6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is sweet caramel malt with toffee, dried fruits, suggestions of dark & red fruits, rich caramel. Flavour is sweet with a decent bitterness, booze is there but not too pervasive. Body is slightly above medium. Lacks a little refinement, but it's a fairly pleasant Barley Wine.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Blik 33cl thuis. 12%. Vrij zoet, pruim, vijg, rozijn, caramel, toffee, wijnbal, rood fruit. (31-3-2023).

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can from Daily Delis, Amsterdam.
A: hazy brown, thin, tan head.
A: date, raisin, pear, molasses, liqueur.
T: very sweet date, pear, plum, brown sugar, syrup.
F: herbal hops, dried fruit, sugar, orange peel, boozy liqueur-like alcohol.
P: full body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation.
Rather one-sided and boozy.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

33cl can from Hoptimaal. Poured amber in color, thin white head. Bready, malty, molasses in aroma.Caramel, some soaked raisins and plummy notes in flavor. Bit boozy.

6.8

A below average barleywine no doubt. But not horribly off. Boozy and a bit thin and ashy, lacking the full bodied dried dark fruit complexity. Arendsnest ams

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Hazy purple brown pour. Aroma of raisin, vanilla, oak, caramelised malt, figs, dates and some herbs. Taste has bitter raisin, caramelised malt, booze, vanilla, dates, figs, caramel, bitter herbs and some yeast. Not bad, bit messy perhaps, but I like the strong flavor.

6.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

No head on a dark reddish brown still body. Huge aroma of malt, stewed fruit & toffee. Full bodied, smooth, greasy & oily on the tongue with a sticky back. Malt, demerara, syrup, jam, toffee & stewed fruit tastes. Definitely tasty.

7.5

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

30th November 2019
Almost clear reddish amber beer, a small bubbly pale tan head. Nose doesn’t start great for me, touch of rubber in there, it burns off a little, needs to breathe a bit. Palate is quite light:”, semi dry and has a surprising fine crispness. Fairly thin malts for the style but delivering plenty of flavour. A little toffee and cream. Ripe spicy fruits, touches of fig and prune. A light crisp spicy finish that is also warming. I like the way this barley wine packs a lot of flavour into a light and crisp palate.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown color. Malt, toffee and alcohol in the aroma. Malty sweet, caramelly flavor. Soft floral notes. Smooth, moderate carbonation. Not unpleasant.

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle. A clear dark amber beer with a beige head. Aroma of riped reddish fruits, raisins, caramel. Taste of riped red fruits, caramel, liquorice, slightly boozy.