Elvexir
Sundbytunet in Jessheim, Akershus, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Sundbytunet, Jessheim
Pours hazy dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, raisins, oxidization and dark dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long dried fruity and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, raisins, oxidization and dark dried fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long dried fruity and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 04 May 2014
at 06:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Beer13. Caramel brown with an off-white head. Surprisingly hoppy aroma with dried fruits, caramel and malt. Quite sweet with a mild bitterness in the finish. Well balanced and quite delicious. Nice! (2013-04-19)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2013
at 13:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
A good amount of this one served on a guided tour at the microbrewery, many thanks to Frank, who also gave me a taste of the exciting barrel version. Elvexir has got a dark apricot coloured body, slightly unclear. Creamy, off-white head at the top. Rich aroma that consisted mostly of dried fruits and mid-sweet malts. Comprehensive taste profile with plums, red oranges, apricots and figs. A bit port-like. Integrated, warming alcohol. Full bodied. A flavoursome, well-crafted brew (Jessheim, 08.05.2012).
Tried
on 17 May 2012
at 07:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap @ the brewpub. Unclear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, dry fruit, some citric fruit and caramel. Quite vinous in aroma. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, fruity bitterness, dry fruit and very well balanced bitterness. Actually everything seems to be really well balanced here. The high alcohol is basically just experienced as a warming aftertaste. Full body and a long, fine aftertaste. Very pleasant, looking forward for the barrel version.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2012
at 09:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewpub. A lightly unclear one, amber to copper in color and with a small, beige head. Lightly peppery on the nose, with a pleasant alcohol touch. Quite fruity. Dried fruits, some caramel. A hint of nuts too. Full-bodied, warming and oily on the palate. Quite sweet, but far from cloying. Pleasant bitterness. Some citrusy notes and a touch of pine cones. Lasting finish. Certainly a nice one, pity it seems to be retired. I also tasted a barreled edition of this one, which was also very nice: Tap. A clear one, dark golden in color and with a thin layer of light beige bubbles. Soft, pleasant nose with a little bit vanilla. Caramel maltyness, some citrusy hops and some oak. A little bit of alcohol too, both in the aroma and the flavor. Pleasant and complex flavor with caramel, some nuts and bitterness. Very rounded hop flavors. Full body, smooth and rounded. Lasting finish. A pleasant and really nice sipper. Rating: 8-4-8-4-16-4.0. 120505
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2012
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big creamy offwhite head. Clear deep red body. Fruity citric resiny aroma with notes of freshly cut grass and syrup. Dry-sweet resiny fruity grassy taste with citric notes. Fullish body. Mild, soft mouthfeel with faint heat. Dry resiny fruity aftertaste with wild berry and orange peel notes. Long lingering aftertaste. Nice, and amazingly drinkable. Very harmonic, and perhaps a little bit subdued. Very little sign of the alcohol. (0.25l draft at brewpub.)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2012
at 02:30
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewpub. Lovely dark amber colour, with a creamy off white head. Hoppy aroma, almost like an IPA. Also sweet and a bit fruity. Rich and balanced sweet flavour. Plum, dark fruits, spicy and a lovely malt background. I have never been a fan of Barley Wine. Until now..... What a miss if I had not ordered this one. The lovely lady behind the bar said it would be one of the last days they served it as well. What a crime to humankind. This was shockingly good. And absolutely no alcohol taste! At 11%. Unbelivable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2012
at 02:58