Off the Wall
Ballards Brewery in Nyewood, West Sussex, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.32
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Strong ale. Traditionally brewed using only natural ingredients. Store upright, pour smoothly leaving sediment in the bottle.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth Pre-GBBF 2017 tasting - London. Cheers! BB 1995. Pours clear, rich brown with a light, bubbly head. Meaty aroma, some salty beef, toffee, dried berries. Medium sweet with more charred meat, faintly tangy, some dried leathery berries, earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Softly warming finish, salty, earthy, more leather. Novel. Shows its age but not bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2021
at 23:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 275ml. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2017 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Ballards Off the Wall ].Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, bread, chocolate, oxidide, madera, raisin, plum. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, oxidide, madera, raisin - plum, bread, dark malt, light sour fruit - soy sauce alike note. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20170805] 7-2-7-3-13
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2018
at 18:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Chris & Ruths pre GBBF Shin Dig, cheers for all the shares, 05/08/17. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent light beige covering. Nose is brown bread, fruit rinds, oxidisation evident. grains, biscuit, toffee, leather. Taste comprises Bisto granules, HP brown xauce, fruit loaf, treacle toffee, oxidised bite. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Held up OK ... sippable in small doses.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2017
at 04:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. Cheers Leighton! It pours darkest brown with no head. The aroma is rich, oily, malt – driven, treacle, fruit cake, raisin, sultana, bit of marmite, Bovril/gravy and dried fruits. The taste is tangy, fruity, dried fruits, treacle, meaty/gravy, plum, Dandelion & Burdock, prune and vinous aspect. Medium body, limited carbonation and oily mouth-feel. I know it is a bit sour, but that adds character. Pretty interesting for an aged beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2017
at 10:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
5th August 2017
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Hazy deep amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Tangy malts with heavy oxidisation. Loads of tired caramel. Some bitterness still here. Touch of ripe fruits. Worth a punt but unlike the other 20+ year old Ballards BW opened tonight - this one is pretty knackered.
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Hazy deep amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Tangy malts with heavy oxidisation. Loads of tired caramel. Some bitterness still here. Touch of ripe fruits. Worth a punt but unlike the other 20+ year old Ballards BW opened tonight - this one is pretty knackered.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 08:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig, August 5, 2017. Dark amber pour. Nose is stuffy caramel, quite nicely developed deep caramel aroma. Tastes a bit sourish, these dark sweet fruits gone a bit sour in these more than 20 years of ageing. Definitely an experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 02:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig. 02/08/2017. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. A dark black coloured pour with a loose tan head. Aroma is beefy, soy, bovril, meaty, beefy. Flavour is composed of woody, brown bread, red berries, liquorice, little raspberry ripple. Palate is semi sweet, woody, soy, medium sweet, light tangy. Lowish carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 09:28