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Granige Barley Wine, harsig, wat Amerikaans, mega zoet ook,rogge geeft goede volle smaak.

8.1

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

3rd February 2023
Can. Almost clear amber beer, small but bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light smooth malts, a very agreeable level of light creamy malts and caramel and toffee that are not even thinking about being over sweet. The barrel aging is rather lovely, light smooth barrel induced oak, fair serving of oaky vanilla. Soft rich okay whiskey soaked fruits, rich and plenty ripe. Whisper of marmaladey citrus peel in there. Light and semi dry finish brings a decent alcohol spice, but for an old boozehound like me, there was no alcohol heat. Bit of a slave to its barrel, but that is 100% A - OK with me, nowt wrong with that as long as the barrel is worthy of being central stage. This one, yeah - qualifies with aplomb.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Can. Murky brown with a broken off white head. Aroma of strong bread, toffee, figs, raisins, pine, lemon peel, mace, pepper. Full bodied but retains a lightness that really makes it. Medium low carbonation. Sweetish but with a combination of bitterness, citrus, spice and spirit it all gets whisked away at the end. Good with outstanding balance and texture.

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Not my thing

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

29/12/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG. Pours clear deep amber bronze with minimal head. Aroma of toffee, raisin, biscuit, coconut, rye, bread. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Medium to full body, slight sticky texture, low carbonation. Very nice.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda thanks to Fergus: Poured a caramel brown with a off white colored head. Aroma is boozy, sticky, rich malts, dark fruits, caramel. Taste is boozy, alcohol, light coconut, sticky, caramel, fruity, rich malts, so good.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can split at the Autumn Watford tasting, picked up onlinesville, 24/09/21. Hazed orange amber with a good sized off white cap that clears edgewards. Nose is rich fruit cake, brown sugar melt, dates, caramel. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee, dates, figs, brown sugars, light spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of booze. Tidy enough barley wine.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can shared in Watford - cheers to Cloin. Pours mostly clear gold with a small, foamy topping. Medium to big sweet flavour, lots of bready malts, pine, ripe oranges. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, more gooey citrus, pine, booze. Not bad.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can shared at Watford tasting. Many thanks to COLIN. A light HAZED caralr halo of beige head. Raspberry. Brown sugars. Shortcake. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, toffee, jammy. Raspberry. Blueberry. Can at home from CW online. A light hazed caramel amber coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, bruised sticky toffee apple, waxy wax jacket, brown sugars, brown leaves. Flavour is composed of medium sweet , sticky toffee, brown sugars, butterscotch, waxy notes, dried fruits, cakey. Palate is semi sweet, sticky, rounded, mellow carbonation. Some warming alcohol, but under control.