Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
2 years old, draught at the brewpub. Amber, flat and a bit dull-looking. The aroma has rich malts, fruits and a little oxidation. Sweet, sticky and also a bit watery in the finish. Almost candyish. An okay barley wine, but a barrel would help this by lending some tannin...some sort of red wine barrel would be the key.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Ugly amber. Lots of pumpkin and cinnamon on the nose. Flat body, with an almost root beer-like sweet spicy character. Wintergreen? Decent though it is a bit strange.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Amber and bright. C-hop aroma. Moderate bitterness. Very grapefruit and c-hop bitter. I like the fresh grapefruit juice character.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brown, looks flat. The aroma has fudgey notes, and a little bit of roast. Similar mix of roast and malty fudge nuttiness. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Golden-bronze colour. Lightly spicy hop aroma. Has some earthy, slightly spicy, slightly earthy taste. Caramel malts lie underneath.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Slightly hoppy reddish-brown. Dull. caramelly, earthy character, with almost chocolatey notes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dull tan and cloudy. The aroma is quite spicy - lots of peppery, coriandery character. Quite clovey too (and I didn’t know they used any!). Light body. Slightly watery. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Hazy bldone. Light, clean but not much aroma. Straw-like breezy malt character. Easy-drinking.