Brouwerij Kees Barrel Project - Barley Wine 2025

Barrel Project - Barley Wine 2025

 

Brouwerij Kees in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  Barley Wine - Barley Series
Score
7.68
ABV: 11.0% IBU: 27 Ticks: 11
Dit is onze eerste Barrel Project van 2025. We hebben een Barley Wine gebrouwen en deze maar liefsty 14 manden laten rijpen in Craigellachie vaten. Craigellachie is een Whisky afkomstig uit het hart van de Schotse Speyside. De whiskyvaten geven deze barley wine extra diepgang van karamel en fruitige aromatische tonen.
 

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8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can in the hotel. Pours deep amber, nose is caramel, vanilla , bramble, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, caramel, chewy, vanilla, fruity. 8/9/9/8/8
Tried on 28 Mar 2026 at 15:12

7.5/10
Superficial tasting from can at train on the way to Amsterdam. Sweet, kinda smooth but also rather boozy. Dark malt, dry fruit, caramel and Bourbon. Warming aftertaste.
Tried on 21 Nov 2025 at 10:14

7.5/10
Can. Sweet, warming, smooth and full bodied. Bourbon, brown sugar, some coffee and roasted malts. Caramel. Nice indeed, but a bit too warming, even for a beer at this strength. 747515 251109
Tried from Can from Borger Bottles on 09 Nov 2025 at 11:48

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Cloudy deep brown with a small ivory-coloured head. Toast, caramel, toffee, dried fruits, whisky, almonds. Light to medium sweet. Low to light bitterness. Dense & solid. Good.
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2025 at 06:45

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 16th July 2025. Pours a dark brown. Aroma is barrel, dark fruits, liquor and wood, taste follows with good complexity and not overtly sweet
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2025 at 19:20

8.4/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Donker roodbruin bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is krachtig warm en vol, met duidelijk de whiskey en wat karamel, pruimen, rozijnen en kandij. Opnieuw een heel goed bier van deze brouwer!
Tried from Can at Brouwerij Kees on 07 Jun 2025 at 18:55

8/10
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Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2025 at 19:35

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml can. Pours a deep reddish mahogany with moderate bubbly head that settles quickly. Aromas of sweet caramel, light oaky whiskey, fruit and toasted malts. Drier flavors of same with just a hint of peat and copper. Very good. --- Beer merged from original tick of Barrel Project 2025 Barley Wine Aged In Craigellachie Barrels on 07 Sep 2025 at 17:54 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: 330 ml can. Pours a bright dark reddish brown mahogany with light head. Aromas of treacle, sugared plums, dark fruit, soft oak and caramel malts. Flavors follow same without much barrel effect but with additional tangerine as advertised. Sweet and sticky. Tasty!
Tried from Can from De Struise Beershop on 01 Apr 2025 at 01:15

8/10
Love these barrel project BW�s and this is another winner, delivering layers of sweet toasted malts, caramel and toffee malty sweetness, barrel aged oak whisky washed accents coming through, full bodied, lingering whisky infused malty finish. Lovely.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:06

8/10
Sample from can during a 'bierproeverij' at Remko's place. Didn't take any notes, just enjoyed good beers and good company. Quite subtle peat. Whiskey BA well balanced. Ok.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2025 at 21:20