Old Embalmer
Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.88
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Old Embalmer Barleywine Ale has been a favorite since it was first brewed in 1999, and true to its name, is a great beer for the cellar. Brewed with copious amounts of malts, this year’s version features X-431 hops, a limited variety that lends tropical, dark red fruit and citrus qualities for brilliant balance and a velvety finish.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
August 2014: 650 ml bottle, vintage 2013, yellow label and wax, Limited Edition No. 11. ABV is 10.2%. Featuring X-431 hops. At Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Amber colour, large head, slightly off-white. Strong sweetish aroma, notes of caramelized orange marmalade, notes of molasses and some fresh oranges too, hints of oak. Rich flavour, sweet and malty as expected, but not cloying or sickening. Citrus fruit and caramel again, with distinct bittering hops in the finish and aftertaste. Warming mouthfeel. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cardinal
on 04 Jan 2025
at 04:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650ml bottle [ '13]. Hazy, reddish amber colour with slightly late awakening, small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Slightly sugary malty and fruity aroma, notes of caramel and dreid fruit, raisin, some marzipan, a touch of toffee and apricot. Taste is moderately sweet malty, minimally sugary, bitter hoppy counterweight, fruity hints of dried fruit, apricot, raisin, soem caramel, toffee, marzipan, a minimally dry, papery touch. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2019
at 12:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Albertsons. 2012 vintage. Aging had not gone well. Flat, mahogany pour, no head. Sweet, caramel aroma, a little off. Taste follows, going further downhill, medicinal, sweet, leathery, tobacco, dry. Sharp tang with no alcohol warmth. 2013 vintage comes in much better. Sweet, malty and strong. Heavy weight, warming.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2018
at 23:14
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2018
at 11:01
8/10
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Tried
on 07 Sep 2018
at 09:13
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
27.12.2017, 0,65l bottle (2013 vintage) @ home:
Soft gusher. Big bubbly-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish mineraly, weeds, grass, fruit stones, dried fruits, oak, minerals, dusty cellar, harsh citrus peel, bark, old dusty hops. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, minerals, grass, bark, fruit stones, harsh citrus peel, dusty cellar, dried fruits, alcohol, old dusty hops, hay. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough, too old I guess...
Soft gusher. Big bubbly-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish mineraly, weeds, grass, fruit stones, dried fruits, oak, minerals, dusty cellar, harsh citrus peel, bark, old dusty hops. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, minerals, grass, bark, fruit stones, harsh citrus peel, dusty cellar, dried fruits, alcohol, old dusty hops, hay. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough, too old I guess...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2017
at 15:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.65l waxed bottle. Quite a cloudy looking one this. Really cloudy, deep orange or even amber in color. A good looking off-white head - really good for the genre. Like the aroma. Loaded with red berries. Red currant and lingonberries. Toffee sweetness, lots of malty caramel. Malt drops and red apple sweetness. Smells really nice and inviting. Tastes nice also, but it's surprisingly thin analyst light bodied for a 10 percenter. Lots of red berries here, toffee and red apples. Shocking lightdrinkable. Almost a little refreshing. Little alco warmth in the aftertaste. 14.04.2017
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2017
at 14:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample from 2012 bottle during Blarney Wine Festival 2017 on 03/18/2017. The beer is a hazy dark copper-amber color with a medium thin light beige head that burns away steadily to a film. Stringy lacing. Aroma of malt, wood and citrus. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, oak, ripe fruit and a bit of grapefruity hops. The finish is boozy with a citrus and malt aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2017
at 15:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 2013 vintage (from Boxbeers). Pours amber with whiteish head. Aroma is sweet, caramelly, mashy, fruity. Flavor is sweet and bitter, caramel, fruits, malt, mash, citrus. Finish is sweet and bitter with some alcohol. Overall: good, but bit neutered (it is Widmer Brother’s beer) and underfermented.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2017
at 14:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Orange colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter fælavor. Powerfull nice candis notes. Long average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2016
at 13:20