'Mishappen' Chaos
Wondrous Brewing Company in Emeryville, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.28
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18 month old barley wine aged in a highly curated selection of bourbon barrels.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Amber-brown, thin head. Burly aroma shows a ton of barrel, light vanilla. Sweet up front, lots of assertive barrrel, light chocolate and vanillin. There’s a light acidity that balances this out, dried fruits and complex sugars.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2025
at 06:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Caramel and bourbon aroma. Brown sugar and bourbon flavor with backing sweetness. Medium-plus bodied. Brown sugar and bourbon linger with baking sweetness and toffee. Gets a little cola like.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2025
at 20:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of caramel, toffee, burnt sugar and hints of chocolate and treacle. Some toasted bread as well. Light notes of raisins and dried fruits. Light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours a dark brown color with lighter brown hues and a medium sized, thick, tan head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Hints of lacing and long legs.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of caramel, toffee and burnt sugar notes. Some toasted breads and hints of chocolate and treacle. Medium low bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Light oak and bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and sticky with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent barleywine but I would have liked it to have fermented out a bit more. It's very sweet. Nice malt notes though and the sweetness hides the alcohol.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of caramel, toffee, burnt sugar and hints of chocolate and treacle. Some toasted bread as well. Light notes of raisins and dried fruits. Light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours a dark brown color with lighter brown hues and a medium sized, thick, tan head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Hints of lacing and long legs.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of caramel, toffee and burnt sugar notes. Some toasted breads and hints of chocolate and treacle. Medium low bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Light oak and bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and sticky with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent barleywine but I would have liked it to have fermented out a bit more. It's very sweet. Nice malt notes though and the sweetness hides the alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2025
at 04:06