Ægir Bryggeri Breck II

Breck II

 

Ægir Bryggeri in Flåm, Vestland, Norway 🇳🇴

  Barley Wine - Barley Special
Score
7.25
ABV: 13.2% IBU: - Ticks: 19
We were lucky enough to get some bourbon barrels from our friends at Breckenridge Distillery in Colorado and just had to try aging our American Barleywine in a few of them.
 

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2019 at 19:18


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, thanks Eddan. Hazy amber with a small head. Sweet with dried fruit, caramel, some oak and warming alcohol. The body was full and the finish long.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2019 at 14:44


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. It's an unclear orange-brown colored beer with a small beige head. The aroma has alcohol, wood notes, dried fruits, pine cone notes, sawdust hints, some bread and a generic fruityness. It's full-bodied, warming, softly carbonated and with a nice bitterness. Caramel, dried fruits, pine cones, bread hints and a pleasant touch of wood and booze. Everlasting finish. A tasteful, moreish and very pleasant beer indeed. 190216

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2019 at 23:31


7

Aroma plomme, sherry, malt, sjokolade, alkohol. Utseende uklar amber med lett beige skum. Smak sviske sherry alkohol malt karamell sjokolade

Tried on 13 Dec 2018 at 22:36


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Aroma plomme, sherry, malt, sjokolade, alkohol. Utseende uklar amber med lett beige skum. Smak sviske, sherry, alkohol, malt, karamell, noe sjokolade, lakris. Kraftig, middels fylde endel alkoholsvak underveis, god avslutning, lakris kommer fram når den får mer temp. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta, 33cl 13,2%

Tried on 13 Dec 2018 at 21:34


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Off-white head over a cloudy dark orange body. Clingy lacing. Inviting aroma of dried fruits backed by a bourbon touch. Rather heavy taste profile of raisin, syrup, caramel and wood on a backbone of bourbon. Dried fruity, warming end. Full bodied. Good sipper, but a tad too heavy in the long run. (Tromsø 19.10.2018).

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2018 at 17:39


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Ægir Breck II Barley Wine / Wheat Wine 645411
Lukt: Svak vinaktig. Utseende: Mørk brun. Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum. Smak: Syrlige frukter, svak vinøst. Hvor: Minitasting hos Bryne. Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@13,2%, Når@19.10.2018.

Tried on 19 Oct 2018 at 21:11


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Flaske fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø - Langnes. Mørk amber. Uklar. Så vidt gjennomskinnelig. Høyt tett skum. Teppelacing. Aroma av overmoden fersken. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken sherry. Lett tørr - alkoholisk ettersmak.

Tried on 18 Oct 2018 at 20:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

01.09.2018, 0,33l bottle sampled @ Bergen Ølfestival:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish boozy, dried fruits, caramel malts, bourbon, vanilla, minerals, bark, oak, grass, dark sugar, butterscotch. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish boozy, dried fruits, bourbon, caramel malts, vanilla, fruit stones, bark, minerals, dark malts, butterscotch, old rope, paper, soil. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly sweet and dry boozy mouthfeel. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2018 at 21:41