Bottle split at Craft Clerko, thanks to Leighton, 22/10/13. Dark chestnut brown with a moderate light tan covering. Nose is treacle toffee pudding, figs, dates, jammyfied dark fructis, honey, muscavado sugars. Taste comprises dark toffee, dark fruits, boozey do, Xmas cake, sugars. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light booze and dark fruit strains in the finish. Decent BW. I rated this higher than Magic Rock Strongman, if you’d told me that at the start of the evening I’d have mocked you more than I normally would !

Bottle at shared at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell. Thanks to Leighton. Clear red / cherry / copper colour with a big cream head. Aroma is liquorice, cranberry, caramel. Flavour is nice sweet liquorice, sweey berry, cranberry. Warming alcohol, but not too much hot alcohol. Nice carbonation. Medium full body. Nice barley wine.

Bottle, big thanks to Leighton. It pours clear deep amber/brown with a thick beige head. The nose is earthy, wood, toffee, honeycomb, toast and brown bread. The nose is smooth, wood, earth, toast, dried fruit, tangy berry, dried cranberry, varnish, caramel and resin with a dry, woody finish. Well hidden alcohol. Medium+ body, fine carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Tasty, well-balanced and very drinkable. A great barley wine.

Malziger, wenig herber Antrunk. Schokoladig, vollmundig. Intensiv malzig bleibend, erdig, der Alkohol ist höchstens erahnbar. Rund, sehr gut. 12/11/11/12/7/12

Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Pale amber with a loose white head; fruity aroma; full fruity flavour with a firm fresh bitterness; and a herbal finish. A rather good bitter with lots of taste.

Courtesy of Jan (fonefan); bb Dec 2012
Dark brown color; medium sized head. Mild aroma of roasted malt and yeast. Medium body stength, chocolate flavor, but the mouthfeel is medium dry; correct bitterness; fruity hint.
More strong Porter/Stout than Barley Wine, but pleasant, with some character.

On cask at Old Market Inn - Holsworthy. A very pretty looking beer, nice ruby to gold look, with a white laced head. A mild citrus, hoppy nose, a bit yeast and biscuits, but nothing outstanding. A little tinny in the taste, but you get used to this as the drink goes down. Thin palate, bitter aftertaste. A good session beer, and not bad for a house ale. NB - Brewery a little ambiguous, based on a bit of heresay with the locals rather than substantiated.

Light but crisp textured bitter, with a good nose and super golden glow to it.