Red Admiral
Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.69
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at cgarvieuk tasting. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Nose - raisins, wood and nuts. Taste - burnt raisins, wood and brown bread. Palate - medium to full bodied. Tangy and chewy texture. Rich chewy finish. Overall - rich beer with great balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2019
at 22:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
2017 bottle. Clear ruby color with beige head. Aroma is raisins, earthy, toffee, vanilla. Taste is raisin juice, some orange nectary toffee, oak sugar, liqueur. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Very nicely balanced and highly drinkable for the ABV. Extra points for balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2019
at 20:23
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle from a trade. Many thanks. Shared with tderoeck. Bottle 318. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Sweet nose of dark fruit, plums, some vanilla, whisky. Taste is sweet, malty, very complex. Wonderfull beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2018
at 09:15
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Old Chimneys Red Admiral (by Old Chimneys Brewery):
Aroma: 10/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.7/5
7/VII/18 - 275ml bottle @ JefVerstraete's place - BB: 28/I/27, 2017 vintage, bottle #185/380 (wait, what?) (2018-825) A huge thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing this delicacy!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of strawberry jam, sugary, malty. MF: soft carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: bit oxidized, sugary, malty, slightly bitter, alcohol, caramel, fudge, omfg this is so good! Aftertaste: lovely stuff going on here, sugary, alcohol, malt notes, caramel, super nice beer!
Aroma: 10/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.7/5
7/VII/18 - 275ml bottle @ JefVerstraete's place - BB: 28/I/27, 2017 vintage, bottle #185/380 (wait, what?) (2018-825) A huge thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing this delicacy!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of strawberry jam, sugary, malty. MF: soft carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: bit oxidized, sugary, malty, slightly bitter, alcohol, caramel, fudge, omfg this is so good! Aftertaste: lovely stuff going on here, sugary, alcohol, malt notes, caramel, super nice beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 20:01
7/10
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on 07 Mar 2018
at 20:44
7/10
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on 07 Mar 2018
at 20:44
7/10
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on 07 Mar 2018
at 20:44
Tried
on 02 Mar 2018
at 22:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle (thanks fatphil). Pours dark brown. Aroma is sweet, malt, vanilla, sugar. Flavor is sweet and bitter, malt, caramel, some banana, some rubber, oak. Overall: great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2018
at 20:18
10/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2017
at 02:23