John Barleycorn
(has 3 batches)
Mad River Brewing in Blue Lake, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.01
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A rich hue of dark amber with warm caramel aromas. Full body, toasty, light chocolate with hints of raisin, nutmeg, and dried fruit. The ideal winter warmer best served in a snifter. Ages extremely well.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Vintage 2014. Color: Ruby, almost no head. Taste: Sweet malts, alcohol, sticky toffee, grainy. Hints of red fruit. More hoppy and some spicy and citrus notes at the finish. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2017
at 09:29
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
dark amber to reddish brown colour, large, dense yellowish-beige head; aroma of herbs, caramel, biscuits,orange zest, some floral and overripe tropical fruity notes; bittersweet taste with intensive herbal notes, overripe fruits, syrup and biscuits; not bad!
Tried
on 01 May 2016
at 08:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle (abv 10%, 2014 vintage, from firma bier). Pours copper with beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruits. Flavor is sweet and bitter, malt, caramel, fruits, bit stick. Finish is sweet and dry bitter. Overall: very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 12:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Mad River John Barleycorn Barleywine 10.8% A good value high ABV brew is this one imported by Ezo Beer. Pouring a deep brown with ruby accents. Sweet zesty citrus aroma coupled with sweet caramel. Full bodied and malty sweet with a lightly roasty caramel that’s nicely balanced by a dose of citrusy hops. A barleywine for those who enjoy hops makes it a solid winter warmer.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2016
at 05:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
barley wine bottle share on 1/31. Malty, sweet aroma... fruity and floral. Malty, alcoholic and sweet up front. Nicely balanced, yet moderately bitter on the tail end with plenty of alcohol. Full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Long, astringent, bitter-sweet, slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2015
at 14:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2013 bottle. Very dark brown with a fat coat of beige head that disappears after a while. A: Spiced rummy fruitcake aroma with orange peel. Oily, lowish carbonation. Rich toffee and dried fruit, fruitcake spices, citrus peel. Some Oloroso notes, but nothing really cardboardish. Bitterness stands out a bit much at the end. Not bad. Suspect there will be a brief window in the next year when it will be pretty good. [3.4]Another try and it’s pretty charming. Robust and tasty rather than deep and refined. Dark fruits and toffee, enough bitterness to keep it from being oversweet. I like that it’s a beer and not a cocktail.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2014
at 06:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, from an IP trade with jtclockwork, cheers James 11/05/14. Clear dark amber with a moderate light beige covering that dissipates then retains. Nose is treacle toffee, brown sugars, candied fruit peel, light spice, fruit cake, brown sugars. Taste comprises toffee fudge, fruit cake, dates, figs, tobacco, light spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, boozey tones in a drying close. Solid enough barley wine, this one improved as it warmed a little bringing the flavours out a little more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2014
at 12:48