Barley Wine
Marble Beers in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.10
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Alengrin (11675) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
The basic, English style barleywine by this reputed craft brewery in Manchester, 2021 batch so two year old vintage at the time of sampling; shared bottle at Bar Beenhouwer. Initially thick and frothy, pale yellowish beige, dense head, slowly diminishing over a clear bronze-tinged deep amber beer, misty further on. Aroma of candied orange peel, dried peach, fig compote, dry biscuit, caramel, brandy, cranberry sauce, rosehip, raisins, very old brown honey, touch sweet pipe tobacco, tamarillo, medium dry sherry, tawny port, moist white pepper. Sweet onset, candied orange, fig and raisins, soft carb, vinous body made thicker and more syrupy by a layer of honeyish sugary sweetness, heavily draped over caramelly, biscuity and sweet-nutty maltiness. A touch of nougat and lingering dried or candied fruits, candied orange peel up front, grace a long, warming, soothing finish, with a streak of brandy-like alcohol highlighting the flavours once more. A peppery hop bitter accent appears, but the end remains dominated by biscuity malts, honeyish sweetness, warming alcohol and candied fruits. Gracefully aged, complex, warming even if for a barleywine the alcohol remains proportionally well hidden, sweet and a bit desserty but not too much so for an English style barleywine: this is a true gem. Second time in one evening that Marble manages to stun me.
Bierkoning (17700) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask @ BBF 2011. Amber color. Intense aroma of dried fruit. Thoroughly hopped, well noticeable in spite of the malty sweetness and the dried fruit in the flavor. Great balance.
Idiosynkrasie (18028) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
750ml bottle. Cloudy, dark amber colour with late awakening, small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Sweet-ish toffee malty aroma, hints of candied fruit, raisin, alcoholic pall. Taste is initially dry, papery, malty, later bitter hoppy, remnants of some surviving citrusy hop, still slightly papery caramel malty basis with toffee touch. Exactly of that "instant headache" Barley Wine-type I don’t like.
Martin Lindström (24359) ticked Barley Wine from Marble Beers 11 years ago
Palme (4405) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
0.75l corked bottle from myberwerytap. It's really cloudy this, dark deep honey colored and the bubbles in the beer sticks to the glass. It also has a small islandy yellow-ish and sidesticking head. Lovely caramel and sweet on the nose this! It somehow after being stored for the better part of two years in my kitchen smell hoppy. There is also a really round and deep oxidized tone all over this. Lots of lovely aroma. Yeah, the oxidation continues in the taste alright. Lots of nuts, bright caramel, some alcohol and a whole bunch of cortex like wood syrup. It's just below average on the carbonation level and it's giving me a really gliding oily mouthfeel. In the finish there are lots of ripe fruits, like banana, that sweet orange exotic thing I never remember the name of and overdue sweet honey melon. Enjoying this one. 05.04.2013
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
19th December 2011
Very hazy dark amber beer, residual off white head. Smooth palate with just a hint of carbonation. Pretty sweet malt compensated by loads of fresh piney hop with a trace of mint and a whisper of citrus. Semi dry finish.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 c&c shared by Marcus. Pours hazy orange amber. Aroma is more fruit than brown sugar. Med body. Flavor is light brown sugar with some soft fruity aspects. Heat is noticeable in the gullet. Develops something akin to maple with time. As the sugar finally leaves, it goes towards bitter.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty spicy caramel hoppy aroma with hints of dark fruit. Sweetish malty caramel and dark fruit flavor with hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of fruits and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of yeast, alcohol, acetone, and rotten fruits, leading to a dry finish.
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Barley Wine from Marble Beers 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Alice. Pours a cloudy opaque amber with a small, rough off-white head. Perfumy tea-like aroma. Rich body, somewhat caramellish with a heavy bitterness - British hops. 270812