6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Derrick Tavern. Pours a light amber color with a rather large creamy head. The aroma is very malty with caramel and honey. Good lacing on the glass. The taste is caramel with a bitter dry finish. I enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Dec 2007
at 20:51
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Canned(330ml). -Dark orange/amber coloured, small pale beige head, alcoholic nose. Extremely fizzy. Sweet malty and strong alcoholic with bitter finish. 8.5%ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2007
at 04:26
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can, shared with and courtesy of ozujsko who brought it from London (thanks!) So my first Barley Wine is a canned InBev product....ooookaaay.... Poured a nice darker orange colour with a medium sized off white head that went away at a medium head. As fizzy as Coke. What the... And the taste is... Oh, dear. A malt liquor. Which the almost completely alcohol-driven nose confirms (it’s a bit malty as well). A good malt liquor but a malt liquor nonetheless. Malt, somewhat peachy, heavy alcohol, notes of lemon... barley wine... right. Quite a strong bitterness near the end... hopefully from hops, and it’s almost unpleasant. If not for the aftertaste, this’d be my malt liquor of choice... if I had to choose between malt liquors that is.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2007
at 13:30
4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bitter Ales liegen mir nciht wirklich, das wird auch bei diesem hier deutlich. Säuerlich-bitterer Antrunk, der sich im wässrigen Aroma verliert. Ab und an wieder bitter, dieser Ton steht allerdings ziemlich alleine da und macht so keine große Freude. Wässriger nachgeschmack, dezent hopfig. Geht grad noch. Test vom 5.11.2007, Gebinde: Dose Noten: 14,6,7,4,5,5 - 6,20
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2007
at 08:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught, 20 ounces, drank at O’Connell’s, savoured June 7 2007; eye: golden with yellow reflections, thick white head made up of tiny bubbles giving it the appearance of cream, so much lacing it looks like velvet, clear; nose: hops, vanilla, banana but not as much as the two preceding weeks, fresh, a bit of alcohol, citrusy; mouth: the head catches the bitterness making the head tastes like agressive bitterness, malt, spices, relatively smooth, rather thin, agressive and unpleasant bitterness in the finale that contrasts somewhat with a beer that is smooth and not that tasty, texture is creamy at the start and then watery, medium-light body, good carbonation, slightly bitter and sweet FRANÇAIS En fût, 20 onces, bue chez O’Connell’s, savourée le 7 juin 2007; oeil : dorée avec des reflets jaunâtres, épaisse mousse blanche formée de très petites bulles lui donnant l’apparence d’une crème, tellement de dentelle qu’on dirait du velours, claire; nez : houblon, vanille, banane mais beaucoups moins présente que les deux semaines précédentes, fraîche, un peu d’alcool, citrique; bouche : la mousse capte toute l’amertume et cette même mousse goûte une amertume agressante, malt, épices, relativement douce, plutôt mince, amertume agressante et déplaisante en finale qui contraste fortement avec une bière douce et pas très goûteuse, texture à la fois crémeuse au début puis aqueuse, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère et sucrée
Tried
on 02 Nov 2007
at 15:17
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. Nice creamy microfoam head. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are mild with malt and hops.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2007
at 15:21
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml can (Draughtflow system). Pale body with plenty of small bubbles from the nitro device. Foamy head. Not much aroma, some slightly roasted malt. Flavor is slightly roasted malt with a hint of caramel. The body is light and much to aroma. This nitro stuff makes the beer smooth, but it’s very one-dimensional. Noting really wrong here besides the thin body, but really boring in fact.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2007
at 14:02
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle at Berliner Bierfestival. Clear, pale golden pour, with a white head. Weak nose, mostly grain and hay, but there’s something alcohol-like there as well. Weak flavor as well, with fruits and some hops, leading to a finish with some hops and bitterness. Thin to medium body. Boring and quaffable. (070804)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2007
at 10:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft: Citrus aroma. Amber pour, frothy head, and delightful cascading carbonation. Flavor is lemon, lemon peel, and a touch of vanilla. Ordinary hop finish. A tad thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2007
at 08:57
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Pale yellow amber color with a average fully lasting, creamy off-white head. Aroam is moderate malty, grain, toasted, light yeasty, butterbiscuit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2007
at 05:49