Maiden 2024
Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
Score
7.83
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Maiden is our Anniversary celebration, a blend of barley wine aged in a multitude of barrels sourced from the finest wine and spirit producers worldwide. Each year's vintage is unique, so see below to learn more about the blend within this bottle.
Visual: Deep Red
Aroma: Brioche, Oily Orange, Coconut
This year's blend:
Rum: 23%
Tequila: 12%
Rye Whiskey: 10%
Bourbon: 9%
Red Wine: 7%
Banyuls: 7%
Port: 7%
Cognac: 6%
Fresh: 19%
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bb (18607) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Draft. Black beer with a dark cream head. Rum and tequila aroma with malt. Tequila and rum flavor with dark fruit and chocolate. Fuller bodied. Tequila ad rum linger with dark fruit and chocolate.
simontomlinson (8176) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 6 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tight faune coloured head stayed on a mahogany coloured body.
Boozy, raisins, sherry & maple syrup aroma.
Full bodied, creamy & smooth thinning out a little to a clean back.
Liquorice, bourbon, cognac, rum, demerara & orange tastes with a sherry finish.
Complex.
gave a cheers!
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
bottle at home ...deep red brown ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..juicy sweet woody caramelised toffee roast malts ..dark fruit
Fergus (31537) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 9 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home picked up from Siren online. A clear deep mahognay brown coloured pour with a lasting khaki head. Attractive. Aroma is nice barrel staves, rum, spicy rum, raisin and dried fruits, tequilla, alcohol. green wood. Flavour is composed of layered burnt sugars, rum raisin, cola cubes, bourbon, vanilla, some rum spices. many layers. Palate is medium sweet, rounded and lush, mellow carbonation. Lovely.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
9th July 2025
Near clear deep amber brown beer, small but tidy pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Malts bring a light creamy caramel sweetness which, is well out muscled by the Intrinsic bitterness of this presentation..
Bourbon barrel still obvious despite its modest contribution to the overall blend. Good ripe berry fruits from the Port and Banlyesus barrels. A little apple brandy pairs well with the toffee caramel. Rich alcohol soaked but smooth ripe fruits, underneath, but crucial. Nice sherry and brandy notes. Good ripe red berry intensity courtesy of port and banylyeus barrels. Airy smooth finish. The best vintage for quite some years in my book. Great complexity in the barrelling and a deft touch blending them. Vanilla oak barrel and a very ripe bitterness that is possibly Madeira borne. Superior!
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allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. home. Pours clear red-brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel, berries, oak, raisin, green apple. Taste has red fruit, caramel, vinous, woody orange. Dry, boozy finish.
Stuu (34178) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is caramel, berries, oak, raisin, green apple, taste is sweet toffee, red fruits, caramel, dry, vinous, woody and boozy. 3.9
Scopey (25220) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to my bro. It pours hazy deepest brown with a bubbly light tan head. The aroma is rich and oily, tequila comes though, agave, touch of green veg, spicy rye, Manhattan cocktail, toffee, rum and cherry cola, dark roasted malt, vinous, brandy, grape must, whiskey fudge, touch of coffee and riesen chocolate. The taste is slick, oily, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, toothy, chewy, dark fruits, fruit cake, rum & coke, tequila definitely comes through, green veg/agave vibes, caipirinha, umami, fat wash, coffee beans, vinous elements, tannin, dry oak and warming booze with a toasty finale. Fullsome body, fine prickly carbonation and soft mouth feel. Nice depth of flavour. Even though the rum barrel is the biggest component, the tequila barrel really comes through.
LordAlwold1970 (9933) reviewed Maiden 2024 from Siren Craft Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is bonfire toffee, bourbon, caramel,red apple, demerara sugar, sweet tobacco. Taste is bonfire toffee, caramel, touch of coconut, red apple, more sweet tobacco. Rich warming mouthfeel. Boozy sweet finish. Unsurprisingly good.
gave a cheers!