Esperaba mucho más de esta Barley Wine. En apariencia y aroma cumplía el cometido. En sabor muy poco balanceada y astringente. Una decepción.

Bottle (thanks fonefan!). Amber/copper colour, not much head. Aroma is mild sour wood, sweet alcohol, fruits, wooden and fruity notes along with some raisins. Flavour is raisins, plum, sweet alcohol, a bit boozy along with some wooden and fruity notes. Balanced and somewhat balanced. Quite much vanilla in the finish.

Bottle 375ml. @ [ Craig and Fin Sneak up in the middle of the NIGHT and drink all fonefans beer ].

Clear medium brown colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, whisky, date, vanilla, alcohol. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long long duration, wood, dried fruit, oak - dry oak, alcohol, date. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130519]

Handbottle - Thanks to Fonefan. Clear amber/brown - white head. Raisins, fruity, caramel, sweetness, oxidation, light glue notes, amber malts, light acid, vanilla, barley, nice bitterness. Lovely.

Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy dark amber with tiny head. Aroma is malt, fruit, dark fruits, yeast and toasted. Flavour is malt, fruti, yeast, dark fruits, toasted, little candy sugar, medium sweet, tobacco and a little vanilla.

Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 240513

From a test tube, many thanks to fonefan. Unclear, coal brown body, no head, no lacing. Sweet aroma of dried and ripe fruits. The taste profile is also sweet with prunes, plums and raisin. Sweet jam-like added by sherry-like alcohol. Full bodied. Nice in smaller amounts. (hotel room, Copenhagen, 24.05.2013)

Bottle at Ølfestival 2013. Clear orange coloured with a small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of overriped fruits. Sweet finish.

Sample @ DØE. Small head with short duration. Color is hazy amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, warming alcohol and hops.

Sample from a bottle, thanks oh6gdx/fonefan!

Pours dark brown with a tiny head. Aroma of sweet malts, ripe fruits, raisins, hints of wood, oak and sweet syrup. Taste is sweet, smooth and malty with loads of toffee, wood, vanilla, raisins and ripe fruits. Finish is sweet, smooth and complex with hints of raisins, vanilla and wood. Quite complex and well balanced barley wine.