Works & Days
Cellarmaker Brewing Company in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
8.10
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A four component Barleywine blend that weaves two parts double oak aged Barleywine (Weller Reserve and Thomas Handy Rye) with a barrel of our first Bourbon aged Munichwine (Heaven Hill) as well as a Bourbon aged Barleywine (Old Fitzgerald) of incredible depth that aged for two years. Salivating aromas of Tawny Port, cherry cordial, Tahitian vanilla, bourbon soaked dates and chinotto. Paralyzing flavors of maple sugar marzipan, creme brulee, fig, cinnamon raisin pumpernickel French toast and bourbon warmth.
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9/10
Reminds me a LOT of adwtd except with sweet munichwine notes blended in, lighter body, and lighter booziness in a good way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 17:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, minimal head or lacing. Aroma is treacle, cocoa, bourbon, treacle, fudge. Flavor is fully sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2024
at 05:25
8/10
Thick, sweet and boozy, toffee, dates, bourbon, almond. Rich, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2023
at 20:09
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Eric. Pours a dark brown with small tan head. The aroma is strong raisin, leather, wood, bourbon. Slick body, dark fruit, leather, oak, boozy, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2022
at 19:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Murky, dull amber-brown. Well, it looks like bw but not good. That's normal. Aroma is sticky, the palate lets more out. Vanilla, sticky malts, a bit of sticky toffee pudding. It comes across like any decent barley wine, with rich malts, intense dessert notes, and a boozy, barrely finish. Not as refined as, say, Falcon & the Falconer, which I had a few days ago. But still a solid bw, in the burly American style.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2022
at 20:44
9/10
Omg 🥊👊🏻💪🏻, heavy stuff, shitload of booziness, great taste, big chocolate, big bourbon taste, thanks Robert
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2022
at 20:45
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle shared by Greg, thanks! Pours a near clear earthy brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a great barrel and sweet grain combination with a bit of caramel underlying. Flavor has sweet bread, barrel and sweet grains with caramel and toffee through the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2022
at 01:45
8.5/10
Great for a taste, too heavy for more.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2022
at 14:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus as part of SF Beer Week. Thanks to Chris for telling me to get this at noon on a Saturday.....a big beer at that time but so happy that I tried it! Bit and boozy, with massive complexity all around. Barrel, vanilla, anise, and dark fruit. Boozy but didn't seem like 17%. Great beer!
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2022
at 06:08