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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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McCash (16382) reviewed
The Lizard King from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Beersiveknown. Appearance - deep black and mat. Fawn head. Nose - blackberry and rich dark chocolate. Woody. Taste - woody and chocolate. Berries again. Palate - medium bodied. Dry finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2022 at 18:59
cagarvie (40318) ticked
The Lizard King from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
7/10
bottle at home... July 22...dark black... small tan head... dark roast.. Light fruit nose... dark malts.. rich roast.. Light fruit.. soft blueberry... bottle at home ..Dec 2024 ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel soft sweet blueberry chocolate roast malts nose . soft sweet chocolate Roast malts nose ..soft sweet blueberry chocolate roast malts ..big berries fruit chocolate roast malts nose 3.8
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2022 at 18:51
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
The Lizard King from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Craig's. Pours murky brown with a thick tan head. Aromas of chocolate and blueberry. Taste is sharp blueberry, faint chocolate. Sour finish.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2022 at 18:48
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
The Lizard King - Rioja BA from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
375ml bottle at the Tilt tasting; 2nd July 2022; cheers Ian (harrisoni). Tanned top to the black body, not quite clear. Dark berries in the nose, taste is also dark berries, but with a stem/wood like twist, boozy and a trace of chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2022 at 06:40
Leighton (35418) reviewed
The Lizard King - Rioja BA from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at Tilt. Quite tasty overall, a lot of rich dark fruits, a bit of wood, booze. Full bodied, fine carbonation. Moderate warmth to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2022 at 21:58
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Einstein-Rosen Bridge from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On bottle at Boutilliers Taproom Ashford July 2022 tasting . coffee barleywine coconut and chocolate Clear deep orange red colour thin white heat. Coffee and age. aroma. Coffee up front but then it softens into a smooth barleywine. sweetness. then a dry finish. its a good barleywine base beer. light coconut. bit weird but fine
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2022 at 19:02
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
The Lizard King - Rioja BA from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at Cotteridge Convention 2022. Decent fruity. jammy fruit. dark roast dark chocolate. I liked the fruit very much.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2022 at 17:03
Fergus (32001) reviewed
The Lizard King - Rioja BA from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at cotteridge convention. Many thanks. A dark black brown coloured pour with a lively light tan head. Aroma is nice jammy grape, earthy roast, waxy roast, blackberry. Flavour is composed of jammy berries, woodland fruit, blackberry, jammy, chocolate roast,. Palate is semi sweet, woody roast, woody, airy carbonation.. Nice stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2022 at 16:59
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
The Lizard King - Rioja BA from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
7/10
Tried on 02 Jul 2022 at 16:58
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Lavenham Tango from Low Key Barrel Project
4 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Panda 🐼 at home thanks to Wingman. A clear deep amber copper coloured pour with a small off white halo. Aroma is nice boozy fruit cake, toffee, sticky raisin, white grape. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nice layered malts, caramel, toffe, light woody, bark, riasin, white raisin, mellow boozy. Palate is semi sweet, sticky, oily, mellow carbonation. REally nice.
Tried on 30 Jun 2022 at 22:28