Wendigo
(has 1 batch)
Anchorage Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.12
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This is our Black Barleywine. Same base recipe as the wax can Omnipolloscope beer, but double oaked. 6 months in Willett bourbon barrels, then transferred to Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Barrels for an additional 7 months. And it’s wax dipped in glow in the dark wax!!!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Tricky beer. Very well crafted, but it's just that I'm not a fan of molasses. This beer has lots of that. But has great balance between sweet, bitter, carbonation. There's an additional edge, not sure from what. The whiskey barrel qualities are there but quite subtle. Really good body. Strength is hidden. True velvet hammer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2023
at 05:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is bourbon barrel vanilla coffee rich roast and some sweet malts. Taste is more of the nice bourbon barrel upfront chocolate pitfruit coffee vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2022
at 22:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with the team. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, intoxicating vanilla, coconut, creamy, boozy bourbon, toffee, fudgey, creamy, sugary, tangy dried fruits, raisin, sultana and earth. The taste is dry, bitter- sweet, toothy, chewy, toffee fudge, dark roasted malt, bourbon soaked oak, green coconut, roasty, toasty, umami, spice, cacao, warming spice and umami with a dry, toasty finish. Fulsome body and fine carbonation. Plenty to enjoy, perhaps more roasted vibes than I would expect from a traditional barley wine, but fun stuff nonethey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2022
at 15:57
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Ghost Whale Brixton. Pours black with a dirty tan head. Aroma is caramel, boozy dried fruits, molasses, bourbon comes through. Taste is boozy dried fruit, caramel, boozy bourbon, molasses, hint of cocoa. Nice boozy burn on the finish but superbly well balanced and loads of bourbon character. Definitely one of the best barley wines I've tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2022
at 18:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 375ml. green wax @ [ M&M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰
[ As Anchorage Wendigo (Batch 2) ].
ABV: 15.5%. Clear medium to dark brown colour with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted - roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, rich, dark fruit, barrel - vanilla, alcohol - bourbon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, barrel, rich, vanilla - barrel, bourbon, dark fruit, rich - heavy. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy - smooth, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20220528]
9-3-9-4-17
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2022
at 23:21