The Big Bad
Alter Ego Brewing Co. in Heanor, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.65
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English barleywine featuring locally grown Northdown hops. The hops were added at the end of the brewing process and at a lower temperature to retain Northdown's delicate hop aroma.
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6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
7.2/10
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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.
Tried
on 13 May 2022
at 20:51
6/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2021
at 05:55