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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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Poured almost purple with thin fast dissipating white head. Aroma of citrus and caramel and raisins. Sweet raisiny flavour with a citrus and alcohol note. Alcohol finish. Not reallly bad, but not a winner either
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2009
at 22:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear medium dark brown body with a tan head. Complex malt aroma. Sweet, fruity with some hops flavor. Some dryness in the finish.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2009
at 11:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a long lasting off-white head. Sweetish malty hoppy caramel aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy caramel flavor with hints of dark fruit and also some hints of licorice. Has a sweetish malty warming hoppy caramel finish with some hints of dark fruit in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2008
at 03:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of hopdog. Pours murky brown with a small but persistent head. Aroma of wheat and brown sugar. Taste is malt and bitterness. A little thin, but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2008
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz Bottle from My son! Thanks Chris (Enniskillen)! Nose of vanilla, sweetness, caramel, and a lightter more tropical fruitiness than most BWs; cherry brown with a small beige head; flavor has some piney hop bitterness, caramel, and some dark fruits with a bitter finish. I would love to have a sixer of this to age for a few! Might be great in 3 or 4 years!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2007
at 20:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Darker in amber color with a moderate beige head. Nose is malty, fruity, hints of citrus hops, and alcohol notes. Taste is initially muted, then comes through with lots of malt and a hint of the alcohol content in the finish. A hint of fruitiness. Smooth and creamy mouthful. Not bad, in fact, better than average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2007
at 20:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled
Hazy amber color, small off-white head. Strong APA/IPA-like American hoppy aroma (grapefruit, pine needles). Quite hoppy barley wine, fruity ... malts and some yeast in the background. Does not feel like 10% or barley wine , more like an IPA.
Hazy amber color, small off-white head. Strong APA/IPA-like American hoppy aroma (grapefruit, pine needles). Quite hoppy barley wine, fruity ... malts and some yeast in the background. Does not feel like 10% or barley wine , more like an IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2006
at 17:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (thanks kenb!). Hazy dark amber colour with small off-white head. Aroma is malts, alcohol and American hops. Flavour is very wineous, but has a huge hayish hoppy dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2006
at 17:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12/02/06 Walk the Line Barleywine Festival, Dunedin, FL. 2003 vintage. Kind of a murky brown color with hints of a red hue around the edges. There seem to be no head. The aroma was mostly sweet with dark fruit and a hint of vinegar. The flavor had a sense of sweet red wine grapes along with a slight vinegar note. To help mask the vinegar was a decent amount of pine hops. All and all pretty smooth.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2006
at 21:21
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark amber colour. Slight toffee aroma with hints of soft, light, chewy caramel. There’s a bit of brown sugar to round things off. Quite sweet and without enough complexity to keep me interested.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2006
at 13:47