Lervig Rackhouse - Paragon 2023

Rackhouse - Paragon 2023

 

Lervig in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway 🇳🇴

  Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production
Score
7.75
ABV: 13.0% IBU: - Ticks: 22
Barley Wine aged in Bourbon Barrels

Over the years, Paragon has become one of our flagship beers. What makes our barley wine special is that it is always brewed with the exact same recipe, but each edition is unique due to a number of factors, barrel types and environmental factors to say it briefly. In 2023, we used fresh, high-char Jim Beam barrels in which the beer matured for one year. We think the result is pretty awesome and can best be described as a Kentucky hug. Enjoy – it’s a great year for Paragon.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Smell of sweet malt, raisins. Hazy bronze colour, tiny beige head. Aroma of dried fruit, sweet malt, raisins, booze, some oak. Sweet. Lively carbon. Slightly oily texture. Intense.

Tried from Draft at Olutravintola Pikkulintu (Ruttopuisto) on 21 Feb 2026 at 20:25


8.4

Sweetish malty, stingy woody and oaky with some bourbon, vanilla, toffee, raisins, prunes, figs, syrup, caramely toffee, hints of chocolate and warming alcohol. Complex slow sipper, quite balanced and tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2026 at 23:47


8.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Full body, med-light carbo. High sweet, med-high bitter, med warmth. Med-high bourbon, medium woody, vanilla, a bit of coco. Med caramel. Light acetic, which improves the complexity even. Med-high dried fruits. Very nice.

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 31 Dec 2025 at 18:32


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Valhalla, thx Eitan! Murky brownish body, tiny off-white head. Vanilla and caramel, some wood in the aroma. Vanilla, caramel and coconut in the pretty dry taste, bit of alcohol, bit astringent but nice!

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Beer Club on 31 Dec 2025 at 16:50


8

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2025 at 21:24


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Aus der Flasche im 2025-02 getrunken. Gewohnt ist dieses Paragon ein sehr klassisches Barley Wine in Perfektion. Auch hier treffen die typischen Getreide-/Sauerteigaromen auf ein volle Malz- und Vanillearomen. Und das ohne süß oder alkoholisch zu wirken. Das macht schon richtig Spaß!

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2025 at 17:01


8

Bottle, 375ml. Toffee, dark dried fruit, some coffee. Full body, warming, tasteful. 848415 250706

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2025 at 20:51


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

Solsletta. Amber color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor is malt, caramel, alcohol, dried fruit, cofvee, wood, toffee. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2025 at 08:35


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Dark ruby colour and tiny white head. Toffeish, some whiskey in the nose. Medium-bodied to full-bodied. Sweet, malty, toffeish. Pleasant sweet sipper. TCBW 2025.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jun 2025 at 17:09


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fles gedeeld bij de tasting met Mimi bij Koen... Het is een licht troebel donkerbruin bier met een medium bruinig schuim. Het heeft een aroma van whisky en vanille. De smaak is vol fruitig, rozijnen, caramel, vanille en whisky. --- Beer merged from original tick of Paragon 2023 By Rackhouse on 31 Mar 2025 at 22:12 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Fles gedeeld bij de tasting met Mimi bij Koen... Het is een licht troebel donkerbruin bier met een medium bruinig schuim. Het heeft een aroma van whisky en vanille. De smaak is vol fruitig, rozijnen, caramel, vanille en whisky.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2025 at 20:13