Barley Wine
Almasty Brewing Co. in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.12
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A single malt Barley Wine brewed with No.19 floor malted Maris otter barley. Boiled for 3 hours and delicately hopped with English Fuggles and East Kent Goldings. Conditioned for 12 months to develop a rich, sweet caramel and almond-like flavour that sticks to the senses.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours a dark orange colour with a thin white head, plenty of hops and malt in the aroma, the taste was medium bitterness with some sweetness coming through, to a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2025
at 06:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Orangey amber colour, no head and aroma of barley malt, molasses, toffee, caramel, marmalade hint. Taste is sweet, malty, toffee, caramel, molasses, orange note, fruit cake, with booze and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying boozy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2024
at 18:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
9/11/2024. Can from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours almost clear copper brown with a short lasting off-white head. Aroma is malted, golden syrup, toffee, biscuit, bread, dried fruits, fruit cake. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average to soft carbonation. Developed well.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2024
at 20:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 04/03/24. Almost clear deep golden to amber with a just off white cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is dusty fruits, caramel, dates, grains, brown sugar sprinkle, dark malts. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee, figs, caramel, good malt base, light earthy hop strains, dates, parkin cake. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Old skool life and a pleasant sipper at that.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2024
at 19:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
27th January 2024
Can. Just a light haze on this amber beer, small cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth caramel malts, a light and semi dry creamy malt. A modest alcohol spice starts to tingle in the mid, but there is no heat here, not for an old soak like me anyway! Fair rich ripe fruits on the back end, rich and smooth. Finishes smooth and semi dry and moderately spicy. A decent barleywine but tastes quite immature to me. This one needs time, I would say 3 years min, just to develop.
Can. Just a light haze on this amber beer, small cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth caramel malts, a light and semi dry creamy malt. A modest alcohol spice starts to tingle in the mid, but there is no heat here, not for an old soak like me anyway! Fair rich ripe fruits on the back end, rich and smooth. Finishes smooth and semi dry and moderately spicy. A decent barleywine but tastes quite immature to me. This one needs time, I would say 3 years min, just to develop.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2024
at 18:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can shared at Branston. Hazy brownish amber colour with an off white. Aroma and taste are malty sweet and caramel. Light sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2023
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the beatnikz tap, Manchester. A mostly clear golden orange amber coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is sticky toffee candy floss, brown sugars, brandy snap sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jammy apple, brown sugars. Marshmallow. Palate is semi sweet. Sticky, moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2022
at 17:19
6/10
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 17:11