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Beerfest5

Cloneen, Ireland 🇮🇪 Member

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Beerfest5 has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Barley Wine - Barley ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this sub style.
Boulevardier from Galway Bay Brewery was the one that did it!
1 month ago


8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Grabbed this one in 2019 in Baggot Street Wines in Dublin and have cellared it till this Christmas. Pours a deep brown red with a very small tan head. Nose is Christmas cake, booze, molasses, red fruit. Flavour is mostly the same with a small amount of brown bread smoothness.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2026 at 00:10


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On draft, no head at all. Sickly sweet molasses, brown sugar, minimal hop bitterness, unbalanced, missing the malt smoothness in favour of thin sugar sweetness

Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2026 at 18:56


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thick and oily black pour from the can. Almost no head, aroma is vanilla pod, iced sugar pastry, fresh brewed coffee, and some chocolate notes. Flavour favours the coffee in front and the vanilla sweetness comes after. Very tasty dessert beer.

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2026 at 18:14


Beerfest5 added a new venue The Wine Centre located in Kilkenny, Ireland
7 months ago


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle, clear pale gold colour with a large pillowy head. Nose of hay, fresh cut grass, some slight lemon rind. Flavour is hay, bread malts, lemon hops. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, slightly astringent.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2025 at 18:12


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Beautiful yellow gold colour with a large rocky white head. Aroma of biscuit and bread malts. Flavour is mostly the same with a little hops in the background. Crisp, clean, refreshing beer

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2025 at 18:25


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On draft, clear light gold with a small white head. Nose is bread and lemon. Flavour is bread and biscuit malt, noble hops. Thin mouthfeel

Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2025 at 20:10


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Poured into a shaker glass from a can. Lovely clear golden colour, effervescent pour, large rocky head. Nose is sweet bread malt with noble hop aroma. Flavour is mostly the same, very refreshing beer

Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2025 at 20:44


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On draft at Seafood Sam’s in Sandwich. Crystal clear gold with a small white head. Nose is breadth malt and some lemon zest. Flavour is a bit fuller than the aroma, clean malt and some citrus. Easy drinking lager

Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2025 at 20:40