Velvet Donkey Barleywine
McClellan's Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.39
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6/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 17:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18. Clear golden blonde with a decent off white cap. Nose is sweet fruits, malts, light sugar notes, caramel. Taste comprises bread pudding, stewed fruits, grains, caramel, light booze. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so for the style ... lacks depth for a supposedly heavy hitting 10% number.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2018
at 09:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 3 09/08/2018. A clear amber brown coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is paint, green apple, custard. Flavour is composed of boozy Belgian yeast, hot alcohol, hot ferment.. Palate is medium sweet sticky, hot alcohol,. Meh. Too hot.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2018
at 19:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. An amber coloured pour with virtually no head. Sweet, malty, bourbon, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, malty, bourbon, caramel, slight vanilla.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2018
at 10:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As McClellan's Velvet Donkey Barleywine ].
ABV: 10.0%. Clear medium orange amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, cream - custard, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, wood, light citrus - old citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration, sugary, sweet yeast - candy - belgian yeast, sweet malt, rich, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery and sticky, carbonation is flat to soft, finish feel is warming. [20180809]
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Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 05:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2018. It pours clear oily copper with minimal head. The aroma is sweet, oily, varnish, solvent, raw, toffee, brown bread, umami and toffee. The taste is slick, oily, tangy, tannin, oaky, tannin, toffee, warming alcohol, fruit cake, alcohol sting and varnish with a drying and boosty finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Heavy and raw.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 12:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
9th August 2018
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles. Light palate, very light for the abv. Reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, a litte caramel - toffee. Mild vanilla. Light fruity bourbon, very fruity, dried fruits, ripe fruits. Light finish. Nice. Good sipper.
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few pale cream colour bubbles. Light palate, very light for the abv. Reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, a litte caramel - toffee. Mild vanilla. Light fruity bourbon, very fruity, dried fruits, ripe fruits. Light finish. Nice. Good sipper.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 12:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2018. Clear dark amber colour sweet aroma. A bit woody in mouth. Some candied crystallised fruit. Some age oxidisation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 11:43