Circle of Wolves - Double Barrel
The Veil Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.57
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Our beloved English Barleywine Ale aged in maple apple brandy barrels for 14 months then Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels for 29 months. We carefully selected and blended these barrels and the result is a version of COW that we are very proud of. It’s rich and enticing with notes of doctor pepper cola, rich fine tobacco, honey graham cracker dipped in chocolate, and maple spice cake.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
6 ounce at the Scott's Addition location - dark ruby, pours still - had the base beer the other day, but the barrels have really elevated this - huge nose of treacle, plum, brandy, oak, vanilla, brown sugar, port wine - slick mouthfeel - full body - sweet without being cloying - warming without being boozy - plum, raspberry jam, brined cherry, port, oaky tannins, apple brandy - finish is super jammy and warming, with moderate whiskey coming to the fore - warming, long-lingering oakiness in the finish - it's pretty great, actually.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Veil Brewing Co. - Scott's Addition
on 18 Mar 2026
at 15:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at share, coutesy of Reed. mahogany pour, small beige head slowly subsides to ring. Aroma is toffee, molasses and boozy. taste is sweet, brown sugar, leather, with the brandy barrel edging out the bourbon by a hair. Boozy, warm, but smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2023
at 17:13
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle pours out cola brown topped with a small head. Nose is sweet caramel toffee malts a great hit of apple brandy barrel and some heat. Taste is more of the nice sweet malt combo and that apple brandy barrel stands on its own.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2021
at 12:10
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Andrew. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is apple brandy, raisin, fig, bourbon, wood. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, nice sweetness, boozy finish, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2020
at 04:02