The Big Bad
Alter Ego Brewing Co. in Heanor, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.65
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dragnet101 (5184) reviewed The Big Bad from Alter Ego Brewing Co. 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can from EeBria. Light cloudy amber with moderate sized white head. Aroma of toffee, sweet resin, grains, orange zest. Taste is nice if a little little disappointing, toffee grains, zest, syrupy resin, nice bitterness in back end but lacks a bit of depth. Still it's a barley wine so very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Rocky white head left a froth on a hazy golden coloured body. Malt, resinous & jam aroma. Medium to full, lively on the tongue with a smooth back & clean aft. Strawberry jam, honey, grape & syrup tastes with nicely hopped finish. Far too easy to drink - Deece.
Fin (18365) reviewed The Big Bad from Alter Ego Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can courtesy of Dad, cheers Dad! Had this at Scott and Mandy's, Dumbleton, Worcs', Friday 8th October 2021, listening to Autechre. Pours amber with a white head. In the mouth this is sweet, perhaps too much residual sweetness here, caramel, syrupy and sometimes dried fruit but all a little bit toned down and shy. I wasn't a big fan and didn't finish it, nothing wrong with it, just not really floating my boat, on the plus side despite the abv it was very easy drinking and certainly displayed the usual barley wine characteristics but depth of flavour just wasn't there for me.