When They Bring Back the Riff
Salt Beer Factory in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Abbeydale BreweryBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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DSG (25977) reviewed When They Bring Back the Riff from Salt Beer Factory 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Cloudy orange. Stale hops, orange marmalade, malt, honey, sweet, alcohol, umami note.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
10h April 2021
Can. Light haze on this orange amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, slightly soft and slightly thin for the style. Decent fine carbonation. Light malts, a light creamy sweetness. Caramel? Just a trace. Fairly bright orange mixed in with smooth orange and soft orange peel. Tangerine kick. Touch of spice on the fluffy finish. Not the most complex of Barleywines but its tasty and easy drinking. Good name as well. Will the riff ever come back? Well all fashions are circular but until people get past the soulless soul and the gangster infused dross, I won't hold my breath.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can, 10%. Unclear orange/brown with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, dried fruit, ripe fruit, caramel and toasted. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, toasted, dried fruit, ripe fruit, sweet and warming-
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Aroma: Sweet dried fruits and plumbs. Flavour: Fruity sweet with plumbs and tangy notes. Aftertaste is tangy, bitter and fruity sweet with a sticky and alcoholic warm mouthfeel. Colour: Hazy/murky orange with a white head. From: Can @ BestOfBeers webshop Jan. 2021.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 23/01/21. Slightly murky orange amber with an off white cap. Nose is caramel, sugars, light booze, stewed fruits, prunes. Taste comprises caramel, fruit cake, boozey tunes, sugar melt, dates, sticky toffee pudding. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost and a touch of hops. Decent straight up barley wine that drinks easy for the double digit ABV.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
17/1/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours thick murky dark orange gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of mango, pineapple, peach, toffee, biscuit. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Interesting style twist, good though wasn't completely sold on it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can: Poured a murky orange brown with a bubble tan head. Aroma is hoppy with some strong fruits. Taste is bitter hops forward, loads of fruit, caramel malts, mellows towards the end, but still boosty.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Murky orange brown pour with an off white head. Nose is banana toffee, dried fruit, cinnamon, demerara sugar. Very similar action in the flavour with a bit of treacle thrown in. Spicy warming finish.