Cult of Oak Cannae

Cannae

 

Cult of Oak in Netherton, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Alpha Delta Brewing
  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.01
ABV: 10.7% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Cannae, the archetypal battle of annihilation.

We took our legendary Alpha Delta Collab "Phalanx", the formidable 135 Min IPA, and introduced it to one of our Oloroso barrels for 8 months. This has created a intricate barleywine.

The Olorosso barrel brings an aroma of walnut and spice that melds with the hops from Phalanx. Big flavours then follow: marmalade, dried fruits, truffle, tobacco and tannins.

"Of a truth the gods have not bestowed all things upon the same person. You know how to conquer, Hannibal; but you do not know how to make use of your victory" - Maharbal.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

750mL bottle, pours a deep dark orange, tiny head. Aroma is quite oxidized, with caramel, bready malt, and plenty of oxidation. Flavour is heavily oxidized, with bready malt, caramel, and booze. The oxidation is well-situated, finishing malty and yet dry. Good stuff but far from excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2025 at 04:00


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Generation Craft Ashford. Cloudy dirty mid brown colour lasting beige head. Aroma of brown sugar sweet aroma. Quite a good barley wine. Good structure. some dryness on the finish. hides abv well. decent.

Tried from Draft on 29 Oct 2022 at 11:26


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Riverside Beer Fest 22. Aroma is sweet snd boozy, presumably picked up a lot from the barrel. Opaque dark amber. Frothy foamy white head. Sweet flava. Dark fruits and booze. Syrupy. Medium bodied. Oily. Average carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Lovely stuff

Tried on 03 Jun 2022 at 19:50