Barley Wine
Beerdevelopment Viven in Sijsele, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBarley Wine - Barley Regular
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Score
6.41
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Classic Collection. The alcohol percentage is closer to wine, but this brew is made of barley in stead of grapes. The combination of different types of malt gives the beer its unique taste. Full-bodied and well balanced.
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6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2026
at 16:34
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
# 4925; 3/2026. Sweet, simple, currant, musty aroma. Murky copper body; off-white head. Leather, currant, light polish. Medium body; soft carbonation. Something went wrong; poor for BW. Shared 0,3 l of bottle, BW tasting session.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2026
at 17:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours a chestnut color with light head and a lot of suspended sediment. Aromas of caramel, candi sugar, raisins and toasted malts. Flavors follow same. Sweet. Seems more like a quad than an English or American barley wine. Fairly good but the suspended stuff ruins the enjoyment .
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2025
at 12:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The last tasting from an order at a Belgium retailer, I wanted it to be this 33 cl bottle of barley wine. Bottle is opened and I pour into a Delirium snifter. A dark caramel colored liquid with a modest skim of silvery tan foam. The smell is traditional and likewise good. I get ripe dark fruit, grain and cane syrup. I take a drink and will say this beer reminds me of as much a dark Belgian ale as a barley wine. I don't mind, I like that style as I like a good barley wine. Dark plums, dark biscuits, raisins, a curious small sour presence, a toffee sweetness, malt and some wood. A decent beer, better than anticipated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2024
at 22:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Brown with a light beige head. Malty caramel aroma with a little roast as well. Sweet taste with a sweet low bitter finish. Deceptively simple at first but develops with every sip.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2024
at 20:38
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2023
at 05:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bruin bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is zoet met iets van pruimen, wat rozijnen en wat rode wijn. Wordt na een paar slokken eigenlijk steeds beter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2023
at 14:28
7/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2022
at 20:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25th August 2022
Light haze on this deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, decent cream and caramel and a touch of toffee. Crisp pine. Crisp ripe fruits on the back end, tastes pretty bourbon barrelled. Crisp finish. Nice. Vivien always strike me a brewery that produces clean beers and this Barleywine is no exception. Tastes BBA though...
Light haze on this deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, decent cream and caramel and a touch of toffee. Crisp pine. Crisp ripe fruits on the back end, tastes pretty bourbon barrelled. Crisp finish. Nice. Vivien always strike me a brewery that produces clean beers and this Barleywine is no exception. Tastes BBA though...
Tried
on 25 Aug 2022
at 19:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle. A clear deep amber beer. Aroma of strong biscuit malt, ripe fruits and caramel. Taste of strong grainy malt, ripe fruits, slightly boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2022
at 19:03