Barley Wine
Brasserie Vandekelder in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: 't HofbrouwerijkeBarley Wine - Barley Regular
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Score
6.44
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
No head, clear light red to cola-coloured beer. Typical nose of soured, barreled beer. There's quite some oxydation as well. Old wine. Sweet-sour, and again full oxydation. Strawberry sweets for children. Feels abnormally light - this is supposed to be barley wine, no? No carbonation, dead. This is not barley wine. This is something forgotten in a barrel, that previously harboured strawberry syrup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2023
at 08:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
Rating scores are an average of two separate tastings.
4/XI/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: VI/2024 (2023-xxx)
Ap: 6, Ar: 7, Fl: 6, Txt: 4, O: 5.5, Total: 5.9/10
Clear red to red brown beer, small crackling off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly, dissipating completely, looks like it’s infected? Aroma: lots of alcohol, sugary impression, lots of caramel, malty, some vanilla. MF: very lively carbon, medium body, lots of alcohol burn. Taste: a little malty, lots of alcohol,l very bitter, hoppy, more alcohol burn, a bit thin, some dried fruits, a bit metallic. Aftertaste: caramel, alcohol, hint of vanilla, very bitter hops, more alcohol, meh. Not a barley wine if you ask me! A thin quad at its best.
29/III/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Syntra Zytho class, BB: 18/?/? (was printed off-centre off the cap, so only the first numbers were readable) (2023-276)
Ap: 8, Ar: 8, Fl: 8, Txt: 6, O: 8, Total: 7.8/10
Clear amber to chestnut brown beer, creamy dense beige head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: alcohol, phenols, dissolvent, nail polish, malty, ripe banana, some dried fruits, caramel, yeasty touch, some prunes, nice. MF: lively carbon, medium body, a bit thin for a real barley wine. Taste: sweet start, caramel, banana peel, bitter touch, gentle roast, sweet, sugary, some dried fruits, pretty nice actually. Aftertaste: sugary, caramel, sweet chocolate, alcohol touch, ripe to overripe banana, yeasty touch, sugary, dried fruits, figs and dates, gentle dry bitterness from the hops in the finish.
4/XI/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: VI/2024 (2023-xxx)
Ap: 6, Ar: 7, Fl: 6, Txt: 4, O: 5.5, Total: 5.9/10
Clear red to red brown beer, small crackling off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly, dissipating completely, looks like it’s infected? Aroma: lots of alcohol, sugary impression, lots of caramel, malty, some vanilla. MF: very lively carbon, medium body, lots of alcohol burn. Taste: a little malty, lots of alcohol,l very bitter, hoppy, more alcohol burn, a bit thin, some dried fruits, a bit metallic. Aftertaste: caramel, alcohol, hint of vanilla, very bitter hops, more alcohol, meh. Not a barley wine if you ask me! A thin quad at its best.
29/III/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Syntra Zytho class, BB: 18/?/? (was printed off-centre off the cap, so only the first numbers were readable) (2023-276)
Ap: 8, Ar: 8, Fl: 8, Txt: 6, O: 8, Total: 7.8/10
Clear amber to chestnut brown beer, creamy dense beige head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: alcohol, phenols, dissolvent, nail polish, malty, ripe banana, some dried fruits, caramel, yeasty touch, some prunes, nice. MF: lively carbon, medium body, a bit thin for a real barley wine. Taste: sweet start, caramel, banana peel, bitter touch, gentle roast, sweet, sugary, some dried fruits, pretty nice actually. Aftertaste: sugary, caramel, sweet chocolate, alcohol touch, ripe to overripe banana, yeasty touch, sugary, dried fruits, figs and dates, gentle dry bitterness from the hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 29 Mar 2023
at 18:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle. A hazy amber beer with a off-white head. Aroma of dried dark fruits, yeast, caramel. Taste of dried fruits, booze, caramel, dark malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2022
at 17:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Trockener Beginn mit Noten von Kakao und trockenem Malz. Etwas herb, dunkel würzig, behäbig. Zum Ende schokoladiger, dennoch insgesamt spärlich. 9/8/9/8/10/8
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2022
at 17:38