Galway Bay Brewery Diving Bell (2021)

Diving Bell (2021)
(Batch of Diving Bell)

 

Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production
Score
7.48
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 28
Diving Bell is our top of the hat to the Scottish Wee Heavy. This is the third vintage for this sweet and boozy sipper. A beer well matched for the stormy days and nights we endure in Galway. Brewed with a base of Scotlands finest golden promise malt, heaps of crystal malt and a touch of roast barley. Followed by a long, cool fermentation with Scottish ale yeast before being racked to Nicaraguan rum casks where it has rested for 2 years and 1 month. This vintage is silky smooth with a massive sweet rum character propped up by a beautifully delicate base. To be enjoyed now or aged cold.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at L6 Tasting, picked up from an online peddler, 13/10/22. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a light khaki cap that veers edgewards. Nose is dried fruit rinds, tobacco, earthy malts, fruit cake, toffee. Taste comprises toffee melt, dark fruit rinds, spice, mellow rum nip, brown sugar melt, caramel. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a warming hug of alcohol. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2023 at 16:55


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared in CW - cheers to Cloin. Pours clear brown-ruby with a small, bubbly off-white head. Medium sweet with nice toffee, dates, figs, toasted malts, semi-dark fruits, booze. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warm finish, more toffee, dried dark fruits. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2022 at 19:31


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 13/10/2022. Many thanks to Colin. A clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is brandy snap sugars, boozy fruit cake, bourbon, whisky, sherry notes. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, medium brown sugars, woody whiskey, spicy cake, barrk, , boozy. Palate is medium sweet, oily, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2022 at 19:10



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Velvet brown with a thin head. Aroma of barrel malt and dark fruit. Flavour is wood malt and boozy fruits. Fruity finish.

Tried on 25 Jun 2022 at 23:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 500 ml, shared with Zec, Max and Miro B at Miro's Grande 2022. Dark brown with small beige head. Chocolate, caramel, sweet, rum, barrel. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2022 at 19:16


8

Beter dan de “We still got it” , gebalanceerder, maar ook nog steeds alcoholisch, caramel, fudge, suiker, moutig, rum, smaakvol, ok, tx Slijterij H.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2022 at 19:08