Barley Wine Brandy Barrel
Drake’s Brewing Company in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.59
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled (Thanks stoutlover 72!). Dark nutbrown colour, not much head. Alcohol, raisins, oak barrel and some vanilla in aroma. Flavour is raisins, malts, alcohol, spices and some slight notes of vanilla. All in a wellmixed balance. Burningly warming, still very pleasantly done.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled
Muddy brown color, no head. Nose has oak barrel, vanilla and whiskey. Soft palate. Brandy, lots of vanilla, alcohol and some raisins (making this beer fruity) in the flavor. Very balanced beer for slow drinking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, 14.7%. Nice, sweet bonbon hop aroma. Cloudy dark brown colour, no head. The flavour has some yeast, salt, alcohol. Powerful flavour including lots of dried fruit. A bit chewy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (Duesseldorf Gathering): Hazy, small foamy tanned layer; (port-) vinous aroma, dried fruit, liquorice in the nose; sweet flavour, full - surprise ! - bodied; again liquorice, port and dried fruit in the finish. The right stuff for long, hot summer nights....should be enjoyed in large steins !
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A big thanks to droopy49 for sending this wonderful barleywine my way! About the only fault (if it really is one for this style) is the almost total lack of carbonation or head on this hazy brown brew. The weak start is quickly forgotten as the intensely complex aroma plays with your senses even when cold and freshly poured. The complex sweet flavor is well balanced between the ones dried fruits and rich caramels usually found in a good barleywine and the added notes from the brandy barrel. The slightly tangy finish is an added twist that makes this a very enjoyable and well crafted barleywine that ventures off the regular path just a bit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the Düsseldorf Gathering. Muddy, brown body. Lightly brown head. Aroma of liquor, malt, ... After drinking the first sip I thought I needed a new appointment at the dentist because of the sweetness. Luckfully there is some fruitiness in the sweetness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle 18 cl) Courtesy of Degarth. Clear, dark, orangey brown - the head is pretty much absent. Very sweet and strong aromas - medicinal, cough syrup. Very full body with odd, salty accents. Lots of caramel and bourbon notes. Out of balance and not overly pleasant. 291206
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Getrunken beim RB Treffen in Düsseldorf am 6.1.07 Fruchtig-hopfiger Geruch. Das Bier brennt etwas im Hals, wird am hohen Alkoholgehalt liegen. Allerdings ist es gleichzeitig auch zu süß, auch im Nachgeschmack unangenehm süßlich-klebrig-malzig. Naja.... Test vom 7.1.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 8,8,6,7,9,7 - 7,20
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. An unclear brown beer with a lazing beige head - that doesn’t last that long. The aroma has very strong woody notes combined with notes of soy sauce and stored fruits. The flavor is somewhat oxydixed with notes of soy sauce, wood, and caramel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to cquiroga, shared with badnewsbeers. Rich deep brown body with orange-reddish highlights, thin off-white head. Strong burnt caramel aroma with potent alcohol and piney, grapefruity hops, oxidized, with a mineraly medicinal quality reminding BNB of Flintstones vitamins. Sharp alcohol and sweet caramels warm the palate, with plenty of earthy oxidation, brandy, soy, and brown sugar. Tart sweetness almost verges on the sour. Raisiny. A heavy, sweet, big beer worthy of high accolades.