Copper Snow
Xbeeriment in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: Herslev BryghusBarley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.99
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Murky burgundy-brown body. Foamy beige head laces the glass. Piny, alcohol laced aroma. A pretty solid Barleywine, rich and syrupy, but also relatively balanced. Some underlying fruity tones. Classic flavors, maybe leaning a little into US stylistic tendencies with the significant hops...which come off a touch muted/aged...floaties help to confirm that this wasn’t brewed last month...but has aged relatively gracefully. Pretty solid offering, but nothing above and beyond, which the price sort of insinuates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2013
at 21:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Apex, pours a hazy copper / amber with almost no head. Aroma of dried fruits (raisins in particular) and toffee - quite sweet. Flavour brings out exceedingly sweet caramel / toffee, dried fruits and no hops at all - lots of residual sugar. Not very refined and quite cloyingly sweet. Drinkable in small portions.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2013
at 23:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear ruby bronze hue with a lasting off white head. Aromas are of sherry and rose water, lots of esters, strawberry, chewy caramel, alcohol, dates, raisins, dark fruit, biscuity. Flavors are sweet, a decently strong caramel presence, but also biscuity and a caramel notes. Some orange notes, marmalade, brandy, alcohol. Citrus and dark fruit. Medium carbonation with fuller carbonation. Warming. A solid Barleywine, despite my mood not favoring barley wines recently.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2013
at 23:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Pours nearly opaque ruddy copper with a decent creamy beige head. Primary aroma is brown sugar, but there seems to be a fair amount of hop. Full bodied. Flavor is brown sugar with a lot of bitter. Mostly citrus/herb/floral? Heat not an issue til the ale hits the gullet. Warms the tum. Finishes slightly sweet, but with all the bitter it’s really a great drink. Highly recommended.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2012
at 17:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Churchkey, pours a transparent, light brown with some creamy off white head. Nose of malt, caramel, brown sugar, some orange, light grass. Flavor is sweet, apples, caramel, some orange, a little pine sap, brown sugar, cookies. Full, sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2012
at 05:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep amber into a snifter. Off-white head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Stale caramel and nut aromas. Thick with toffee and caramel upfront turning to hot bitter roasted nuts and resin in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2012
at 17:56