Chorós
Wax Wings Brewing Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating|
Score
7.33
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We took Prologos (a blend of barleywines that were aged in multiple small format bourbon barrels) and transferred that blend to a freshly-dumped select Heaven Hill bourbon barrel back in April for an additional half year of rest.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL 2023 bottle drunk 2/18/24. Bright, clear, deep amber with little/no head. Nose is rich, long, intense English Barleywine notes of raisin, toffee, vanilla. Throw a bit of more acidic red fruit in there and add a dash of barrel character to help tone down the malt intensity. Sweet, mega-malty, soft, luxurious. Toffee-vanilla-raisin with a bit of creme brulée on the finish. Just a bit too sweet for me, though only just barely. Wish there was just a bit more balancing barrel character, but it's nice to see a more OG Barleywine done and done well
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2025
at 19:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL 2023 bottle drunk 2/18/24. Bright, clear, deep amber with little/no head. Nose is rich, long, intense English Barleywine notes of raisin, toffee, vanilla. Throw a bit of more acidic red fruit in there and add a dash of barrel character to help tone down the malt intensity. Sweet, mega-malty, soft, luxurious. Toffee-vanilla-raisin with a bit of creme brulée on the finish. Just a bit too sweet for me, though only just barely. Wish there was just a bit more balancing barrel character, but it's nice to see a more OG Barleywine done and done well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2024
at 00:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is dark fruit, toffee, bourbon, wood. Slick body, caramel, vanilla, fig, wood, bourbon, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2021
at 02:02