Once Upon A Time In Manchester No. 2: Barley Wine
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
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7.63
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Classic Heritage Styles From Manchester
Deep malt flavours slowly unfold with each sip, demanding you take the time to appreciate every nuance.
J.W. Lees have brewed Harvest Ale every year for the past 39 years. It's an honour for us to be able to use their house yeast - a culture that's thousands of generations old - to brew our Barleywine.
Turning our hands to the classics is our way of saying thanks to trailblazing breweries for the part they played in the rich history of British brewing.
This barleywine gives aromas of sauvignon blanc, toffee apple esters, with deep sweet cherry cola flavours. A hint of foam banana esters lean into a full bodied strong beer which is full of complexity. It's a thing of beauty.
Deep malt flavours slowly unfold with each sip, demanding you take the time to appreciate every nuance.
J.W. Lees have brewed Harvest Ale every year for the past 39 years. It's an honour for us to be able to use their house yeast - a culture that's thousands of generations old - to brew our Barleywine.
Turning our hands to the classics is our way of saying thanks to trailblazing breweries for the part they played in the rich history of British brewing.
This barleywine gives aromas of sauvignon blanc, toffee apple esters, with deep sweet cherry cola flavours. A hint of foam banana esters lean into a full bodied strong beer which is full of complexity. It's a thing of beauty.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Cloudwater online store in Manchester. An amber/ruby/brown coloured pour with a thinnish off white head on top. Rich, sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit taste, aroma is something similar. I rather like it but it's incredibly sweet and not really what I was expecting from a Cloudwater beer. Would drink it again, reminded me of a mellow Fullers Vintage. Decent enough sweet boozy blast!
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2025
at 14:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from 73 Enid Street probably. A mostly clear reddish amber brown coloured pour with a a loose beige cap. Aroma is nice layered brown sugars, apple, apple turnover, caramel, white raisin, brown sugars, some warming alcohol. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, layered toffee, caramel, apple, dried fruits, Palate is medium full, meaty, mellow carbonation.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2025
at 00:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Clear amber/ruby colour with some sediment, small off-white head. Aroma of dried fruits, toffee, figs, raisins. Taste of sweet malts, toffee, dried fruits, figs, raisins, foam bananas (after reading it in the description I instantly tasted them), brown sugar sweetness, gentle alcohol warmth. Full bodied, smooth. Really great English BW.
Tried
from Can
from Dexter & Jones
on 25 Jul 2025
at 21:31
7/10
Nice. Bready. Cakey. Well balanced.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2025
at 21:34
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 10
Slightly opalescent chestnut colour with some ruby hue, minimal creamy beige-ish ecru lacing; aroma and taste of honeycomb toffee, floral, resiny, candied orange peel, toffee, some milk chocolate (in the taste), dried cherry (again, in the taste mainly), figs and dates, as well as slight red wine notes; amazing one!
Tried
from Draft
at
La Mise en Biรจre bar
on 20 Jun 2025
at 14:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance- copper, amber tinge, a small fizzy head. Aroma is malt, toffee, hops, raisiny dark fruit, caramel biscuit. Taste is raisin, toffee, brown bread, very malty, fruitcake, boozy dark fruit, caramel. Sweet and nice.
Tried
from Can
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 08 Jun 2025
at 05:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at the brewery.
Grainy and a bit sweet. On the sweet side. Doesn't really taste like and English BW to me, more like a Belgian Stromg Ale. Ok.
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Grainy and a bit sweet. On the sweet side. Doesn't really taste like and English BW to me, more like a Belgian Stromg Ale. Ok.
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Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2025
at 18:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can. Color: Clear amber, off-white head. Aroma: Malty, cherry, caramel, dried stone fruit. Taste: Malty, fruity apple and cherry notes, some caramel toffee and dried stone fruit. Some candy sugar. Hints of raisins. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Medium to just over medium body, below average carbonation. Typical British Barleywine. Smooth, not that heavy, nice one.
Tried
from Can
from
Little Beershop
on 29 May 2025
at 19:53
7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2025
at 19:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 440ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐โ๏ธโ๏ธ [ As Cloudwater Once Upon A Time In Manchester No. 2: Barley Wine ]. ABV: 10.5%. [20250519]. 7/3-/-8/4/-15
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2025
at 19:13