Svarog
Threshold Brewing & Blending in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
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7.26
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Svarog Jopen-Style Ale
Official 5th Anniversary Beer
A traditional high gravity style from Gdansk dating back as far as the middle ages and colloquially known as ‘Polish Barleywine.” Svarog is a smooth, rich and balanced Jopen aged in Westward Whiskey barrels for over 1 year.
Official 5th Anniversary Beer
A traditional high gravity style from Gdansk dating back as far as the middle ages and colloquially known as ‘Polish Barleywine.” Svarog is a smooth, rich and balanced Jopen aged in Westward Whiskey barrels for over 1 year.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can) clear, very bright orange amber color with a small white head; aroma of compote, jam; somewhat thick palate; balanced flavor with a long, medium bitter sweet finish
Tried
from Can
from
New Seasons Market - Fisher’s Landing
on 09 Jul 2025
at 05:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Brewers Haven. Dark brown pour, small bubbly head disappears quickly. Sweet, malty aroma with boozy notes coming in last. Taste brings the strength right away, malty, sweet, boozy. Alcohol burn lingers.
Tried
from Can
at
Brewer's Haven
on 01 May 2025
at 01:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz (thx, Renny!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: dark copper. Aroma: boozy, malty, sweet, caramel. Taste: along the same lines, very boozy, lots of malt, some oak and creamy notes. Overall: kinda rough and boozy, but enjoyable.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2024
at 05:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber-brown colour, with no head and it doesn't look like it has much carbonation. Fruity aroma, fairly sticky fruitcake stuff. On the palate, boozy, with a bit of toasty malt, sticky. It is a bit simple, and I have no idea what a Polish barley wine is.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2024
at 05:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 473mL can. Clear chestnut brown with no head. Nice aroma of dark fruit, wood, mild whiskey . Taste is a bit lacking, subdued and thin-medium bodied, whiskey dissipates. Average - aroma and taste doesn't line up.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2024
at 05:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
473mL can. Pours murky brown with almost no white head. Aroma has whiskey, caramel malts, wood barrels, dark dried berries. Flavour has a ton of whiskey, barrels, toffee. Very tasty, but pretty unbalanced; needs a some work, or at least some time, to better meld these flavours together.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2024
at 05:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
First, what's a Jopen-style ale? The internet does not help with this query, and ChatGPT just hallucinates. Second, what's a Polish barley wine? These guys are just fucking with us with illusory styles, right? 16 oz. can, pours a beautiful clear mahogany with almost no head. Aroma has plenty of booze, with lots of whiskey barrels, toffee, brown sugars, and dark fruits. Flavour is very boozy and sticky, with intense whiskey barrels, toffee, brown sugar, dark dried fruits, and bready caramel. The whiskey is extremely prominent, almost too harsh and boozy, but does have some nice complexity. The malt base is good -- quite sticky and caramely -- but the body is still slightly thin, even if oily. It's good, but it's not a complex or elegant BA barley wine.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2024
at 05:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours a very dark hue, almost black with a very small bubble of head. A big boozy nose, caramel, barrel and dark fruit. Sweet, lots of oxidation, whiskey, woody, some dried dark fruit, leather. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2024
at 06:34