7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured a nice reddish-brown color with a moderate white head. Tasted of malts, some roastiness, carmels, coffe, and fruity. Not what I’d consider a barleywine - more of a scotch ale for sure.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2006
at 20:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Dover BF 06. Copper, with off white head. Not a huge aroma, but I like the sweet white fruit which is fleshy. Fine
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2006
at 13:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle - Barley wine? Why is it classified as that? It has far more in common with the McEwan’s Scotch Ale I had not too long ago than any barley wine I’ve tried. Anyway, I’m about the 100th person to point that out. As for the rating, the aroma is of faint malt and too noticeable alcohol. Flavor has some moderate malty sweetness with some dark fruit notes. The carbonation is light and the finish somewhat bitter and tastes mildly of alcohol. It’s a tastey brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2006
at 19:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear mahogany with an average sized light tan head and sparce coarse laccing. Nice woody malt aroma, underhopped it seems for the style. Slightly sweet flaovrs of over ripe apples and pears. Dark malts and not very highly bittered. Fairly thin feel for the style and surprisingly high ABV for the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2006
at 20:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Bishop’s Arms, Malmö. Orange colour with small white head. Sulphurous yeasty aroma some bitterness and maltiness too. Fruity flavor with hints of caramel and malt. Some nice bitterness in the aftertaste. Does not taste like ABV 3.8%. Tastes better than it smells.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2005
at 14:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Fysnke øldage. Nice appearence. Good head, mostly deminishing. Good aroma and powerfull flavour. Oily palate
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2005
at 10:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pitch black indeed with only a small head. Very malty character, not only roasted but burned malt - almost peat-like. Very drinkable, but it honestly reminds me more of a porter. 230201
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 11:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black with no head and very little carbonation. On the thin side for a stout and a little oily. Coffee and chocolate in the flavor with very light bitter hops. A good British style stout; decent flavor without a huge palate makes it drinkable.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2005
at 20:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Smallish white fine-bubbled head over dark mahogany body. Lovely sweet, smoky flowery aroma with hop notes. Taste is very like the smell, but with slightly more pronounced smokiness. The finish is nicely rounded, but mostly a simple fading. A very good ale; strong, interesting taste, yet easily drinkable. (0.5l bottle, self-poured in lager glass.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2005
at 13:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Dark amber colour, mediumsized beige bubbly head. Hops and fruit in aroma. Strong ryebreadish malty and hoppy flavour with hints of fruit. Long ryebreadish aftertaste. A bit mouthdrying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2005
at 13:43