Barleywine Ale
(has 4 batches)
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in Farmville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.12
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The Duck-Rabbit Barleywine is the hoppiest of all the Duck-Rabbit brews. This is a Farmville-style Barleywine, crafted the way brewers in Farmville have always done. Loads of Amarillo hops give a piney citrusy bitterness that’s supported beautifully by a toffee malt backbone.
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4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
One 5oz sample of a 6 beer sampler at 3 son’s in Wexford, nice place. Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Supposedly by the DR owner. Smell is a little fruity but not volatile like most BWs. Looks somewhat like tea with a frothy head. No visible carbonation. Though you can tell this is a high alky brew, it does hide the 11% rather well. A little more polished than most BW’s. Some constant fruit in the background. This stuff is what it is; an on style barleywine. Perhaps a little more enjoyable than others. Seems to be a little more refined than most American barley and wheat wines I’ve had. Comes across like the grey area between euro and American BW styles. Leaves a mild alky warming sensation on the finish. DR barleyWS5L3F1T306
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2009
at 12:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours out a amber with some red highs topped with a sand head. Aroma of sweetness all over the place, plenty of rich caramel malts. Tast was the same lots of sweet malts, brown sugar and even some fruit. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2009
at 01:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma is powerful with a weird combination of spices and fruit. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of fruit and light notes of alcohol, with a dry bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2008
at 03:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of RidleyBrewery. Pours ruby with white head. Aroma, barley and yeast, fruity. Taste malty, caramel with some fruits, possibly some sweetness from vanilla. Sirupy and loaded with sugar, will only get better with age. Everything seemed well balanced One enjoyable and drinkable barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2008
at 14:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Thanks Santa! Poured a brilliant red-mahogany color with a foaming beige head. I like this malt forward barleywine, with its huge caramelized lightly fruity malt nose and flavor. Hops are slightly resinous but are there for balance mainly, which I like in a barleywine (as opposed to some extra hoppy ones). The only thing detracting here is bites of peppery alcohol in the finish.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2008
at 08:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of gford217: Poured a medium color ale with a nice light brown foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of sweet barley malt is pleasant. Taste is a mix between some sweet malt with light dry fruits notes. Great carbonation with an average full body and no apparent alcohol. Hops presence is quite low but I didn’t mind since I prefer English style barleywine usually. Not the most complex offering but still very enjoyable.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2008
at 14:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle pours a deep copper, brown color with a lacing, syrupy looking tan head. Aroma was initially very fruity but up close it’s extremely sweet with brown sugar, toffee, and sweet caramel dominating the aroma. Smells delicious and makes you want to sip it. Flavor is very typical barleywine, sweet and sugary, vanilla, bourbon, white grapes, cloves and other spice, honey and maple. Very thick on the tongue, a little salty on the lips and a slight, lasting tartness. Could have used a touch less malt and a touch more hop to round things out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2008
at 20:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of OldStyleCubFan. Thanks Todd! Pours a copper color with a thin head that disappears quickly. Aroma of toffee and hops. Taste is major hops... way too much until this beer warms up a great deal. When it does warm, the hops are balanced by a strong raisin and ginger taste. Alcohol is noticeable but not irritating. Good effort here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2008
at 12:14