Low Key Barrel Project

Microbrewery in Ashford, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2021

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Unit 3 The Hot House, The Coachworks, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HU, England
Description
Ashford-based Low Key Barrel Project specialise in barrel aged beers. Producing beer in beautifully waxed 375ml bottles and specialising in big, aggressive beers from impy stouts right through to heavily adjuncted barley wines, Low Key brew anything but low key beer.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at The Low Key Ashford. Black beer lasting tan head. Raspberry comes through, dark chocolate flavour. Some heat on the finish. Not a huge amount of barrel. Works quite well together. Light heat. Decent
Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2023 at 17:47

9.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Thank you so much Graham for this great discovery. If I had known it would be so successful, we would have drunk it together. Si les collaborations ne sont pas forcément réussies, sur ce barley wine, les brasseries Low Key Barrel Project et Hoptimism ont trouvé le ton juste, à la fois sur l'équilibre et sur les arômes pour nous offrir une très belle bière qui se savoure jusqu'à la dernière goutte. Mais ce n'est pas un barley wine classique qui nous est proposé ici car celui-ci est enrichi de tonka et chocolat et vieilli en fut d'Islay. Mais si le vieillissement en fut et tout bonnement parfait, le chocolat est complètement absent et la tonka, sans savoir qu'il y en avait, je ne suis pas certain que je l'aurais décelé. Le visuel est sur un blond orangé trouble avec une faible effervescence et sans mousse. Le nez présente de très beaux arômes de fruit confit, caramel, chêne, tourbe et whisky. L'ensemble marche merveilleusement bien. En bouche, nous découvrons une texture moyennement dense pour le genre mais sur un équilibre parfait. Sur les arômes, nous retrouvons ceux présents au nez avec de légères épices et une tonka qui se laisse deviner, mais très subtilement. L'ensemble est rond et gourmand avec un alcool parfaitement intégré, chaleureux mais pas agressif et soutenant admirablement la structure. L'arrière bouche et le final sont un peu plus sur l'Islay pour donner un peu plus de caractère à l'ensemble. Un très beau barley wine.
Tried on 30 Jan 2023 at 08:20

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, toffee, berries, floral, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, thin. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lizard King BA Speyside on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:46 - Score: 7
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:48

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, raspberry, caramel, vanilla, raisin, taste is similar, sweet, meaty, little thin.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:47

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is raspberry, caramel, chocolate, oak, taste is similar, sweet, thin.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:46

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, raspberry, caramel, burnt toffee, taste is similar, sweet, little thin --- Beer merged from original tick of Unravel - Heaven Hills on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:46 - Score: 8
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2022 at 08:46

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Hoptimism. Jet black with a tan head. Aroma and taste are initial wine and slight sour. Fruity raspberry sweet and chocolate bitter. Slight sweet finish. Smooth full body.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2022 at 16:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is red wine, raspberry, liquorice and alcohol. Taste has raspberry, dark chocolate and red wine. Slightly woody.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2022 at 21:52

7/10
keg at the wee vault. dark black... no head.. boozy as hell.. heavy meaty boozy nose... dark chocolate.. boozy. oxidisation... big blackcurrant
Tried on 17 Sep 2022 at 21:24

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at the wee vault. Pours black, nose is grape, raspberry, chocolate, blueberry, oak, taste is similar, quite sweet, juicy berries, dry, tannins from the wine. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Lizard King Rioja BA on 07 Sep 2022 at 08:03 - Score: 8
Tried on 07 Sep 2022 at 07:00