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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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
LCRBM2. Red amber. Wooden, light dusty vineous nose. Flavors along the same line - light dust, nuts, vineous. Oily mouthfeel. Wooden finish.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2007
at 15:21
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
LCRBM2. Rich clear amber colour. Smells of chlorine. Malt in mouth. Strong alcoholic and crude. Oh dear.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2006
at 15:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Don’t know if it is the brewery or the lack of cellaring, but this fresh bottle is too much on the alcohol side. Other than that, it is a little sharper on the edges, but the aroma and flavor is very much the same. My rating on the fresh bottled would be 6-3-6-4-13-3.2. (060712) [br][br]Bottled. I had this one in my celler for a couple of years, and before that it has been in two other cellars where it has probably been stored at almost room-temperature. There’s no date-marking on the bottled, it’s very dusty, and Whitbread is noted as brewer. The aroma is lovely, almost like a discount-version of Thomas Hardy. Sweet malts, prunes and alcohol is the most noticables. It looks pleasant with its copper color and an almost non-existing off-white head. It has some floaties, and I don’t think that looks too good, but it is as expected. It has a vinous and yet sweet flavor, light roasted, burnt sugar and alcohol. A bit too much on the alcohol, though. Sweet, medium to full body and an strong but yet mellow alcohol finish. Definately not one to quench thirst with, but sitting down by the fire with it is nice. (060116)
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2006
at 15:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
No head; clear brown body. Strong harmonic aroma of lacquer and sherry. Strong taste of fruit, perhaps apple, and port. No aftertaste to speak of. Slight bitterness. Very nice. One to sip. (On bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2005
at 11:52
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle
Copper color; creamy head. Smells like cough syrup. Some body, some sweetness, caramel, too much alcohol, quite oily… Bad beer, whatever style it is… I could not even finish this tiny 18cl bottle.
Copper color; creamy head. Smells like cough syrup. Some body, some sweetness, caramel, too much alcohol, quite oily… Bad beer, whatever style it is… I could not even finish this tiny 18cl bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2005
at 12:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
An amber beer with a fine head. The aroma is dominated by alcohol and sweet malt with hints caramel and raisins. The flavor is very simple of sweet malt, alcohol, and plums. It has a very dry end.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2004
at 08:37
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bronze; firm, alcoholic nose; soft chewy malts; light peachy notes; very simplistic malt palate overall. Barley Wine Light.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2001
at 16:52