Three Hills Brewing Barrel Aged Birthday Barley Wine I

Barrel Aged Birthday Barley Wine I

 

Three Hills Brewing in Woodford, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
Score
7.42
ABV: 13.7% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Aged in a lone Speyside barrel for 22 months, decadent flavours of oak, whiskey, heather and raisins, are wrapped in a robust yet soft, deeply complex barley wine.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 16 May 2025 at 21:08


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

Quite clear, deep amber brown body with practicaly no head. Strong aroma of dark malt, dry fruit, caramel, oak, vinous alcohol and chocolate. Taste is moderate sweet, dark malt, mild roast, dry fruit, toffee, chocolate, wood, whisky sour, port and some bitternes. Balance body with long lasting aftertaste. Nice, tasty and pretty solid BW.

Tried on 13 Mar 2025 at 06:06


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

7/12/2024. Bottle bought direct from the Brewery. Pours close to black with a short lasting beige head. Aroma is woody, whiskey, chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, dried fruits, vanilla. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness, very slight whiskey sours. Medium body, smooth but a little thinner than expected, soft carbonation. Nice boozy finish. Liked this.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2024 at 12:23


8

Uklar brun med brunt skum som daler fort. Aroma eik whisky rosin alkohol malt lakris mandel. Smak eik whisky plomme lakris alkohol malt sjokolade mandel. Fyldig, smaksrik, soft, kraftig, servert litt for kald. Flaske kjøpt på TM og delt med Synny

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2024 at 19:43


8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Uklar Mørk brun med ekstremt kort, rødbrun topp. Aroma; Sjokolade, plomme, lakris, whisky, malt, eik, mandler, Smak; Eik, whisky, lakrisrot, mørk sjokolade, malt, rosiner, mandler, Chili (eller annen spicy frukt) kommer sigende i ettersmak. Myk i munnfølelse, fyldig, lang kraftig ettersmak. (Servert litt for kald) Delt med Leif.

Tried on 13 Feb 2024 at 18:44


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

12th April 2023
Almost clear but very deep brown beer, no head, which is off no great surprise, the bottle was silent on opening. Smooth palate, slightly viscous, precious little carbonation. Quite a savoury barleywine this, spicy and savoury. Rich ripe whiskey soaked fruits. Touch of marmite. Speyside caramelised fruits before an alcohol spicy finish. A bit flat and a bit savoury but entertainingly rich.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2023 at 20:23


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Color: Almost black, no head. Aroma: Sweetish, caramel, toffee, vanilla. Taste: Medium sweet, moderate bitterness. Toffee, caramel, Whiskey, some oak wood, heather, almonds. Notes of raisins, dark dried fruit. Almost no carbonation. Over medium to full body. Nice one but would benefit from some more carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2022 at 19:52