The Big Bad - Barrel Aged Barley Wine
Alter Ego Brewing Co. in Heanor, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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Rebrewed in February 2023 with some recipe tweaks. Superbly balanced barley wine, malty, fruit cake, full bodied. Aged in an Islay Whisky barrel
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Smokey, peat & whisky aroma. Malt, whisky, bitter & boozy tastes. Nice enough
Tried
on 15 Sep 2024
at 14:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 05/03/24. Dark mahogany brown with a thin beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is smoked malts, campfire, oak, spice, tangy fruit rinds, vinous. Taste comprises stewed fruits, smoked malts, peated tones, figs, charr, fruit cake mix, Islay well evident, dates, burnt toffee, light TCP/medicinal hit. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Not bad but lacks some balance.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2024
at 18:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Pours deep ruby, nose is peat smoke, vanilla, caramel, berries, marzipan, taste is similar, sweet up front, dry smoky finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Big Bad Barrel Aged Barley Wine on 06 Feb 2024 at 14:13 - Score: 8
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2024
at 14:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
27th January 2024
Can. A mild haze on this amber beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, quite light, quite dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin but smooth malts, thin creamy caramel. Mild vanilla barrel. Islay whiskey can be pretty fucken smooth, but here there is soft whiskey soaked fruits but much bigger band aid elements. Airy soft semi dry finish brings a little more alcohol spice. A tidy barleywine that just exists to serve it's barrel, but the barrel in this case, is a bit to forward in the peat department for my taste. Peat lovers will no doubt, think differently.
Can. A mild haze on this amber beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, quite light, quite dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin but smooth malts, thin creamy caramel. Mild vanilla barrel. Islay whiskey can be pretty fucken smooth, but here there is soft whiskey soaked fruits but much bigger band aid elements. Airy soft semi dry finish brings a little more alcohol spice. A tidy barleywine that just exists to serve it's barrel, but the barrel in this case, is a bit to forward in the peat department for my taste. Peat lovers will no doubt, think differently.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2024
at 11:33