Meantime Barley Wine Ale

Barley Wine Ale

 

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  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.45
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks: 15
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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear warm golden colour, white head. Malty aroma, raisins, honey. Sweet flavour, malts, raisins. Finish sweet raisins and dried fruits.
(from 75cL bottle @ RBESG ’14 London Grand Tasting, Moncada tasting room)

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2015 at 03:29


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 750ml. @ RBESG 14 Grand Tasting at Moncada Brewery, Unit 1 Middle Row, Kensal Town, Greater London, England W10 5AT. [ As Meantime Barley Wine Ale ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, hay, barley, sweet malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, barley, sweet malt, candy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140809]

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2015 at 11:43


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle(RBESG 2014): Deep golden, hazy, small off-white foamy layer; sweetish - a bit sherry-like (oxydation) nose, some molasses and dried fruits detectable; moderate to solid sweet flavour, a certain bitterness is still detectable; lingering - with warming alcohol - sweet raisiny finish, distinctive bitterness in the aftertaste. Quite well balanced stuff, but not my cup of tea…

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2014 at 15:11


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into snifter; bottled on 3/12/2013, best before 9/12/2014. Pours slightly hazy dark orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, brown sugar, raisin, plum, fig, apple, white grape, herbal, grass, and and herbal/yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good complexity and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, brown sugar, raisin, plum, fig, apple, white grape, herbal, grass, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, brown sugar, raisin, plum, fig, apple, white grape, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth and moderately creamy/bready, and slightly slick mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome English barleywine! All around great complexity, balance, and robustness of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2014 at 20:45


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy dark fruit flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy dark fruit finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2014 at 06:37


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 14 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Dark golden colour without a head.
Aroma: Fruit, caramel, plum, oranges.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet malt, alcohol, dried fruit, caramel, spices.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2014 at 22:58


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. Slightly hazy yellow to orange color,virtually no head. Small and taste malts, sweetness, slightly leaves, overripe fruits, slightly bitter. Decent body and carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2014 at 05:18


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at RBESG, 2014’s Grand Tasting at the Moncada Brewery. Gold pour with a white head. Summer fruits, caramel, cinnamon and baked apple aroma. Bit thinner than I expected, thought it’d be more robust than this. Flavours of treacle toffee and orchard fruit. The alcohol slightly warms the gullet.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2014 at 07:41


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle grand tasting RBESG14. Clear gold lasting beige. A little bit stale on aroma. It’s toffee and staleish some carbonation im mouth. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2014 at 09:44


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

28th May 2014
Tasting at Chez Bruce. Kernel rotbox sourced thanks to Toby. Hazy gold beer, good pale cream coloured head. Palate is airy and a little dry. Light airy malt with light touch of milky sweetness. Spicy mid. Very mild marmalade. Light airy finish. Spicy linger. Imperial Golden more than a barleywine.

Tried on 09 Jun 2014 at 01:42