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Batemans Vintage Ale

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6556
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Brewed by Batemans
Style: English Strong Ale
Skegness, England

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RATINGS: 18   MEAN: 3.35/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This beer is from the Batemans 30 year old Barley Wine recipe and the flavour has been matched with bottles which had been left undiscovered for 31 years only to be found in 2007. The 2012 Vintage was brewed with barleys from a set of unique growing conditions including a prolonged dry period followed by very wet weather, producing grains which impart crisp, dry, rich flavours. It is packed full of succulent malt and after maturing in oak, has flavours of plums, port, malt, brandy, vanilla and almonds


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3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
DanielBrown (3222) - Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUN 18, 2013
Bottle from Aldi. Blimey. This is undercooked. The malt is raw! It burns my eyes! Aargh. I’ve had worse.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Plovmand (5747) - Helsinge, DENMARK - JUN 8, 2013
Bottle. Pours clear amber with a medium off white head. The aroma is dried fruit, caramel and sweet malt. The flavor is light metallic with notes of caramel, dried fruits and malt. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rasmus40 (7339) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - JUN 7, 2013
DØE. Clear amber without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and a little alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 240513

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
chrisv10 (8095) - DENMARK - JUN 5, 2013
Bottle @ DØE. Clear amber with tiny head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted and toffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, toffee, sweet an a little oak.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (17722) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 31, 2013
Bottle at Ølfestival 2013. Clear orange-red coloured with a small white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, bread and hops. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, bread and hops. Hoppy finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
saxo (11504) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAY 29, 2013
Sample @ DØE. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, flowers, malt and hops.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
HenrikSoegaard (9244) - Randers, DENMARK - MAY 27, 2013
Bottle DØE13. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy tofee aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MiP (12483) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - MAY 25, 2013
Bottle, 7.5%. Vinous aroma. Clear dark amber colour. Small head. The flavour is vinous and bready with a malty and alcoholic finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (26476) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAY 25, 2013
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and caramelish. Caramelish, toasted and light metallic. Bitter and light caramelish.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
RichTheVillan (964) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAR 15, 2013
Bottle from Aldi; clear copper pour with zero head, sweet alcohol aroma, very sweet taste caramel alcohol not much going on here. Great packaging but underwhelming taste.


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