The Empress
Wander Beyond Brewing in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.03
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This beer is the barrel aged version of ‘The Emperor’, one of the most viscous beers we have ever produced, it is super silky with a smooth full body. This dark barleywine has then been aged for a further 15 months in a blend of scotch whisky and bourbon barrels. The soft aromas of treacle, toffee and fruit cake remain from the original, however they are now accompanied by warming notes of spirit. The flavour opens up with an initial hit of sweetness, light caramel and stewed fruits which develop into raisins, figs and honey backed up by a sweet bourbon hit. A soft carbonation supports the complexity of the beer. A fully decadent beer best shared with good friends.
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8/10
Medium body, really syrupy viscosity. A bit too sweet, caramel and english toffee, whisky in thevfinish, more scotch than bourbon. A bit unbalanced but pretty nice.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2023
at 22:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler fill from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours oily black with a thin tan head. Aromas of raspberry, coconut, liquorice, tar, whisky. Taste is more of the same. Rich and indulgent stuff.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Jul 2023
at 11:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from rad beer at home. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are sweet caramel and whisky. Big and boozy body.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2023
at 19:02
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is caramel, raspberry, vanilla, lemon, coconut, cranberry, hint of smoke, taste is similar, sweet, chewy, hint of chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2023
at 07:52