Splice the Mainbrace
Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Agder, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.84
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Splice the Mainbrace is a full-bodies and warming English Barleywine matured in Madeira casks. The casks contribute a broad specter of flavors raging from dried fruit to honey and chocolate.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Chestnut colour. The aroma is wild - I mean there’s a lot of madeira, it’s quite estery as well. On the palate, the bitterness is high, again the esters are quite big, then it picks up a big madeira note in the woody finish. Off-dry, even though the base feels like it has some sweetness. That’s a unique character, really cool. Name's cool, too, fitting for this beer.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2025
at 05:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml @ Ryan's shared with Josh (thx for the beer, dude!).
Aroma: dark fruits, some oak, slightly sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, some tea notes.
Overall: enjoyable.
Aroma: dark fruits, some oak, slightly sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, some tea notes.
Overall: enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2025
at 06:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 330mL bottle (bb 28.01.34; pkg 21.03.24). Dark brown with minimal beige head. Nice madeira vinous background with dark dried fruits and some honey. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2025
at 06:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is full of intense red wine barrels, some molasses, dark dried fruits, and toffee. Flavour is complex, with lots of complex sweet red wine, dark dried fruits, and molasses. Finishes sweet, with vinous, dark dried fruitiness. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Elizabeth Station
on 22 Aug 2025
at 06:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Draft.
A- Black color, black liquid, minimal head.
A- Chocolate, cherry, port wine, slightly boozy.
F- Port wine, dark cherries, chocolate, mild booze, raisins.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish.
O- So smooth. A touch sweet but absolutely delicious.
A- Black color, black liquid, minimal head.
A- Chocolate, cherry, port wine, slightly boozy.
F- Port wine, dark cherries, chocolate, mild booze, raisins.
T- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish.
O- So smooth. A touch sweet but absolutely delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2025
at 00:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at mini-tasting. Opaque dark brown color, medium to full sized light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, dark malts a bit, caramel-ish, heavy barrel influence. Flavor is malts, again heavy barrel, also some overripe fruit notes in an intense way, sweet liquor soaked raisins, lingering intense fruit-boozy and somewhat bitter notes. Heavy, thick texture, average carbonation. Not exactly my kind of beer but definitely well brewed.
Tried
on 24 May 2025
at 20:18
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2025
at 22:39
7/10
Erg alcoholisch. #barleywine #noorwegen
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2025
at 18:34
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Ohhhhh yeah. This one was a really pleasure treasure.
Almost black in the glass and a fine head. Good lacing.
Fine intensity in the aroma.
Not to sweet for a beer like this. Gentle carbonated. Pleasant to drink.
Dried fruits, chocolate, some roast, vinous, some oak in the flavor
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Rygge, Norway]
Almost black in the glass and a fine head. Good lacing.
Fine intensity in the aroma.
Not to sweet for a beer like this. Gentle carbonated. Pleasant to drink.
Dried fruits, chocolate, some roast, vinous, some oak in the flavor
[Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Rygge, Norway]
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Rygge
on 22 Jan 2025
at 18:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
YG 101124. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma is sugar, alcohol, coffee, chocolate. Flavor is sugar, alcohol, madeira, honey, chocolate, coffee, vinous, dried fruit, oak. Very nice beer.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 08:58