notes. Interesting.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2017
at 10:43