Giulia
Up Front Brewing in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.46
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English style barley wine, brewed in 2019 and aged in Côtes du Rhône red wine barrels for 2 years, then blended with another unique 3 month old English style barley wine and aged for a further 3 months on ripe Genoa figs and sticky Deglet Nour dates (70g/l).
Rich caramel and complex fruity layers, backed up with a smooth and gentle tannic vanilla backbone from the extended barrel aging - Giulia is a blend of sophistication and decadence.
Rich caramel and complex fruity layers, backed up with a smooth and gentle tannic vanilla backbone from the extended barrel aging - Giulia is a blend of sophistication and decadence.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Slightly cloudy, dark ruby colour with average, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, moderately lacing, dark sulphureous head. Sweet-ish, caramel malty, minimally fruity and fungous-woody aroma, hints of old marzipan, date, fig, a touch of blue grapes, cherry. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, bitter hoppy and slightly fruity, minimally woody, hints of date, fig, plum, dried fruit, a touch of cherry; well hidden alcohol.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well balanced, fairly fruity - pretty nice.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Well balanced, fairly fruity - pretty nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 29 Mar 2026
at 19:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Murky brown, nice cm+ of off white head never disappears. Aroma of bread, toffee, sourish red and dried fruit, oak. Just medium bodied, creamy. Dry despite toffee, some hints of sourness. Lots of fruit but fresh rather than dried dates. Spicy finish with a little cleansing acidity. Really good, might well go as long as the "cellar release" bb of 2033.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2025
at 12:26
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2023
at 10:38
8.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2023
at 21:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft, half pint. @Cork and Cage, Birmingham (UK). 18/02/2023 [#5.942 Global - #139 Scotland - #1 Up Front Brewing (My Scottish brewery #40)] Pours brown with a medium head. Aroma: wine barrels, figs and burnt caramel. Light boozy. Lots of barrels. Nice zwanze heavy glass provided by the waiter. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2023
at 09:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31st January 2023
Can. Hazy deep amber beer, decent pale tan head. Palate is airy and slightly soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft malts, soft creamy malts with a nice light caramel. The red wine barrel is a light touch, but still there is oaky vanilla and modest winey red berries. Far more obvious is the dates and the figs, a rounded ripe fruity richness with obvious date on the back end. Finishes smooth. A nicely conceived barleywine with layered flavours. A bit more more ooomph would not have gone amiss.
Can. Hazy deep amber beer, decent pale tan head. Palate is airy and slightly soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft malts, soft creamy malts with a nice light caramel. The red wine barrel is a light touch, but still there is oaky vanilla and modest winey red berries. Far more obvious is the dates and the figs, a rounded ripe fruity richness with obvious date on the back end. Finishes smooth. A nicely conceived barleywine with layered flavours. A bit more more ooomph would not have gone amiss.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2023
at 23:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Beerdome. Hazy brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 310123
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2023
at 18:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 15/01/23. Hazed mahogany to chestnut brown with a beige cap that veers to the edge. Nose is dark malts, herb, spice, dates, toffee, nutty, light booze. Taste comprises fruit cake, spice, toffee, booze, dates, brown sugars, vinous notes. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spike of alcohol. Ok sipper but just comes over a little tired.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2023
at 22:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Wingman Dave. A light hazed deep amber copper coloured pour with a fading loose magnolia head. Aroma is earthy twiggy, fruit cake, raisin, little soapy, prunes, brown sugars. Little musty red vinous notes on the nose. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, some age, prune juice, light tang, earthy, brown sugars, butterscotch. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2023
at 22:00
7/10
Tried
on 06 Jan 2023
at 23:00