Olde Hickory Brewery Irish Walker 2010-

Irish Walker 2010-

 

Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.20
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 49
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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at the Grand Reunion Tasting at MM, picked up online from Beer Dome NL, 20/05/21. Deep mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is toffee, light smoke, whisky, caramel fudge, dried fruits. Taste comprises mellow whisky on oak, toffee, fruit slice, light spice, dark malts, raisins. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2021 at 16:25


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at Colin's place. Many thanks to Colin. A clear amber brown halo of beige head. Aroma is nutty malts, cereal honey, apple, biscuit. Toffee. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, caramel, biscuit, toffee. Palate is medium sweet, sticky moderate carbonation. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 18:27


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. From Beer Republic. Dark brown color. Thin white head. Sweet and bready aroma, some rye, some dark fruits. Warming alcohol. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2021 at 10:26


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

35,5 cl bottle @ home, bottled 13.02.2020. Thanks olio! Aroma has sweet caramel, toffee candy and chocolate. Flavour has chocolate, some resin, chocolate and biscuity malt. Something between British and American BW. Has also features from scotch ale, imperial brown ale and doppelbock. Nicely balanced; rich but not too sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2020 at 13:51


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark, dark brown with a beige head. Toffee aroma with smoke and a big dose of garden earth.Taste is sweet on a big malt body. Quite chewy. Dryer with a mild, smokey bitterness at the end. Pleasant sipping 20 years after 7/7/00.

Tried on 07 Jul 2020 at 16:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at borefts. Pours deep ruby, nose is caramel, meaty, berries taste is, similar, ashes. 8/4/7/3/15

Tried on 17 Oct 2019 at 07:19


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Borefts 2019 - Almost black with thin head. Lots of malt body and sweetness. Full bodied and well rounded.

Tried on 02 Oct 2019 at 20:00


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled at Borefts 2019, Friday. A clear orange brown beer. Aroma of dark caramelized malt, nuts, pine. Taste of dark moderate sweet caramelized malt, nuts, red fruits, pine needles.

Tried on 01 Oct 2019 at 19:57


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma is a bit grainy, herbal, not too crazy. Taste is the same. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Alright.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2019 at 14:54


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

Keg at the Borefts2019.. Deep brown.. Thin tan y.. Soft sweet caramel woody ark sugers.. Soft sweet caramel woody toffee fruit malt

Tried on 28 Sep 2019 at 08:59