Afton
Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.42
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Bourbon BA Wheat Wine aged in Wild Turkey Barrels for 22 months
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle pours out brown topped with a small sand head. Nose is nice rich malts toffee caramel and bourbon barrel. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel toffee malts pitfruit and some bourbon barrel vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2023
at 18:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Levi! Pours a a slightly hazy amber brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has boozy sweet grains and bourbon with a hint of wheat underlying. Flavor has lots of sweet grains and sweet wheat with some toffee and bourbon supporting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2022
at 01:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, huge tan head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is weathers and bourbon, toffee and vanilla. Hits the BIL high notes pretty well. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter, boozy and full of dark bourbon soaked toasted sugars. Full body. No infection noted (per prior review), but the high carb level may indicate that this is not one to cellar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2022
at 02:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Herndon location - turbid amber - semi- traditional flavor profile, with some notes of treacle and oxidation - some brighter notes of cherry, a slight acidity to balance the medium-high sweetness - moderate whiskey character - I sense a mild infection way in the back, which I actually think adds character and makes it seem a bit more authentically old-school British - I dig it.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2022
at 17:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Jon: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, caramel, chocolate. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, bourbony. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2022
at 02:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Aslin, Alexandria, VA. Sweet, syrupy and slightly boozy with some wheaty notes, some barrel, bourbon, vanilla and warming alcohol. A bit thin bodied, feels a bit unbalanced and hot.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2022
at 10:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown. Toffee, bourbon, vanilla, strawberry. Good oily body. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2022
at 21:01