Barley Wine
Dick's Brewing Company in Centralia, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.85
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Brewing this very special, bold beer begins with a complicated mash which includes German Munich malts, lots of caramel malts, a smaller portion of highly roasted grain and even malted wheat. This grain bill creates a big beer with a deep red color and all the rich maltiness you expect with a touch of sweetness. We balance this with a strong hop backbone from some unique hop varieties which contribute plenty of flavors and aromas of their own. The result is a pint glass bursting with character.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Mahogany beer with a tan head. Caramel and light citrus aroma. Caramel and grapefruit flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Caramel and light grapefruit linger with light pine and light cocoa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2024
at 16:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
New Beer Distributors, NY 12oz ($2.50): Pours a mahogany colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruitiness and booze, with a bunch of sugary malt. Taste is sweet, with a slight hoppy bite at the end. Taste covers up the alcohol, but the high booze is obvious nevertheless. First sip was sort of rough, but then all smooth later. Not too much complexity.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2013
at 20:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with a tan head. Aromas are malty, raisins, melanoidins, caramel, dark fruit, alcohol. Flavors are of raisins, dark fruits, caramel, medium yeast presence (phenol and dark fruit esters), caramel, brandy, alcohol, decently dry. Warming, medium bubbles.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2012
at 12:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sent to me by my wife on a trip to Portland. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a medium brown color with a small soapy beige-tan head that faded and left a touch of lacing. The aroma was bitter caramel, fruity hops, nut, cherry, spruce and fruit cake. The flavor was bitter with notes of sour caramel, spruce, vague fruity hops, coffee, toffee, whiskey, apple and fruitcake. Prominent booziness throughout. The finish was long and complex. Thick bodied. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2011
at 16:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours a vibrant golden amber with a big beige head. Aroma of caramel, cinnamon, brown sugar and alcohol. Flavour is heavy and very sweet caramel malts, oak, vanilla, with a bitterness than lingers later. Oily texture, rich palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2010
at 20:07
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz.Clear medium amber color with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, wood, light bread and roasted malt, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, wood bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100410]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2010
at 00:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Papsø
Hazy amber color; small creamy head. The aroma shows some sweetish caramel, light vanilla oak, sweat, very light cheese. Caramel flavor, partially sweet, clearly nutty, but not as sweet as expected; strong bitterness, stronger than the malt actualy. Not a typical Barley Wine by style, but still an enjoyable beer.
Hazy amber color; small creamy head. The aroma shows some sweetish caramel, light vanilla oak, sweat, very light cheese. Caramel flavor, partially sweet, clearly nutty, but not as sweet as expected; strong bitterness, stronger than the malt actualy. Not a typical Barley Wine by style, but still an enjoyable beer.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2010
at 14:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours cloudy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity and dense malty towards caramelish. Sweet caramelish and solid hoppy flavoured. Dark roasted and towards breadish into a dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2010
at 02:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber with a tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Flavour had grapefruits, roasted malt, caramel and piney notes. Finished dry and bitter.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2010
at 11:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of SecretSanta himself. Pours a clear deep amber with an off-white head. Aroma of oxidized caramel and malts. Medium body only, caramel and fruit and quite some good American hops that leave a decent bitterness. Nothing fancy here but a very classic American style Barley Wine. 100410
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2010
at 09:06