Thomas Hardy's Ale (2018) - Golden Edition 50th Anniversary
(Batch of Thomas Hardy's Ale (2018-2022))
Interbrau in Villafranca Padovana (PD), Veneto, Italy 🇮🇹
Brewed at/by: MeantimeBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.51
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Amber coloured Barley Wine laden with bronze glints.
On the nose, straight away the bouquet has impact, intensity and complexity with notes of both candied and alcohol-soaked fruit, dried figs, fresh tobacco and chocolate, while a caramel sensation is perceived but remains in the background.
In the mouth, the initial sensation is of incredible density and softness, a silky warmth accompanying memories of bitter orange marmalade, dried fruit and chestnut honey. The finale provides a refreshing, slightly sharp hint that adds harmony and balance.
The vintage 2018 Golden Edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Thomas Hardy’s Ale, first produced in 1968.
Ingredients: Warminster Marris Otter and Light Crystal malts. Fuggle and Golding hops. Top fermenting yeasts.
On the nose, straight away the bouquet has impact, intensity and complexity with notes of both candied and alcohol-soaked fruit, dried figs, fresh tobacco and chocolate, while a caramel sensation is perceived but remains in the background.
In the mouth, the initial sensation is of incredible density and softness, a silky warmth accompanying memories of bitter orange marmalade, dried fruit and chestnut honey. The finale provides a refreshing, slightly sharp hint that adds harmony and balance.
The vintage 2018 Golden Edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Thomas Hardy’s Ale, first produced in 1968.
Ingredients: Warminster Marris Otter and Light Crystal malts. Fuggle and Golding hops. Top fermenting yeasts.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från SB. Allt känns igen men kanske lite större och ner harmonisk redan vid relativt ung ålder. Fruktkaka, knäck, söta äpplen, honung och en lite kryddig beska. Mycket gott och perfekt till julkakorna och knäcken.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2019
at 19:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from BestOfBeers. Hazy red brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, heavy dried fruit and light wood. Flavor is very sweet. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 151119
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2019
at 20:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle @Birrifugio Trastevere (Rome). Ambrata viva, leggermente torbida, schiuma leggera a bolle grossolane. Al naso note di marzapane, pian di spagna imbevuto, caramello, marmellata d'arancia, frutta sotto spirito. In bocca è dolce all'attacco, con chiusura amarognola, etilica, frutta matura. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Discreta.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2019
at 19:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Kobber klar skum ingen Alc nødder chokolade malt Bitter modrate sød lidt Flad blød
Tried
on 25 Oct 2019
at 19:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear dark copper color with almost no head. Aromas of dark fruits, molasses, and some booze. Sweet molasses flavors with raisins and plums. A little more boozy than the 2017 version. Medium to full body with no carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2019
at 03:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Något mörkare rostbrun, liten smutsvit krona. Som en lite tyngre variant av den vanliga. Mer av allt. Bränt socker, lite likör/efterrättsvin, nötiga inslag, torkad frukt, övermoget äpple. Stor, tjock kropp.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2019
at 19:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Wonderful bottle. Great design, cool how they list some special TH releases. But with all that info, nothing to detail how this version is different. Pours a murky reddish hue with a small dissipating head. A clear TH nose, fresh berries and big malts. Sweet, big malts, more berries, some toffee. The palate is thin. Sort of boozy, I'd expect a barrel or multiple barrels to be involved. Not sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2019
at 07:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Julio's Deep amber in color bordering on copper with a decent sized long lasting off white head. Rich bready toasty toffee and caramel maltiness with bits of dark dried fruits and a fair amount of warming alcohol. Doesn't seem as harsh as the older Hardy's did when they were fresh and I quite enjoyed sipping on this beer. Might need a little bit of age to come into its brilliance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2019
at 01:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
hazy reddish amber colour, moderate sized creamy beige-ish-yellowish off-white head; aroma of soy sauce, apricot jam, prune, slight grape(seeds) and biscuits; taste of biscuit with apricot and plum jam, syrupy sweetness and some spicy alcohol; good one!
Tried
on 10 Jun 2019
at 18:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ As Thomas Hardy's Ale 50th Anniversary ].Bottle # 00629. Clear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit, figs, dates, wood, alcohol, light vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, dried fruit, figs, dates, wood, alcohol, light vanilla - barrel. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190604] 8-3-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2019
at 10:34