Grain Reaper
Springdale Beer Company in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.01
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Reap the rewards of our patience. A barleywine-style ale brewed with locally malted rye from our friends at Valley Malt in Hadley, MA and aged seven months in ex-bourbon barrels.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown in color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark fruits, caramel/toffee malts, barrel/woody vibes, touch of vanilla, some earthy sweetness
Flavor: mirrors the prior noted aromas sweetly in a woody to earthy and fruity sort of way; dark fruity/woody barrel finish
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; some smoothness but also a trickle of barrel spice nipping at the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done barrel aged barleywine, wish I could get that again. Eh, oh well, there's other greatness out there.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown in color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark fruits, caramel/toffee malts, barrel/woody vibes, touch of vanilla, some earthy sweetness
Flavor: mirrors the prior noted aromas sweetly in a woody to earthy and fruity sort of way; dark fruity/woody barrel finish
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; some smoothness but also a trickle of barrel spice nipping at the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done barrel aged barleywine, wish I could get that again. Eh, oh well, there's other greatness out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2026
at 14:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours dark brown. Biscuit, caramel, light bitterness, toffee, dried fruit. Medium body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2021
at 05:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Ginger Man NYC. Pours hazy amber with a beige head. Fruit cake, caramel, alcohol. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2021
at 16:19