Port Barrel-Aged Barley Wine: Presented Still
Blindman Brewing in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.96
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Presented still - as in, uncarbonated.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him and hrabren. Muddy brown coloured, minimal off-white head that went away fast, soy sauce, wood and caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, oxidation, wood, soy sauce, caramel and rather sweet finish. Low carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
0.5 l bottle thanks to Marko who shared it with Ogi and myself. Oily darker brown, minimal head. Aroma is dried fruit, molasses, soy sauce, cherry brandy, red grapes, a touch of oak. Slick, oily, medium body, flat, sweet, caramel and dried fruit. Mineral, slightly tart. Sweet finish. Alcohol hidden The stillness is a bit odd, one needs to get used to the beer being flat.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 0.5l, courtesy of Pictoman, shared with Hrabren and Ogi. Murky dark brown hody, almost no head. Soy sauce, raisins and oxidation in the sharpish aroma. Lean, creamy caramelly, flat taste, quickly battered by dusty oxidation, heading into quite warming alcohol. Too dusty for its own good, dry, but astringent too. Huh ... Too rough. New state tick tho!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Weathered 2022. Clear, dark mahogany brown with very minimal beige head. Raisin, dark fruit, touch of port, slightly cloying sweetness. Okay.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark amber to brown colour, hazy, no head (still). Some aroma of wine, and alcohol. Moderately sweet, vinous (not sour)), with evident astringency, wood.
Good drink, I'm not excited though.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml on Alex's porch. Appearance: dark copper with (obviously cause it's still) no head. Aroma: some port, barrel, dark fruits. Taste: lots of port in taste, zero carbonation. Overall: interesting and kind of unique experience for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a tiny ring of tan head. Nose is pretty intense, with lots of port red wine barrels, treacle, and caramel. Flavour is quite dry, with a dry port red wine character dominating. There's some raisins and other dry dark red fruit. There's a bit of residual sweetness but it also finishes dry and vinous. I'd prefer a little carbonation but this still works. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle. Pours an unclear dark brown with a ruby hue and completely still. Sweet aroma of bready caramel malt, toffee, raisin, prune, port wine and oak. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, plum, prune, raisin, licorice, vanilla and oak in a dry, mild bitter, warming port wine finish. Medium body with an oily texture and no carbonation. Nice complexity, but lack of carbonation (while deliberate) detracts from the appearance and mouthfeel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with no head. Aromas of salted toffee, nougat, sugary raisins, soft toasted malts and a bit of booze. Flat flavors follow same with the booziness leaning towards sweet port or sherry