Return of the Barleywine
Barreled Souls Brewing Company in Saco, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: J. Wakefield BrewingBarley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
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Score
7.64
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Strong barleywine aged for 11months & 27days, 60% in Peerless Rye and 40% in Apple Brandy. Brewed in collaboration with J. Wakefield Brewing
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7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
2023 Vintage. 227/1220. Aroma is rye bourbon and mild apple brandy. Flavor of raisins, mild caramel, with a soft traces of apple brandy. Mild spice. Light alcohol only shows after finishing the glass. Lots of flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle (9/25/23) shared with membership group. Virtually opaque dark brown, ring of head, nice viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, earthy malt, apple brandy, light oak. Taste is mix of apple brandy, rye, oak, caramel. Frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Wonderful aroma, with taste close behind. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottled 9/25/23, #227/1220, drunk 7/25/25.
Clear, dark mahogany with a deep hazelnut-cola hue. Light tan head fades steadily to partial cover.
Sweet (but not too) apple in the nose with no aggressive alcohol or excessive sugar. Maple, vanilla, caramel are all round and homogenized. Nice layers of barrel, with sweet fruitiness, vanilla, and deeper acid at the end.
Rye spice is BIG, bold and softened by sweet apple character. Nice and attenuated, though still quite malty with lots of caramel and vanilla. Maybe just a shade sweeter than I'd prefer and there's some strength on the end. Almost a peppery, strong, bitter brandy. But hard to argue here. They've absolutely killed it on the barrel expression here.
Clear, dark mahogany with a deep hazelnut-cola hue. Light tan head fades steadily to partial cover.
Sweet (but not too) apple in the nose with no aggressive alcohol or excessive sugar. Maple, vanilla, caramel are all round and homogenized. Nice layers of barrel, with sweet fruitiness, vanilla, and deeper acid at the end.
Rye spice is BIG, bold and softened by sweet apple character. Nice and attenuated, though still quite malty with lots of caramel and vanilla. Maybe just a shade sweeter than I'd prefer and there's some strength on the end. Almost a peppery, strong, bitter brandy. But hard to argue here. They've absolutely killed it on the barrel expression here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:38
8.6/10
9/25/23 227/1220 aroma is insane. Apple brandy, barrel, light spice. Taste is delicious, smooth, balanced, lots of flavor. A wonderful sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2025
at 17:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle. Veryy dark brown color with minimal beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, light nuts, aplle brandy. Taste is caramel, cocoa, moderate roasty notes, apple brandy, peanuts, rye malt. Alcohol is evident. Unusual, interesting beer.
Chewy feel with light carbonation.
Tasty beverage.
Chewy feel with light carbonation.
Tasty beverage.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2025
at 06:50
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
First review of the beer! Draught at Gourmet Haus. Pours clear, brown with mahogany highlights. Small ran head that rings as a creamy collar of small bubbles. Rich malt and dark fruit aroma are both present in moderate amounts. Slight chocolate in the background is very nice. Flavor is massive amount of rich malt. Sugar lingers long into the palate. Complex dark fruit. Really amazing beer. Not too boozy at all for this ABV, but barrel aspects come out late in the flavor and are more pronounced as it warmed.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2023
at 20:54