Grand Illumination
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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at RBJG 2 Grand Tasting, thanks Travlr. Clear light brown colour with no head. Aroma of peach fruit with some alcohol. Mild fruit flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2013
at 20:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Reddish amber with lace. Fruity, alcoholic nose, with citrus, cherry, and paint thinner. Dry fruits, cherry, gum ball, still alcoholic hot flavor. Interesting, dry, but needs aging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2013
at 01:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light brown color, Sweet, brown sugar, brandy, raisin, but the body is too thin for the ABV. Overall enjoyable, but a bit heavier body would have helped.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2013
at 03:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2012 vintage in a tulip with a bunch of d00ds. very hazy and dark amber / oragen. Nice hoppiness and bitterness on the nose. Semi-sweet. Big bitterness, lemons, corn and very earthy. Insanely sweet and loaded with hops.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2013
at 20:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Chevy Chase, Washington DC, in Sept ’08, probably vintage 2007, 5 years old
Hazy dark brown color, with medium sized creamy beige head. Nice aroma of caramel with some roasted nuts, light oxidisation. Good body strength; sweet flavor of caramel, malt, some dark chocolate, traces of roasted malts and figs; hints of fruits; it has a good bitterness level and pleasant alcohol warmth.
Very good, mature, not too old.
Hazy dark brown color, with medium sized creamy beige head. Nice aroma of caramel with some roasted nuts, light oxidisation. Good body strength; sweet flavor of caramel, malt, some dark chocolate, traces of roasted malts and figs; hints of fruits; it has a good bitterness level and pleasant alcohol warmth.
Very good, mature, not too old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2012
at 08:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a hazy reddish amber with a creamy beige head. Sweet overripe dark fruit in the nose, quite oxidized. Rich body, sweet roast, loads of chocolate powder, almonds. Quite some late alcohol and bittering hops. Elegant - even after 4 years. 160912
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2012
at 07:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity, cheesy and dense malty. Bitter, toffee malty and figs. Fruity and dense hoppy. Toffee to caramelish malty into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2012
at 07:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16th August 2010
Bottle 416/2009. Cloudy dark red-brown beer. Very small tan head. Soft smooth dry palate. Deep rich malt with unsweet dark toffee. Well blended bitter orange marmalade hops. A slightly salty touch. An in yer face barleywine - nice one! Finishes semi dry. Rich malt and hop bitterness aftertaste.
Bottle 416/2009. Cloudy dark red-brown beer. Very small tan head. Soft smooth dry palate. Deep rich malt with unsweet dark toffee. Well blended bitter orange marmalade hops. A slightly salty touch. An in yer face barleywine - nice one! Finishes semi dry. Rich malt and hop bitterness aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2012
at 10:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to thirdeye11. Pours with a hazed copper hued body with a small tan head. Aromas are quite sweet, caramel, melanoidins, mild esters, alcohol, floral, maple. Flavors are of alcohol, fusel, leathery, burnt caramel, toffee, brown sugar. Mild melanoidins. Very warming, medium and somewhat distracting carbonation. A bit sweet on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2012
at 17:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a dark amber / brown with a small beige head. Aroma of vanilla, sweet candied fruits and toffee. Flavour of toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, candied fruits and hops on the finish. Medium-bodied with a balance of sweetness. Good, but a bit lacking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2012
at 10:12