Bottle 50 cl. Pours a dark, opaque brown with an underlying orangey hue and a small, rough, beige head. Sweet overripe fruit in the nose, molasses. But the oak chips with sharp tannins dominate. Rich, sweet body, prickly alcohol and a low carbonation. But again the dry, crude oak chips loaded with tannins dominate the beer. Another example of how you cannot get the notes of barrel aging by simply adding oak chips. Will it be better in 450 years? I doubt it... 210423

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Deep reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is plum, some dried fruits, mild alcohol and some toffee with some slight herbal tones. Flavour is red berries, dried fruits, mild alcohol with some toasted and dry wooden tones. Long wooden dry aftertaste.

Bottle 500ml. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰 💻👀

[ As Grauballe White Oak Dark Barley Wine ].
ABV: 13.6%. Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, sweet malt, oak, barrel, sweet malt, dried fruit, malty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, toasted, wood - oak, barrel, dried fruit, malty, alcohol - phenol - resin. A bit ruff - unbalanced. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20230318]
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Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark orange colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.