Desponia
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.45
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Desponia is the Greek goddess of mysteries, and it’s the inscrutability of barrel-aging that we honor with this Barleywine-style Ale aged in oak barrels that have previously held wheated bourbon.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Olmost black with a brown head - Malt aroma with some wood barrel - Malt body with some roasted notes along with a good wood barrel flavour with some dark fruity tones as well - Malt finish with wood and some dark fruity tones - This was good
Tried
on 04 Jan 2025
at 10:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2024.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, bourbon, caramel, raisin.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, dried fruit, bourbon, caramel, raisin.
Where: MBCC 2024.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, bourbon, caramel, raisin.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, dried fruit, bourbon, caramel, raisin.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2024
at 09:06
8/10
Bottle 87. Amazing. Dark fruit, toffee smooth, balanced, loads of flavor. Amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2024
at 19:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @MBCC 2024, Blue Session. Nearly black, no head. Malty, roasted, dried fruit aroma. Sweet flavour, raisins, dark malt, some booze too.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2024
at 17:42
8/10
From backlog. Taster, On tap, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024. Almost Black with some brown head. Malts, yeast, Caramel, barrel, bourbon, sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2024
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Mikkeller bar Aarhus. Pours almost black with a small brown head. Aroma of malt, caramel, toffee, bourbon. Flavor is light sweet, malty, caramel, toffee, wood, bourbon, heavy alcohol. Medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. Boozy. 180524
Tried
on 18 May 2024
at 14:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Blue Session. Clear dark reddish brown beer. Aroma of roasted dark malt, dried fruits, bourbon. Taste of bourbon, dried dark fruits, caramel, raisins. Boozy finish.
Tried
on 15 May 2024
at 12:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ MBCC, 2024. Pours Amber with a White head. Deep, vinous and Woody. Dark fruit. Chewy. Fullbodied.
Tried
on 14 May 2024
at 05:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 13 May 2024
at 18:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at MBCC2024, Copenhagen. Color is clear Brown with very small head. Aromas and flavors: Some alcohol, chocolate...
Tried
on 10 May 2024
at 17:40