Naked Evil BBW Belgian-Style Barleywine - Barrel Aged
Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.74
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On a recent trip through Belgium visiting the monastery breweries, we discovered an excellent barrel aged ale that had an incredibly satisfying flavor combination. Aging in oak barrels added a memorable richness, that we seek to achieve with this barrel aged Belgian-style barley wine-style ale. Being the ideal celebration beer to release on our 5-year anniversary, Barrel Aged Naked Evil is fermented with both British and Belgian yeasts and aged in whiskey barrels for a lightly spicy twist on this old-world beer style. Sweet malt flavors will become smoother and rich dark fruit characters will build with time to add a wonderful complexity and depth of flavor.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of caramel, bourbon, sticky resin and oaky vanilla - full body
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2016
at 00:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Trade from a friend, thanks Daniel! Black cap with the Hoppin’ Frog logo, most recent batch. Dark ruby/amber color with a finger of beige head. Tiny sediment floaters. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, some bourbon. Tastes of dark fruit, caramel, a bit of chocolate, whiskey, light oak. Medium body with a dry and warm finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2015
at 23:00
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 14:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
~2012 - not totally sure of the year. A barleywine at the end of a day of sours. The beer is a deep reddish mahogany. Small beige head. The aroma has a whole bunch of brown sugar and molasses. Deep sweetness. Some citrus. Light phenolic note. Vanilla, very light bourbon barrel note. Taste is fairly sweet, not overwhelmingly so. Aged toasted malt sugars. Some oxidation. Not much barrel flavor. Medium to thick feel. A bit sticky. Solid barleywine.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2015
at 01:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from a bottle that is at least a few years old. Aroma is malt forward with a lot of caramel, toffee and burnt sugar. Moderate raisin notes with light toasted bread. Hints of plum and prune. Light oxidation and bourbon notes. Pours a murky, amber brown with a small, thin tan head that recedes quickly to the edges. Light lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor is moderately to fairly sweet with a lot of dark caramel, toffee and burnt sugar. Some treacle and lighter raisin and plum notes. Light oak and bourbon notes with moderate bitterness. A bit of Belgian yeast character, but it is pretty faint. Light oxidation. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a better barleywine than I was expecting. Really sweet though and it gets sweeter as it warms. A little more bourbon character would be nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2015
at 23:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught @ Hoppin Frog, Akron, OH
Pours hazy reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits, vanilla, oak and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, caramel, dried fruity, vanilla and oak finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits, vanilla, oak and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, caramel, dried fruity, vanilla and oak finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2015
at 18:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample, draught, during the Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savoured on October 4 2014; eye: coppery, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: woody, caramel, light pepper, alcohol, rich; mouth: woody, caramel, light pepper, alcohol, rich, alcohol, alcohol warmth, hops, dry finale in toffee with presence of caramel, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, mildly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, lors du Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savourée le 4 octobre 2014; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : boisé, caramel, léger poivre, alcool, riche; bouche : boisé, caramel, léger poivre, alcool, riche, alcool, chaleur d’alcool, houblon, finale sèche en toffee avec présence de caramel, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2015
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at tasting. Lots of sugar, very sweet. Bourbon in the aroma, and it is there in the flavor as well along with oak and some vanilla. Too much bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2015
at 14:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Barley wine bottle share on 1/31. Pouredout an amber color with aromas of toffee, bourbon, caramel, and some light dark fruit. Flavors are the same, dark pitted fruit within some toffee, and caramel added with alight bourbon aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 12:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, Homer tasting. Pours clear hazel, small off white head, minimal lacing. Aroma is bourbon, apples, toffee, raisin. Flavor is quite sweet, very light bitterness, a touch of vanilla. Medium body, low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 18:22