Subsidiaries
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Gallows Real Ale Fest ’10) Poured black without a head. Aroma was roasty and bit creamy. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were roastedness, malts, creaminess, burntness and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2010
at 00:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Vintage 2004, # P 05428, Drank 01/23/2010. Deep brown with a dark head. Sweet malts, dark fruits, light alcohol, some sourness. toast in the aroma. Medium bodies. Lovely flavor. Sweet, bready, deep, ripe fruit, malty. Sweet malt finish with a nice warm alcohol, as well. I really do like this one, but I think it’s a bit young still. Wish I could have kept it around for another five years or so.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2010
at 04:23
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
25cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Although I paid a premium price for this stuff I didn’t have high expectations, perhaps because I’m not too fond of Barley Wines. But this stuff was goooood. Poured a hazy deep reddish amber-brown, thin off white head. Aroma of loads of sweet malts, dried fruits. Flavour is sweet, very sweet actually, but so smooth and syrupy that it doesn’t become cloying, very malty, fruity, with a very good and especially firm hoppy bitter finish that balances the beer beautifully. Fullbodied. Lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2010
at 17:03
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Market Porter, Southwark 14/01/10. Deep amber with a moderate, off-white head. Sweet, buttery aroma. Flavour was very sweet, with butterscotch dominating all else except a slight touch of spice in the finish. Unpleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jan 2010
at 06:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2007 bottle number 63512. Reddish amber in colour with no head. Aroma of caramel, marmite, red fruits and prominent alcohol. Flavours of yeast, toffee, nuts and dates. Finsih was dry and bitter with plenty of warming alcohol - too much for me. Very good nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2010
at 13:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Nice head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, hops and grass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2010
at 11:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1/12 A 0.25l bottle, vintage 2008, purchased at beer8 shop, Genoa. Yeah cute, my first barley wine. It poured murky brownish body without head. Very aromatic in quite nice malty way. There are some caramel, dried fruits, touch of sugar and alcohol. Flavor is malty again, caramel, chocolate, licorice, dried fruits, quite similar to some stronger drinks like brandy or sherry. Notes of oak barrels. Alcoholic of course, with medium to fuller body and very low carbonation. Nice long, sweetish and warming finish. This was strange, different than any other style I’ve tried, very alcoholic but still very nice and pleasant dessert drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2009
at 06:44
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2008 bottle poured by Glenn at Alvinne. Copper colored with slight white head and incredible lacing. Caramel and malt aroma. The taste is all about the malt. Buttery, toffee flavors with lots of caramel. Nice body, as expected from a barley wine. Take it slowly, and this one goes down pretty nicely indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 09:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 25 06 09, savoured on December 12 2009; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, nice white head that disappears rapidly, no lacing; nose: light hops, light floral, light perfumy, orange; mouth: light hops, light floral, light perfumy, thin, orange, perfumy finale in light hops, lightly bitter, average carbonation, light body; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 25 06 09, savourée le 12 décembre 2009; œil : dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence, belle mousse blanche qui disparaît rapidement, pas de dentelle; nez : léger houblon, léger floral, léger parfumé, orange; bouche : léger houblon, léger floral, léger parfumé, mince, orange, finale parfumée en léger houblon, légèrement amère, carbonatation moyenne, corps léger; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2009
at 09:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
25cl bottle, Kaisla, vintage 2006, #33147. Pours mahogany with no head what so ever. The aroma is complex, raisins, plums, alcohol. Flavour is outstanding, raisins,dark fruits and spices. Alcohol can be felt when taking the first sips, but is not at all disturbing. Full body, with an oily mouthfeel. The one thing that immediately came to my mind when taking the first sip was the wine Commandaria, that is made in Cyprus. It has very much the same taste and aroma. Minus the sweetness. I am not that fond of beers with abv over 10%, But this one really stands out, will definitely try another bottle some day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2009
at 04:12