Granite 2009
Hardknott in Millom, Cumbria, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Paul, 29/11/17. Murky mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is soy sauce, brown breads, spice, toffee, rich malts, Taste comprises light smoke, toffee, biscuit, booze tunes, brown sugar, caramel. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost. Ok for the age but needs drinking now and not one to hang onto any longer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2017
at 04:10
8/10
Tried
on 29 Nov 2017
at 14:16
8/10
Tried
on 28 Sep 2015
at 10:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle #212/504, thanks to Leighton at the Pre-Zwanze. It pours darkest ruby-brown with a medium light tan head. The nose is roasty, toast, raisin, prune, brown sugar and apple-wood smoked cheddar. The taste is roasted malt, toast, cherry, date, prune, plum, light saltiness and a touch of alcohol. Medium-full body and fine carbonation. Has aged gracefully. Tasty and well-balanced. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 01:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at pre zwanze tasting. Thanks to Leighton. Aroma is rye spice and smoked malt. Clear dark caramel with a thin persistent cream head. Some phenols. Medium body nice velvety carbonation. Slight tart raspberry in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 09:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the Pre-Zwanze Tasting - London. Bottle number 212/504. Pours deep amber with a moderate, lasting tan froth head - the beer looks quite impressive, actually. The aroma has dried fruits, dirt, light smoke, subtle cocoa. Medium sweet flavor with nice, restrained smoke, modest peat, touches of roast, dried berries. Medium to full bodied with fine, creamy carbonation. Sweet finish, further dried and lightly tangy berries, peat, dirt, soft cocoa. Pretty nice, dynamic beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 09:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small brown head. Clear deep red body. Deep cough drops and blue cheese aroma with cow barn and smoke notes. Dry-sweetish and faintly acidic burnt caramel and minerals taste with wooden tobacco and smoke notes. Fullish body. Mild mouthfeel. Dry mineraly burnt caramel aftertaste with smoky butter notes. Really different and interesting. (0.5l bottle from BeerMerchants.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2012
at 08:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Dark brown, vreamy beige head. Smokey licorice aroma with some plum brandy. Full bodied and intense with soft mouthfeel. Salty with peppery alcohol, some tobacco, earth and mirabelle. Mildly warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2011
at 05:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50cl Bottle at Dutch RB Meeting, gift from nate2g, thanks Nate! Black colour, off white head. Aroma of tar, smoke, ash, a bit medicinal like iodine or band aid but in a good way, hard roasted malts. Flavour is light sweet, very smokey, ash, tar, medicinal, liquorice root, some alcohol, ashy bitter finish. Medium bodied. Great and rough stuff, should’ve called this Asphalt instead of Granite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2011
at 01:56
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. ABV is 10.4%. Very dark ruby colour, nearly black. Fine tan head. Lovely complex aroma, vinous, smoked, burnt, malty. The flavour is very smoked, peaty, tarry and oaky, sweet and roasty. Not a classical barley wine by any stretch of the mind, more of a "smoked imperial porter" in my book.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2011
at 16:32