Barleywine
Legend Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.41
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6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle-2009. Yeasty raisin and orange aroma. Hazy ochre, thin yellow head. Full body. Deliciously fruity flavor of grapefruit, cherries, and brown sugar with a bready base. Tastefully bitter orange peel finish. It’s a bit like liquid fruitcake and a nice choice for Christmas. Alcohol evident but tolerable and tastes nowhere near the 15.3% on the label . Re-rate: This is a dangerous drink. It didn’t seem to have as much alcohol as advertised, but I felt it an hour later, and it had me walking sideways. Inbibe carefully.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2009
at 18:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
hazy orange with a medium off white head. Sweet aroma with overripe fruits, caramel and malty notes. Flavour was sweet with caramel, hops, toasted malt and overripe fruits. Finished sweet with warming alcohol.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2009
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 22fl.oz.Unclear medium to dark amber orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, tobaco, light moderate hoppy, overriped fruit, vitamin tablets. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090922]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2009
at 23:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has strong notes of over ripe fruits, caramel, nuts, and malt. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruit, caramel soup, malt, and a bit of alcohol, leading to a dry caramel malty finish with a light alcohol note. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2009
at 13:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small tan head. Aroma is dense malty, overripe fruity and roasted. Sweet malty, metallic and slight yeasty flavoured. Light sweetness and roasted caramelish flavoured. Lingering metallic flavoured into a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2009
at 13:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Vintage 2007, 2 years old
Cloudy red-amber color; small creamy head. Mature malt and caramel aroma, light aroma of sweet nuts, light cookies. Good malty flavor, caramel, light cookies and nuts; mature; correct bitterness. Solid and balanced.
Cloudy red-amber color; small creamy head. Mature malt and caramel aroma, light aroma of sweet nuts, light cookies. Good malty flavor, caramel, light cookies and nuts; mature; correct bitterness. Solid and balanced.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2009
at 13:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiver29. Pours a hazy amber with a creamy, beige and lacing head. Strange aroma of bonbons, tea and tobacco. Solid body, oxidized, overripe fruit and caramel. Some vitamin C also. Slightly bitter but quite some alcohol. A strange Barley Wine - almost more British in style. 220909
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2009
at 13:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
courtesy of jdubfl.2008 bottle pours amber, no head. Aroma and taste, sweet sugary caramel, some dark fruits with lingering palate that remains very sugary, notes of bitter fruits in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2009
at 16:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rated May 2008. Courtesy of Degarth. You ROCK!! my friend. Pours deep clear copper with nice tan head. The aroma is nice and rich with caramel, sticky sweet malts, mildly roasted malts, mild pine hops and faint dark fruity esters. The taste has sweet sticky malts followed by a load of roasted to caramel malts and mild melded blunted pine hop bitterness. Very nice. Near the finish the dark fruity esters show up to create a pleasing bookend to the experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2008
at 17:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Late 2007 Batch:
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, prunes, plums, raisins and grapes. Full-bodied; Strong maltiness up front with a potent sweetness and strong alcoholic finish. Aftertaste stays strong with whiskey, oak, vanilla and prunes very noticeable. Overall, a good barleywine, a bit strong and a harsh finish - but with a new batch, it’s what you’d expect! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 25-December-2007.
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, prunes, plums, raisins and grapes. Full-bodied; Strong maltiness up front with a potent sweetness and strong alcoholic finish. Aftertaste stays strong with whiskey, oak, vanilla and prunes very noticeable. Overall, a good barleywine, a bit strong and a harsh finish - but with a new batch, it’s what you’d expect! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 25-December-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2007
at 13:14