Old Geezer (2021)
(Batch of Old Geezer (10,5%))
Butcher's Tears in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.08
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Extensively boiled over direct fire. Fermented in open vessels. Matured for seven months.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22/II/26 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BBE: 2025 (2026-261)
Clear deep bordeaux to mahogany brown beer, nice thick creamy dense beige brown head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: some green apples, gentle oxidative notes, some alcohol, CO2. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit of an unpleasant bitterness up front, cardboard, fruity touch, dried fruits, dusty, some gentle roast, lots of alcohol, cheap chocolate, a bit sugary. Aftertaste: more oxidation, cardboard, pretty bitter, some caramel, hoppy touch, some roast, cocoa powder, a bit spicy, soft acidity, more cardboard and oxidation.
Clear deep bordeaux to mahogany brown beer, nice thick creamy dense beige brown head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: some green apples, gentle oxidative notes, some alcohol, CO2. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit of an unpleasant bitterness up front, cardboard, fruity touch, dried fruits, dusty, some gentle roast, lots of alcohol, cheap chocolate, a bit sugary. Aftertaste: more oxidation, cardboard, pretty bitter, some caramel, hoppy touch, some roast, cocoa powder, a bit spicy, soft acidity, more cardboard and oxidation.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 22 Feb 2026
at 22:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Extensively boiled over direct fire, fermented in open vessels and seven months of maturation this year, according to the label. Color: Lightly hazy ruby to copper, beige head. Aroma: Malty, dried grapes, bit tart and vinuous notes of fortified wine. Taste: Malty, some caramel, dried grapes, fortified wine. Bit boozy. Lightly tart, moderate sweet. Light bitterness. Subtle wood and hints of tannins. Light hints of smoke. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Very dry finish. Another very interesting beer from Butcher's Tears.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2022
at 19:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pours a clear dark brown/red colour and a dense beige head with long retention. Aroma's: moss, musty, fruit candies. Retronasal it's sweet, fruit candies, moss, wood, bitter. Flavour is sweet and bitter. Medium bodied. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2022
at 19:54