Denali
Night Shift Brewing in Everett, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.21
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. A light hazed brown coloured pour with a halo of light tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty hazelnut cakey malts, rubber, bark. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, jammy, bark, little harsh alcohol. Pine. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2026
at 22:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle at CBJ Tasting. Opaque cola brown. No head. Aroma has dark fruit and a hint of sweetness. Tangy. Boozy. Herbal. Liquorice .Medicinal. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 13:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
10th December 2025
Tasting at CBJ, thanks to Leighton for the panda. Clear deep amber beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Light smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth if thin bodied malts, a little caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and a touch of candy fruits on the back end. Light finish. Smooth and drinkable, could do with a little more malt depth.
Tasting at CBJ, thanks to Leighton for the panda. Clear deep amber beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Light smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth if thin bodied malts, a little caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and a touch of candy fruits on the back end. Light finish. Smooth and drinkable, could do with a little more malt depth.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2025
at 18:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2025
at 19:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Moderately sweet, toffee, stewed berries, mellow booze, vanilla. Soft notes of age. Well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2025
at 19:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to LKS, 12/11/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is fruit cake, toffee, dark malts, herb.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, dates, figs, caramel, lick of booze, toasted brown sugar.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation with a kiss of booze.
Okay sipper but coming over a little tired.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is fruit cake, toffee, dark malts, herb.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, dates, figs, caramel, lick of booze, toasted brown sugar.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation with a kiss of booze.
Okay sipper but coming over a little tired.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2025
at 00:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle in a trade with Chalumeaux. Early 2016 release. Color is a dark brown, still holding Co2. Aroma is brown sugar, raisins, booze. The flavor is ok with the exception that the bourbon flavor being low with the booze really high.
The body is real thin. Even with time to mellow, the alcohol is still really forward. If you have a bottle hold it. It may or may not Improve. Right now this is very mediocre at best.
The body is real thin. Even with time to mellow, the alcohol is still really forward. If you have a bottle hold it. It may or may not Improve. Right now this is very mediocre at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2017
at 18:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Taster at the source pours dark red brown with a beige head. Aromas of chocolate bananna vanilla bourbon. Taste is dark fruit clove chocolate oak and bourbon. Interesting.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2017
at 17:26