Surly Brewing Company BAOW

BAOW

 

Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.01
ABV: - IBU: - Ticks: 8
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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. A- Malty, caramel, oak, faint spice. A- Copper color, clear liquid, off white. T- Slightly bitter, woodsy, mild cinnamon, booze, sweet, malty, caramel. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly unbalanced. O- Some rye spice coming through but honestly a bit messy and feels like a malt bomb. Really lacking here, but also a clearance bin buy so that might be why.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2022 at 14:05


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

Bottle pour from share with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Appearance is cloudy medium brown (like unstrained apple cider) with tons of sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width off-white head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong balanced caramel, wood, whiskey, some sweet and tart fruit in there. Taste is strong caramel dominant with more secondary sweet/tart fruit and whiskey. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth texture, average-to-lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, strong aroma and taste with a more interesting and balanced aroma. Taste is less balanced and whiskey, especially, in the taste would have been better. Held too long?

Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2020 at 21:01


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750 ml bottle. Aged over 2 years. Aroma shows medium level of oat with light honey. Flavor has a honeycomb like sweetness with a creamy texture over the tongue. Whiskey is noticed very slightly in the finish. Alcohol is hidden. Maybe I should have opened it a year ago. Still good.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2020 at 20:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Surly, pours a hazy copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out earthy notes, some rye, and biscuity malt. Flavour is quite boozy, with plenty of whiskey barrels upfront, followed by oats, and toasted caramel. Very barrel-dominated. Not bad at all.

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2018 at 06:23


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bomber from Total Wine and More in Reston, VA Aroma: caramel, rye, whiskey, woody Appearance: amber with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty, first 'oatwine' I've had

Tried on 11 Nov 2018 at 23:34


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

750 mL bottle from a Hyvee in West Madison, 8/13/18. Slightly hazy brown, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of oats, caramel. oak, whiskey, mild fruits. Taste is booze, oats, grain, toast, caramel, oak, whiskey. Medium bodied, a bit hot. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2018 at 00:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Very sweet with lots of alcohol. I get a little grain, some oak, moderately hopped. Thick palate. its ok.
Earlier Rating: 8/4/2018 Total Score: 3.2
Winterfest 2018.Brown, copper color. lots of alcohol in the aroma, some sugar, very smooth palate which I attribute to the oats.

Tried on 08 Aug 2018 at 01:59


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at MWF 2018. Pours a hazy earthy gold with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has lots of sweet grains, a touch of caramel, toffee, oak and a bit of oat. Flavor has a nice sweet caramel and toffee with some oak and oat supporting.

Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2018 at 00:06