Old Greg's Barley Wine (2018- )
Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.28
|
|
Sign up to add a tick or review
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Light tan spotty cover on a pale reddish brown body. Malt, oak & jam aroma. Medium to full, smooth over the tongue thinning out to a clean dry back. Malt, woody, sweet berries, jam & herbal tastes with tangy boozy finish. Class!
Tried
on 22 Oct 2021
at 17:11
7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
660ml bottle – Pours a hazy orange amber colour with a small beige head. A sweet malty aroma, sweet caramel, rich sweet dried fruit, candy peel and woody. A sweet to heavy sweet malty taste, caramel, sweet brioche, toffee, woody tannins, sweet dried fruit flavours and a smooth, rich, warming alcohol finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2021
at 18:12
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2020
at 20:53
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home from Honest brew. A thick syrupy brown copper coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is sugary, brown sugars, bruised apple, brandy snap, little mint. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown sugars, toffee, little toffee apple. Palate is slick ,sticky, lowish carbonation, . Little strawberry shortcake .
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2020
at 23:42
7/10
Tried
on 15 Feb 2020
at 21:03
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Five Points Old Greg's ].
ABV: 12.8%. Hazy medium amber colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit, malty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, dried fruit, caramel, bread, marmalade, sweet malt, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190807]
7-3-8-3-15
Tried
on 11 Aug 2019
at 07:32
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7th August 2019
GBBF Day 2. Keykeg. Hazy amber orange beer, small pale cream colour head. Pretty light palate for the style, decent crispness. mildly sweet caramel dominated malts, decent dried fruit, quite bright. Some citric peel. Light finish. Drinks very light but lacks a little maturity.
GBBF Day 2. Keykeg. Hazy amber orange beer, small pale cream colour head. Pretty light palate for the style, decent crispness. mildly sweet caramel dominated malts, decent dried fruit, quite bright. Some citric peel. Light finish. Drinks very light but lacks a little maturity.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2019
at 14:08