7.6

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

330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Deep dark body, fragile lacing, scattered lacing. Attractive on the nose with dried and dark fruit, mid-sweet. Solid taste profile includung moments of caramel malts, dried fruits, and oak. Long-lived, warming finish, mid-sweet. Well bodied. Slow sipper enjoyment (Tromsø, 06.06.2025). --- Beer merged from original tick of Happy Birthday (To Us) Collaborative Barleywine on 23 Jan 2022 at 09:45 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Aker Brygge. Scattered lacing from a beige, bubbly head, hazy ruby-amber body. Inviting smell of dried fruits and bread-like malts. Rich dried fruity flavours, supported by almond, hints of caramel, and grain. Lingering, mid-sweet dried fruity ending. Full bodied. Decent sipper (Hotel room, Oslo 19.01.2022).

7.5

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

6.5

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

Utseende: Mørk brun.
Lukt: Rosin, vinøst.
Smak: Rosin, vinøst.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-8-6=6.5, Boks@330ml, ABV@10.5%, Når@2025.02.14.
Hvor: Folk & Røvere, Bergen
Navn: Happy Birthday (To Us) Collaborative Barrel Blend Barleywine
Stil: BARLEY WINE
Bryggeri: 7 Fjell Bryggeri

7

0,33 litre Bottle, from Vinmonopolet Lillehammer, at home. Dark brown with some offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, Caramel, sweetness.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Unclear amber pour and a fine head. Pleasant intensity in the aroma. Not to sweet and a mellow fine carbonation level. Dangerously easy to drink. Felt a bit thin actually. Toffee, dried fruit, mild oak, malty and some yeast in the flavor. [Bottle from Vinmonopolet at Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway]

7.4

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

6

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

Bottled 330ml (PBF XIII)
Ruby colour, small beige head. Sweet berryish aroma. Medium-bodied. Sweetish berryish and a bit toffeish and yeasty. Some alcohol.

6.8

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

Bottled@PBF XIII (from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some liquorice, mild sweet malts tones. Flavour is liquorice, some alcohol, wooden and some more wood.

7

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

33cl bottle. PBF XIII. Poured mahogany in color. Bready malts, some caramel, barrel notes. feels light overall.

6.2

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

--Bottled at PBF XIII. -- Clear copper colour, mid sized head. Caramelly nose. Mid sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and dates. Vodka-like mid bitter finish.