Antares Barley Wine

Bottled. Lightly hazy pale bronze colour, minimal head. Aroma of toffee and cognac. Sweet and caramelly, alcohol is evident as is an interesting pear flavour. Less full bodied than anticipated, rather low on hops. salty almost woody finish. A warming barley wine typical for the Argentinian micros.

(Bottle 33 cl) Hazy golden with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, butter and alcohol. Medium body with a low carbonation, some caramel notes and only a subdued bitterness in the finish. Very hot and boozy though. More of a Malt Liquor really. 290608

Brewery Creek
Golden-amber colour with little carbo and less head. Rich aroma is peachy frist and foremost, then showing cane sugar, wildflower honey, phenols hinting at bubblegum and a woody-grassy hop note. Right up front on the palate is the alcohol - the beer is big but lacks refinement as the higher alcohols are all over it from the fuselly start to the peppery dry finish. The malts are big, simple bread & dough. The esters are the peach/pear typical of strong pale brews that aren’t quite ready yet. The way these particular flavours dominate the brew you could pass this off as a top-of-the-line malt liquor.

RBESG2008: 33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a creamy white head. Light spiced and grainy aroma. Flavour is sweet malty with a light spiced note. Solid alcohol too. Ends spiced and alcohol dense.

Bottled@10%. Thanks omhper! Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is hay and raisins along with some bready hints. Flavour is very much alcohol, some grass and mild fruits in a rather unpleasant mix. Unbalanced.