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Adnams Tally Ho

Adnams Tally Ho  - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
76
overall
Brewed by Adnams
Style: Barley Wine

Southwold, England

bottling
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
733.38/5.03.33/5.0Winter7%26Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - December. No longer available in bottle.
The original winter warmer, Tally-Ho is actually a barley wine brewed to a nineteenth century recipe. It's sweet; it's heart-warming; it's rich - but watch out, it's got a kick like a drayman's horse!
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 bobinlondon (786), Harrow, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Gravity cask in a fair few places since I was a teenager in the late 70s. Nowdays seems far too sweet and cloying to me. Plenty of warming alcohol but nowhere near enough hops. My latest sample was at the Wenlock and despite lenghthy maturation it was still pretty sickly. Not the beer of yesteryear.


 imdownthepub (5089), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottled, 330ml, 1996 vintage. Dark brown, ruby with no head, clear. Huge port like notes, winey, grapey with plenty of nasal alcohol, this sample was 8.5% ABV. Caramel and toffee background, rich, heady and thick on the palate. Drank in celebration of Birmingham City’s promotion, decent stuff.


 rallison (113), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Apr 2, 2009  
1998 bottle at Lucky Baldwin’s. Pours a mostly still muddy dark brown with a minimal head. Smells of oxidation, toffee and burnt brown sugar. Very English style in the malt profile here with lots of burnt caramel, toffee, molasses. Definitely some oxidation, but not too bad given the 11 years age and 7% abv. Dried fruits and and some more toffee in the flavor. All in all, a decent aged English style barleywine. Not all that complex though, and the oxidation is starting to come through. I’d love a cask pull of this though, that could be good.


 Rodders (114), Norwich, Norfolk, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 28, 2009  
(Half Pint from Gravity at the Fat Cat, Norwich) Very dark brown with a small off white head. Nut smell with some sweet fruit. Initial taste was a well balanced dark malt - sweet with lots of roastyness and a drying hop finish. Fruit and caramel - a heavy beer. Very nice, but best served in small doses I suspect.


 Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2009  
Cask at the bree maree. Alround rating: Sweet honey malt, blackcurrent and creme brulee mix together interestingly to make for an interesting drink. Bitter sweet stuff, very nice, old school style english ale.


 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Cask at the Ribs of Beef, Norwich, "Post-Xmas Crawl Part 2", 28th Dec 08. Very dark ruby brown with a caramel, dark fruit & red wine aroma. Smooth, full palate and it feels strong. The correct weight for a winter warmer. Nice.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 27, 2008  
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium to dark red brown color with a small, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, caramel, cold coffee, dark fruits ala, raisin / plum, light light licorice. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (100108)


 Carlus12 (361), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Cask @ The Florence, Herne Hill. Ruby colour with no head. Aroma is alcohol / plums / dark fruits / caramel. Taste is warming / alcohol / fruits / toffee. Nice complex Barley Wine, very enjoyable.



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