Basqueland Brewing Barrel Works: Le Royale

Barrel Works: Le Royale

 

Basqueland Brewing in Hernani, Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Series
Score
7.80
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Blended Barrel-Aged Barley Wine & Imperial Stout / Blended Maple Syrup Barrel Aged Barley Wine and French Oak Barrel Aged IMperial Stout

A Journey Through the Woods

Le Royale is a Barley Wine aged in maple syrup barrels, blended with an Imperial Stout aged in French oak barrels to enhance its character.

This is the eleventh creation in the Barrel Works series, our barrel-aging program launched in 2020 to elevate complexity and explore new paths in brewing.
 

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Bottle @ gunnfryd. Clear deep amber body under a lacing, dense beige head. Aroma has sweet malt, dry fruit and hint of wood. Taste is super smooth, sweet malt, dry fruit, mild and warming alcohol, nice oak and balanced bitterness. Borderline barley wine and imperial stout but mostly barley wine. Well made, smooth and balanced. Long lasting aftertaste.

Tried on 27 Jan 2026 at 20:00


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

Bottle 660ml @ gunnfryd.
Pours very dark brown/black with a beige head. Aroma has notes or roasted malt, oak, vanilla and dried fruits. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, dried fruits, vanilla, oak and caramel. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 24 Jan 2026 at 16:49


8

Bottle, 65cl. Super smooth, sweet, with roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark dried fruit. Brown sugar. Nice bitterness in the back. 848415 260124

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2026 at 16:48


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

GERGYKK. Black color with a tan head. Aroma and flavor is roasted malt, alcohol, dried fruit, wood, vanilla, dried fruit.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2026 at 10:33


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.75 l bottle shared at the BJCP Judging School, Žminj. Sticky oily dark brown, small head. Aroma is molasses, maple, oak, black cherry, roasty, caramely and bready underneath. A hint of smoke and blueberry. Smooth, gentle, quite drinkable, medium body. Sticky and sweet, not too sweet. Some oak, also some charred wood in the flavour, lots of molasses and caramel. Heavy, a hint ow warmth, medium dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 19:42


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

0.7l bottle, thx H! Shared with Žminj crew. Blackish red body, no head. Cocoa, coffee, vanilla, oak and low dark fruit in the aroma, leaning on maple. Smooth taste, sweet, bitterish, dominant but well restrained maple, caramel, bit yeasty, creamy to the max, medium body tho. Bit of wood, light umami vibes, trace trace tartness, with the sweetness, bit herbal. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 19:36


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

Dark brown colour with ruby notes, minimal creamy beige-ish head; aroma and taste of dried cherry, prune, caramel, raisins, and cocoa notes; good one

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 16:27

gave a cheers!

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

0.75l bottle thanks to Lore. Black body with a thin beige head. Aroma and taste of chocolate, coffee, whiskey, raisins, prunes and some floral hops. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 16:22

gave a cheers!

6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Аромат кофейный в основе, немного черного шоколада. Цвет черный, пенка тонкая. Вкус вроде и есть, но очень простой по сути, много кофе и зерен от него, шоколад черный.

Tried on 08 Feb 2025 at 00:26


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled 660ml. -at Goblet Zagreb. Black coloured, medium sized pale brown head, alcohol, caramel and light barrel in the nose. Sweet malty, light roasty, caramel, maple and light marzipan with oak notes. Bit boozy finish.

Tried from Bottle from Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička) on 06 Feb 2025 at 00:06