Black Barleywine (2024)
Hawkers Beer in Reservoir, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
Score
7.17
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Packed in July - old enough IMHO. Very dark brown with a 1/2 cm of beige head that's soon at the rim 3+. Malty and dried fruit aroma with stouty hints. So it tastes, with plenty of bitterness that doesn't rush in (enough that I guess this will be excellent next winter but not in 5 years). Warm but no unintegrated alcohol. No spirits or barrel this year and slightly the better for it.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2024
at 14:41
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From a 440ml can on 7/9/2024. Pours a deepest brown with a medium light tan head. The nose is sweet and malty - light caramel, toffee and stewed fruit. It does have a barleywine/stout aspect to it, with a touch of stout roastiness and coffee presenting in the background. But the barleywine side is dominant - again caramel, toffee, dark and dried fruit. Sweetish up front with nice countering bitterness. The palate is lightly syrupy, the carbonation moderate. Actually quite subtle in some ways for such a big beer, but really satisfying.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 13:12