Argy Bargy
Arbor Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Collab with: Steel City Brewing / Hopcraft BrewingBarley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.54
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Brewed in collaboration with Hopcraft and Steel City, this rich and complex Barley Wine displays notes toffee, liqourice and dried fruit all wrapped up in a big boozy warmth.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Nose is sweet malt, berry, citrus hops, caramel, toast. Taste is toast, caramel, brown sugar, treacle, leading to a sticky dark fruit, salt, pine, hints of soy, wood, boozy Christmas cake, faint hint of vanilla with a layer of ash. The hops really lift the beer. This is a very rich beer to be drinking on a warm spring evening, but it’s got depth and lots of character, much better than I was expecting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2016
at 14:10
8/10
Tried
on 24 Apr 2016
at 09:28
10/10
So mental. It's velvet. It's chocolate. It's blackcurrants. Drinks like crazy. Super lacing. Super clean. Utterly astounding. @home.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2016
at 20:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at level 42 Canary wharf tasting. 5/4/2016. From cotteridge wines. Hazed nut brown coloured pour with a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is rustic nutty apple., hints of burnt toffee, dried fruits. Flavour is composed of medium sweet malts, toffee, rustic grains, some warming alcohol, decent dried fruits, raisin and apple. Palate is medium full bodied, highish carbonation little grainy. Viscous. Bitter burnt toffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2016
at 15:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the level 42 tasting V1.5 05/04/16, thanks to Fergus. Rich mahogany brown topped with a decent beige swirl. Nose is tangy fruit cake mix, toffee, light spice, orange zest. Taste comprises fruit loaf, toffee, spice, earthy, hint of mineral, dates. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a rising boost. Decent barley wine, well held together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Fergus. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The nose is bitter - sweet, treacle, tangy plum, fruit cake, malt loaf, hop sack, Dandelion & Burdock and earthy roast. The taste is bitter, rich roast, bitter - sweet, charred wood, treacle, oily, warming alcohol, chewy, cherry cola, jammy berry, spice and earth with a dry, warming finish. Full body and fine carbonation. A bit heavy duty perhaps, but enjoyable enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Fergus. Pours clear, deep brown with a bubbly, tan head. The aroma has brown bread, light roast, burnt wood, toasted caramel. Medium to heavy sweet flavor with rich earthy character, roast, toffee, dried dark fruits, raisins. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, a little resinous, with mild char, baking cocoa, leathery fruits, raisins, berries. Enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 12:21
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ Crown & Kettle, Manchester. Black with a bubbly head. Extremely strong tasting, with a few dark malts in its background. There’s a small fire in the mouth from it.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2016
at 04:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home... Dark brown black... Thin tan lacing... Dark roast.. Dark chocolate... Dark malts nose... Dark chocolate roast... Dark chocolate roast.. Big pine roast... Soft sweet chocolate roast... Soft pine.. Light woody chocolate... Soft sweet roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2016
at 14:56
8/10
Tried
on 20 Mar 2016
at 14:51