Durham Something Blue

Brewed by Durham
Style: Barley Wine
Durham, England

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 500ml. @ [ Tasting by Fin & Loz ].

Clear medium to dark amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, sugar, alcohol, light toffee, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, dried fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, dried fruit, alcohol, hoppy, peppery spicy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111022]

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a light tan head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, and over ripe fruits, leading to a bitter finish.

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small white head. Aroma is light spiced and toasted malty. Phenolic and spiced hoppy. Dry and phenolic into the finish.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy amber with a rough and dissipating off-white head. Greasy caramellish aroma with some plummy, overripe fruit. Rich body, caramel, crystal malts, sherryish, some phenols. Fairly bitter finish, while the alcohol is not all that present up front. Very much a British Barley Wine. 120412

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange-brown coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, marzipan and dried fruits. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and marzipan. Sweet finish.

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Cloudy amber/brown -offwhite head. Sour toes, fruity, amber malts, barley notes, yeasty, roasted, high bitterness, dried fruits, marzipan, caramel, boozy.

Botlle at fins ... deep brown ... bubbly lighttan head... soft toffee malt nose...sweet malt nose ...heavy sweet malts ... toffee and brownsugers .... vineous alchol... overpoweribg

500ml bottle from Bottle Shop Canterbury. Hazy russet colour with lots of fizzing carbonation leading to a small beige head. Toffee malty aroma. Its rich in the mouth. Not overly sweet. Touches of sweet orange and a certain earthyness. Good spice on the finish. Spicy hops. Lovely lingering finish. Only a little heat from the alcohol. Solid English barley wine. Rather tasty if all be told. Certainly helps you to get drunk

18th January 2012
Very hazy amber - brown beer. Decent pale tan head. Light dry palate, dry alcohol. A little cream in the malt. Brandyish alcohol finish, dry. Obvious alcohol!

cloudy brown, smooth offwhite head. quite boozy aroma , flowery , fruity. flavor is fruity, malts, oranges, red fruits, strong alc. beer with a fruity touch that does not get cloying. great!