Artefact Brewing Barley Wine

Barley Wine

 

Artefact Brewing in Ixworth, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Old Chimneys
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
Score
7.92
ABV: 9.5% IBU: - Ticks: 14
The most decadent of the series, brewed with care and hidden away to mature. A full-bodied, sweet and boozy Barley Wine. Expect treacle, madeira wine, nutty malt, currant fruits and vanilla.
 

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8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle bought at Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Opaque dark brown. No head... well, a thin beige ring. Aroma has dark fruits, molasses, treacle, wood and booze. Flavourwise it's more restrained than the aroma perhaps suggested it would be. Smooth dark fruits and wood. Chewy dark fruit cake malts. And a booze streak. But it's not overpowering. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. A barley wine to chill with.

Tried from Bottle from Beautiful Beers on 01 Oct 2025 at 19:56


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

21st November 2022; Monthly Shrewsbury Beer Share, five guys and loads of beer. Cheers Mike for the 375ml bottle of this; BB 19th November 2025. Rich amber body, weak head. Sweet, malty and a great body depth, boozy and Sherry like; really good.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2022 at 07:05


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Nov 22. Proper good barley wine this, as you'd expect from an old chimneys collab. Nice deep fruitiness, leathery glimpses, toffee, layered dark malts, balanced glowing dark fruits.. lovely sipper with an evolving depth of flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2022 at 21:36


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Mahogany coloured pour with a beige head. Nose is calvados, toffee apple, toffee, Dundee cake, oak, caramel. Taste is treacle toffee, calvados, red apple, caramel cake, sweet spice. Uber sweet rich warming finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2022 at 14:52


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at Seth’s - picked up online. Pours unclear golden-brown with a frothy, tan head. Medium to big sweet flavour, rich malty character, toasted grains, honey, caramel. Full bodied, rich and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, decadent, more caramel, dates, toffee. Outstanding.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2022 at 13:53


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

21/2/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear dark brown with minimal head. Aroma of sweet toffee, golden syrup, dried fruit, prune, boozy notes. Medium sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Medium body, slightly sticky, soft to flat carbonation. Warming alcohol finish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2022 at 20:18


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda 🐼 at home thanks to SHIG. A nice chestnut brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is earhy burnt toffee, apple, mealt apple, burnt grass, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, cakey malts, toffee, figgy pudding, brown sugars, singed. Palate is medium sweet, chewy, moderate carbonation, light spices Warming alcohol in the finish.

Tried on 23 Jan 2022 at 20:38


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 30/01/22. Deep chestnut brown with a beige cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is stewed fruits, nutty, brown sugar dusting, fruit loaf, dark malts. Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, brown sugars, light spice, good dose of booze, caramel fudge. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent easy sipping BW.

Tried on 17 Jan 2022 at 13:46


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle: Poured a murky brown with a beige colored head. Aroma is dark fruits, figs, raisin, malty, caramel. Taste is dark fruits, brown sugar, raisin, figs, plum, malty, caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2021 at 21:58


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thx to Grumbo 2021-11-18 Uddingston AR: preserved fruits, raisins, Prut, dades, warming feeling, peppery AP: hazy mahogany dirty, wee lid F: preserved fruits, raisins, Prut, dades, warming feeling, peppery

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2021 at 22:25