Thomas Hardy's Ale The Historical 2024 (French Oak)
Interbrau in Villafranca Padovana (PD), Veneto, Italy 🇮🇹
Brewed at/by: Hepworth & CoBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.67
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The first vintage of Hardy's in 1968 was inspired by the classic 19th century English Barley Wines and was matured in oak barrels.
“The Historical” is a tribute to this time-honoured tradition. The 2024 edition was aged for months with French oak wood, which releases its typical roasted and spicy notes, rounding up the warm and sweet aromas of the classic Thomas Hardy’s Ale.
“The Historical” is a tribute to this time-honoured tradition. The 2024 edition was aged for months with French oak wood, which releases its typical roasted and spicy notes, rounding up the warm and sweet aromas of the classic Thomas Hardy’s Ale.
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7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 14:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 07 Dec 2024
at 15:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
250ml bottle. An amber/orange/red coloured pour with a thinnish off white head on top which doesn't hang about. Sweet, malty, orange marmalade, caramel, oak taste and aroma. Sweet, boozy, rich tasting sipper, a really enjoyable barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2024
at 13:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Hazy amber/ruby body with a thin off-white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of raisin, prune, marzipan, orange zest and oak. Flavour of leather, honey, cherry and crystallised orange. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A beautifully balanced, well rounded beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2024
at 13:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
250ml bottle, No. 01088, vintage 2024, 11.3 % abv, bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Good looking in the glass with its deep palisander coloured body under a covering, beige head leaving scattered lacing behind. Promising, semi-sweet caramel malts on the nose, earthy. Well balanced taste of caramel, almond, oak, and dried fruits. Prolonged ending. Smooth and mouthfilling. A really nice one, enjoyed on a Friday eve. (Tromsø, 26.07.2024)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2024
at 13:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 13/06/2024 Jens Smagning 13/06/2024 - bottle #317 (pretty low) toasted sweet malty with some nice dried fruit notes, toffee and caramel like malty sweetness, nice body and mouthfeel, getting some oaked accents into the spiced lingering malty finish. Very nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Thomas Hardy's Ale - The Historical (2024) on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:04 - Score: 7. Original review text: Jens Smagning 13/06/2024 - bottle #317 (pretty low) toasted sweet malty with some nice dried fruit notes, toffee and caramel like malty sweetness, nice body and mouthfeel, getting some oaked accents into the spiced lingering malty finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2024
at 08:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and spices, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2024
at 17:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från SB. Bärnstensfärgad lite kladdig vätska utan skum. Söt och fsyltigt ruktig doft torkade päron, gula russin, sockerkaka dränkt i något sött vitt dessertvin. Riktigt fin till en krämig dessertost. Gott
Tried
on 06 May 2024
at 18:12
7/10
Bottle vintage 2021 ABV 11,3% 2024-05-05 Göteborg , Bottle 02796! AR: sweet plum, sponge, caramel AP: ruby wee hazy, wee lid F: sweet plum, sponge, caramel
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2024
at 19:54