Vault City Barrel Aged Barleywine

Barrel Aged Barleywine

 

Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Collab with: Dead End Brew Machine / Tartarus Beers
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.40
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 33
our Barleywine was barrel aged for 6 months in ex-whisky, ex-sherry casks imparting a delicate sweetness among notes of Christmas cake.

Malt-driven flavours dominate the flavour profile from a combination of Melanoidin, Special B, and Crystal Malt, while Ernest and Olicana hops work with an unusual choice of NEIPA yeast to enhance the unique fruity character.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Happy bealted 1250-mas! Clear copper pour with a small white head. Aromas of whisk(e)y, sherry, red wine, candied orange, wood, vanilla, red berries. Taste is cream, whisk(e)y, marmalade, sherry, red wine, vanilla, red berries/plums, some (smoked) wood. Nice boozy finish, too.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 22:35


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8.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Sterk Amsterdam webstore. Super elegancja, aromat daktyle, figi suszone na sloncu, przypalony karmel, nuty kawy, scherry, wisnie w czekoladzie. Beczka wyczuwalna idzie debina w aromacie, troche wanilia przemieszana z kwaskowym profilkiem, Pyszne szkockie barley wine

Tried from Bottle from Sterk Avondverkoop on 04 Sep 2025 at 20:03


9

Baaazzinnggg

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2024 at 19:56


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle shared, reddish brown, small head. Aroma is sweet, vanilla, whisky, wood, fruit, dark ripe fruit, hint of coffee. Taste is the same, sweet, malt, ripe fruit, plums, coffee, vanilla, wood. Very nice

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2024 at 20:34


8

Caramel, molasse, whisky, liquorice

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2024 at 20:15


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottled, huge thanks people! At Drinkoteka. Hazy red body, off-white head.Red fruit and caramel in the aroma aroma, pleasant vanilla, some grainy touches and alcohol. Lean, dry taste, forest fruit, nutty, tannic touches, pleasant tastes, but too astringent taste-wise, shame.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2023 at 18:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

375mL bottle, pours a dark orangey brown with a small beige head. Aroma is fairly hot, with lots of whiskey barrels, perfumey notes, bready malt, and toasted caramel. Flavour is along the same lines, with bready caramel, toffee, and some perfumey whiskey barrels. A bit jagged, lacking refinement, and somewhat chaotic. Not an expert barley wine by any means, but works OK. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2023 at 23:52


7

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2023 at 02:13


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours clear very dark amber with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, chocolate, dried fruit, vanilla, light whisky. Flavor is light sweet, rich malty, caramel, toffee, light chocolate, vanilla, barrel, light whisky and sherry notes, some alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, light sweet finish with warming alcohol. 190923

Tried on 19 Sep 2023 at 13:56


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear amber-pale brown. Malt, vanilla, caramel, a bit of acetaldehyde, some fruitiness, sweet, some alcohol.

Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2023 at 12:07