Benedictus
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.89
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Historically, beers of this strength were normally sweet, the yeast not being able to process all the sugars in the wort. We use an extremely active yeast which renders the finished beer dryer than would be expected. Even so, there are still enough unfermented malt sugars that fill out body and mouthfeel. In this batch we have used a number of yeast strains which give extra, subtle complexity. Aroma is infused with higher alcohols and a hint of Columbus hops. Very easy and deceptively strong.
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4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Nose: brown sugar, alcohol, slight brandy. Taste malt, bitter hops, syrup, the alcohol is too prominent for a beer that is only 8.4% . Mouthfeel is surprisingly thin, no carbonation, slightly flat. A poor barley wine, with very little depth. I suspect that this bottle maybe bad. It’s odd; I have only ever had 3 beers from this brewery and the other 2 were off. I suspect issues of quality control.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2013
at 13:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Birmingham Beer Bash 2013. Poured a clear dark amber with a thin white head. The aroma is rich crisp red berry fruit leading to a medium to weak bitter flavour with fruit and weak yeast on the super smooth palate. A very heart warming beer that was not dominated by the alcohol.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2013
at 15:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.5 l - BBE Feb 2016, at Kitty’s, 20130725) The beer poured reddish brown and clear. Its heaf was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had malts, alcohol and caramell. Palate was almost full bodied and dryish with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, caramell, sweetness, hint of saltiness and low bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. The beer left a harsh feeling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2013
at 07:28
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500 ml bottle. Pours a clear amber with no head. Aromas of orange peel and toffee. Light for a barley wine. Flavors of malt, alcohol, bitter hops and a bit of caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 14:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
25th November 2009
Hazy orange beer. A little fruit and caramel in the nose. Soft frothy palate. The creamy head has light orange sherbet fizz! The beer has the same lovely orange but deeper and richer, almost like an orange liquer. Creamy mid and then a touch of lemon coming at the finish of this superior beer.
Hazy orange beer. A little fruit and caramel in the nose. Soft frothy palate. The creamy head has light orange sherbet fizz! The beer has the same lovely orange but deeper and richer, almost like an orange liquer. Creamy mid and then a touch of lemon coming at the finish of this superior beer.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2012
at 06:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark amber with a large, lasting white head.Nose shows orange marmalade, caramel, grapes. Reminiscent of cognac slightly. Interesting.Very sweet flavours, some grape notes, a bit of booze showing. Somewhat similar to a tripel, the flavours are rather lighter than most barleywines.Carbonation is too high for these characters.
Tried
on 13 May 2012
at 02:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Amber colour, white, quickly deminishing head leaving no lacing. Aroma of malt, caramel, peach, nuts and perfume. Flavour is sweet malty, light hops, citrus peel, honey, caramel, fudge and brown sugar. Quite slick, light cloying sweetness, quite like honey. Finish caramel and citrus peel. Not bad, but expected a bit more.
(From 500mL bottle @ home)
(From 500mL bottle @ home)
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2012
at 05:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 13C. Amber with an off-white head. Aroma of oranges, honey, cough drops, toffee, spiced dough. Quite syrupy. Complex malt flavours with some sherry, oranges, pears, butterscotch before a drying spice and pine finish. Alcohol sticks out a fair bit and partially obscures some of the nice things going on here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2011
at 06:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drink of Fulham. It pours golden yellow with a thin bubbly white head. The nose is orange, peach, nectarine, golden syrup and spice. The taste is brown sugar, ripe nectarine, peach, spice, caramel, citrus rind, orange syrup and alcohol warmth in the finish. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation and sticky mouth-feel. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2011
at 05:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at 1st CBC Sunday Tasting. Thanks to Paul for this baby. Pours a clear amber with a very weak film. Lots of both fresh and ripe fruit in the aroma. Very sweet flavor, some caramel, honey, mild fruits, some bread and booze. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Mild warm finish, light caramel, fruit. Pretty good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2011
at 09:45