Black Meridian
Cellarmaker Brewing Company in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.57
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Barrel-aged Black Barleywine aged 22 months in Weller Bourbon barrels.
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9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle Pours clear black, small brown head, decent lacing. Aroma is lovely, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla, oak, werthers. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2024
at 01:07
7.5/10
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Tried
on 20 Apr 2024
at 15:17
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle pours out dark brown almost black topped with a small head. Nose is great very complex rich roast malts vanilla bourbon barrel caramel toffee pitfruit some chocolate. Taste is more of the nice sweet rich malts chocolate coffee pitfruit toffee bourbon barrel. Tons going on wow
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2023
at 23:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 375 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of dark caramel and toffee notes. Lighter notes of chocolate, roast and toasted bread. Light bourbon notes and faint oak with hints of vanilla and honey. Medium light alcohol notes. Pours black with dark brown hues on the edges and a fairly small, thick, light mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where a small film lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of dark caramel, toffee and chocolate notes. Lighter notes of roast, honey and toasted bread. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light notes of prune, raisin, black licorice, cinnamon and dried cherries. Light bourbon notes and faint oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall a solid black barleywine. It's got a malt profile I wasn't necessarily expecting with a stout-like character but more of a barleywine mouthfeel. Pretty sweet with some dark fruit and spice notes. Flavor is odd, but not in a bad way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2022
at 03:45