Grand Illumination
(has 1 batch)
AleWerks Brewing Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.25
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Celebrating the Grand Illumination of Williamsburg each year, our Barleywine style ale is a massive 11% offering that takes us over 5 hours to boil. The long boil time creates a bold caramel tone and is balanced with our signature Amarillo/Cascade hops blend.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2009 Toffee, leather. Pours hazy brown with decent mocha head. Lots of barrel in here. It's like bitter astringent finish. Perfume. Decent. 837316 2010. Toffee and leather. I think the 2009 was better. Tangy boozy finish. Orange brown pour. 837315
Tried
on 25 Feb 2024
at 18:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
RBJG2. Brown red colour, small bubbly gold Head. Aroma is boozy, stewed fruit, marzipan. Taste is sweet and boozy. Fruit again. Nice. Ar 8 t 8 o 15
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7/10
Clear ruby amb bod sml tan head. Spicy toffee caramel srma. Toffee caramel flav. Med full bod mod low carb. 7/4/7/4/15 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2018
at 15:14
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: caramel, molasses, dark fruits, citrus Appearance: hazy amber with a beige head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium-full body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 13 May 2016
at 17:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From a 22 oz bottle released in 2011. Pours a clear cola with an ecru head. Caramel nose. Flavors of toffee and caramel. Light bodied. Meh.
Earlier Rating: 2/23/2013 Total Score: 3.6
On draft at the Mad Fox Barley Wine Festival, Falls Church VA. Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of lightly toasted malt. Strong spruce hop notes with some caramel and raisins in the taste. Bitter and boozy finish.
Earlier Rating: 2/23/2013 Total Score: 3.6
On draft at the Mad Fox Barley Wine Festival, Falls Church VA. Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of lightly toasted malt. Strong spruce hop notes with some caramel and raisins in the taste. Bitter and boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2016
at 17:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown. Some complexity in this beer. Grape skin, cardamom, and some green olive. Moderately sweet, some grit.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2015
at 20:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle poured into a Belgian snifter. Bottle dated 0511 - 2012. Pours a clear ruby/amber color with a finger of slightly light tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, burnt sugar. Tastes of floral hops, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toast. Medium body with a dry finish. Just a hint of booze. Aged pretty well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2014
at 22:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
2012-037 Bottle. Pours clear burnt sienna, medium light burnt sienna head that dissipates fairly quickly with some lacing. Aroma is loads of caramel, toffee, a bit of orange zest, pine. Flavor follows, medium sweet, medium plus bitter, some cardboard, lots of pine. Fairly harsh finish, bitter bitter. Medium body, a bit creamy in the mouth. May have waited to long to try this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2014
at 16:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle. 2012 vintage. Dark amber, light thin head retention. Nose has a large hop profile with caramel and syrupy toffee. Toffee and caramel are on the real syrupy texture. flavor really borders on cloying. If you like big overly sweet barley wines this is your brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 16:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by the AZ crew during the obscenely generous tasting they invited me too. nose of toffee, brandy, and dark fruit. tastes of deep cherries, berries, brandy, Madeira, toffee, and rubbing alcohol. i’m just now seeing the abv of all the brews i drank on that day good lord... no wonder my head hurt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2013
at 13:26