# 4923; 3/2026. Nutty, herbal, malty, light honey and slightly fruity aroma. Murky copper body; beige head. Nutty, roasty, herbal, light fruity and chestnut, wallnut, slightly green apple. Fuller body; softer carbonation. Shared 0,3 l of bottle, BW tasting session.

0,33 l, bottle.
My first barley wine and I'd say it's a fairly good one.

On tap at CBF Vienna. Dark copper pour, thin off-white head. Nose is dried fruits, nuts, bready malts, sweet booze. Taste is sweet, showing notes of booze, malts, a touch of chocolate, dried fruits. Medium body, soft to average carbonation.

Lys brun tåkete med beige skum. Lukter karamell, rosiner og brød. Fyldig. Smaker lys karamell, tørket frukt og noe trevirke. Middels lang.

Flasche 0,33l: Kastanienbraun, Mahagoni, dezente Trübung, wenig flüchtiger mittelporiger Schaum; sehr süße + würzige Nase, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Trockenfrüchte, Backpflaumen, Feigen, schwere würzige Süße, weihnachtliche Gewürze, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, dunkles Karamell, würziger Honig, dezente Röstaromen, süße + würzige Fassaromen; sehr süßer + sehr würziger Körper, dunkle/getrocknete/eingelegte Früchte, würzige Hopfennoten, fruchtig-süße Bitterkeit, würzige Eichenaromen, Malz, dunkles Karamell, würziger Honig, cremig, dezente Kohlensäure, leichte Röstaromen, mehr würzige Eiche; malzig-würziger Nachgang

Bottle. Cloudy dark orange/brown sporting a very small white head which disappears immediately. Aroma of stone fruits and caramel. Taste of caramel, dried/stone/citrus fruits, malts, raisins and honey. Moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Pretty balanced with the alcohol well hidden. Rather easy drinking Barleywine. Got better with time so I now wish I had another bottle at hand.

BB 07/02/2022, Lot 325f3/D3 (Lass es knacken!), collab with Schwarzbräu from Krumbach, Austria; 330ml bottle

APPEARANCE: deep copper & caramel like color with light chill haze without sediment, beige lasting head with very tiny bubbles, good lacing

AROMA: rich malty sweetness of toasted sugars, caramel, toffee, biscuit with topped with brown sugar, festive sweet bread with dried fruits like raisins and plums, candied orange, perfume, impression of tropical garden, hints of honey, very soft tartness in the background; I'm not getting any obvious nutt character on the nose; alcohol is remarkably well hidden

TASTE: smooth and creamy carbonation, medium plus body, slightly syrupy and oily texture, not bold; medium sweet onset (not cloying at all) of toasted sugars, caramel, some residual sweetness in the backend and aftertaste, candy, light spiciness at the end in form of white pepper and gentle alcohol (not boozy at all), light bitterness of citrus zest, herbs and subtle old grass/hay, hints of wood, no nuttiness for me

OVERALL: dangerously drinkable BW with perfectly hidden alcohol, not overly complex and surprisingly clean on the palate; feels more like amped double pale bock in my opinion; nonetheless very enjoyable on cold and windy winter night