De Hemel Nieuw Ligt Grand Cru

Brewed by Stadsbrouwerij De Hemel
Style: Barley Wine
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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2004 bottle (waxed cap!) shared at the 4/17/05 Montreal tasting. Light-brown, amber-bronze, hazy with good reddish-brown tinges on the edges of a, mainly, bronze colored body. Small white head is gone quickly, with minimal lace. I really enjoyed the fruity aroma, apples, mushy pears, sweet cherries, blueberries and some caramel/toffee on the end. Pungent yeast adds a little plastic/rubber astringency. Flavor begins with raisins soaked in brandy, plenty of full fruitiness, dry yeast, almost an oily, slick mouthfeel with a medium body, very low carbonation. Alcohol warmth quite evident on the end, with notes of plum brandy, some chewy yeast and light cinnamon. Somehow the raisins stay with me throughout the flavor. As Tiggmtl notes, this would be much more enjoyable did it not have a mouthfeel reminiscent of Gale’s Prize old ale (mostly flat).

33 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere.
Rated on 20110701.
Pours beautiful red color with no head. Aroma has smooth oaky notes, honey and ripe fruits. Reminds me of an aged Fullers Vintage Ale. Flavor of syrup, plums and bee wax. Nice warm alcohol burn on the palate.
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33cl bottle, vintage 2009. Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Smells of prune juice, brown sugar, citrus. Tastes of a heavy sweetness, a medium bitterness, and an alcohol bite. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, syrupy/oily texture. Finishes with a warming alcohol, and some fruitiness.

Bottle courtesy of Benjii and Sevares. Golden amber, no head. Nice fruity rich nose, honey, slight christmas spice, slightly medicinal, earthy spiced hop notes also. Sweet fruity front, big malt flavours, honey, caramel, pretty hot finish but not in a bad way, actually hides the 12% pretty well. I like this.

In bottle from Beers of Europe, thanks @Sevarity! Pours a dark golden brown colour with no head. Aroma of treacle, oak, candy sugar and caramel. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. Alcohol is present to finish but well masked given the abv.

Bottle at home ... thanks to B&S ... copper ... thin white lacing ... deep sweet fruits ... vineous fruits ... juicy malts nose ... soft sweet fruits ... soft toffee malts ... creamy fruits ... light dry malts ... smells great ... tastes ok...

Had this at T’Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 03.03.12 hazy dark amber in colour. This is thick and sweet, in fact a touch too syrupy for me. Heavy on the alcohol, really warming actually decently hoppy. This is good but not great. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3

2003 bottle. Poured crystal-clear, fiery reddish-orange with a short-lived beige head that settled to a looser-bubbled ring. The aroma picked up sweet, aged caramel, molasses, and fruity notes with not much hoppage and, more surprisingly, not much oxidation evident.. this seemed to hold up really well. The flavor didn’t quite age as gracefully.. some spicy, well-aged dark fruits and caramel at the core, but it really broke down around there.. some soapy notes, some raw alcohol, and more black peppery notes, especially toward the back.. very dry with some coriander and grains of paradise too.. tacky and warm on the finish. Heavier-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. this stared out well, but went downhill from there.

Bottle 2005 shared with Chicago Mike. Caramel aromas with a little alcohol. Pours caramel colored. Brown sugar, caramel, raisin flavors. Overall a very good barleywine.

Süß-saurer, recht trockener Malzbeginn. Fruchtig, rund, süß-malzig, harmonisch aber seht trocken werdend. Dann zitrusartig sauer. Im Abgang alkoholisch brennend. Nett! 7/11/8/11/12/11

Bottle. cloudy brown and full bodies. As you would expect there isa strong presence of alcohol. Warming strong and not very subtle.