Maltvin (Blend #02)
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Evil Twin Brewing NYCBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.82
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Maltvin is an English Barleywine brewed in collaboration with our friend Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø of Evil Twin. We brewed and fermented a Barleywine with all English ingredients and then aged it in a combination of Willett Bourbon and Willett Rye barrels for 19 months before selecting a blend that exemplified notes of toffee, vanilla, nougat, and soft caramels that was then conditioned for several months in this bottle before release.
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8/10
Sweet and boozy, malty. Caramel, vanilla, dates, smooth and fruity. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2025
at 14:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Solid tasty evening sipper Dark in the glass with a small head. Good intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and a fine mellow carbonation level Dark malt, oak, some bourbon, toffee and fruity flavor [Bottle – shared with ChrisOfstad]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2024
at 12:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Venner, Copenhagen (Peders Pop UP) 08/05/2024 Dark sweet malty with notes of cocoa, caramel and toffee, dried fruit shred, spices, full body, sweet malty vanilla and spiced malty finish. Lovely drop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2024
at 08:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour, taster. @Peders, Copenhagen (Denmark). 08/05/2024 [#7.123 Global - #1.287 United States - #4 Side Project Brewing] Pours opaque dark brown with no head. Aroma: strong liquorice, nuts, bourbon and burnt toffee. Taste: strong liquorice, burnt caramel, vanilla and dried fruits. Balanced barrel aged. Lovely drop. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2024
at 10:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
A black beer, no head. Aroma of massiv bourbon, dried fruits, dark malt. Taste of bourbon, wood, whisky, strong chocolate malt, slightly boozy finish.
Tried
on 16 May 2024
at 14:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 09 May 2024
at 07:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Peders. Almost black without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, roasted malt and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 080524
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2024
at 15:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour shared by ClarkVV--thanks, Clark! Virtually opaque dark brown with nice viscosity, ring of head and no lacing. Aroma is strong spicy bourbon, caramel, milder vanilla and cocoa. Taste is bourbon, caramel, milder dark fruit. Silky smooth, soft carbonation, no harsh alcohol, finish as taste. Good but that word is disappointing when it comes to this brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2024
at 17:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle shared by ClarkVV, ty. Aroma is soft oak,bourbon, and yeast. The flavor is fine. Same as the aroma. Pretty good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2024
at 17:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750mL bottled 2023, drunk 4/12/24. Dark mahogany. Ruby highlights, clear. No head/brief bubbles. Port-like with chocolate, grape and light spice. Juicy raisin, vanilla and surprisingly tame spice from the Willett. Some caramel-toffee lingering. No booze. Clean and mellow. Getting more cherry as it warms/breathes. Raisin, wood, spicy Willett. If it wasn't heavy in the nose, it certainly is here. Malts are mellow, deep. Possibly a touch lighter than I'd prefer? Maybe still some last alcohol loosens it. Interesting, well-developed whiskey and English maltiness but just a touch boozey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2024
at 17:44