Electric Roads
(has 6 batches)
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.02
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Electric Roads is a double barrel-aged barleywine. This blend showcases layers of toffee, maple, vanilla, almond, and dried apricot. The liquid touched Weller, Blantons, Elijah Craig, Bakers, and 1792 barrels. 3 Barleywine recipes joined this mix debuting a new maple barleywine thread named Bartz.
Batch #1: 2021
Batch #2: 2022
Batch #3: 2023
Batch #4: 2024
Batch #5: 2025
Batch #6: 2026
Batch #1: 2021
Batch #2: 2022
Batch #3: 2023
Batch #4: 2024
Batch #5: 2025
Batch #6: 2026
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught at the Cellar, 1/18/25.
Dark, clear. Little/no head.
Rich bourbon, big, mocha-laced maltiness with lots of caramel and light vanilla. Not boozey in the nose.
Rich and malty, lightly syrupy with huge caramel. Bourbon acidity sneaks up on you and explodes on the finish, joined by warming alcohol. A bit punchy and raw as a result. Has some great elements and perhaps it's just too young, but I'm glad I'm a SP member and not a PP member!
Dark, clear. Little/no head.
Rich bourbon, big, mocha-laced maltiness with lots of caramel and light vanilla. Not boozey in the nose.
Rich and malty, lightly syrupy with huge caramel. Bourbon acidity sneaks up on you and explodes on the finish, joined by warming alcohol. A bit punchy and raw as a result. Has some great elements and perhaps it's just too young, but I'm glad I'm a SP member and not a PP member!
Tried
from Draft
at
Side Project Cellar
on 19 Jan 2025
at 19:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with tons of toffee and dark caramel. Toasted bread and hints of mutes. Faint chocolate, treacle and molasses. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Light oak notes. Pours dark brown, almost black with a medium large, medium thick, light mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges. Flavor is somewhat sweet with loads of dark caramel and toffee. Lighter toasted bread and nuts with even lighter chocolate and treacle. Medium low bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid barleywine with great malt notes. Alcohol is well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2024
at 07:00
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from OS, many thanks! Dark brown with brief, beige head. Burnt caramel, dark fruit, bourbon, vanilla. Slightly boozy heat. Long caramel finish. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2024
at 13:50
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival 2024 on 03/22/2024.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2024
at 17:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Black beer with a tan head. Bourbon and light chocolate aroma. Chocolate and light dark fruit flavor with light bourbon. Medium bodied. Chocolate and dark fruit linger with light bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2024
at 19:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
dark brown oak.
Tons of caramel, milk chocolate, tons of oak, brown sugar, molasses sweet and tons of bourbon.
Tons of caramel, milk chocolate, tons of oak, brown sugar, molasses sweet and tons of bourbon.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2023
at 11:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours opaque mahogany, small tan head, minimal lacing. Aroma is toffee, bourbon, vanilla. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2023
at 05:59
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 500 ml shared at Vilaggio della Birra 2022. Black with beige head. Lots of caramel, toffee, chocolate, some drjed fruit, figs, bourbon. Medium sweetness. Medium to full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2023
at 20:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, wispy beige head, not much lacing. ARima is boozy, brandy, vanilla, toffee, werthers, date, fig, hint of cocoa. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2022
at 03:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Dark brown colour, no head. Aroma of dark sugars, dust, caramel, alcohol. Thick mouthfeel; strong molasses, dark sugars, with some liquorice and tar; trong alcohol burn too.
No elegance here, but it's a very bold beer.
Dark brown colour, no head. Aroma of dark sugars, dust, caramel, alcohol. Thick mouthfeel; strong molasses, dark sugars, with some liquorice and tar; trong alcohol burn too.
No elegance here, but it's a very bold beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2022
at 08:38