Emelisse Barley Wine

Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Emelisse
Style: Barley Wine
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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4oz. sample @ Churchkey, DC Copper color, light off-white head. aroma, lots of dark sugar, caramel malts, dark fruits. flavors, caramel malts, light floral hops, dark sugar, abv is light for 10% lending some burnt caramel elements along with a nice lingering sticky syrupy mouthfeel. Dark fruits with fig, dates add to the enjoyment, warming abv, finish caramel with caramelized apple/pear impression. Nicely done, a tad on the bitter side.

Sampled @ Haand beer festival 2012. Dark amber body with an off-white head. Nice aroma of dark malt, caramel and dry fruit. Flavor is sweet malty, dry fruit and warming alcohol. Full body and good aftertaste. Very nice.

On tap at Haand beer festival 2012. Dark amber colour with a small beige head. Aroma is malty with notes of dried fruits, sugar, and alcohol. Flavour is dry but with some lingering sweetness. Notes of alcohol, molasses, grass, some fruits and caramel.

Draft at Eulogy. Poured a dark cherry color with a thin foamy ring that almost disappeared. Full palate of dark red fruits. Brandied cherries. Sulfered dates and figs. Sweet in balance but some dry hop bitterness keeps it in check. Bit syrupy. Fruit flavors spike too much. Mostly smooth but the high abv is not hidden. Nice to find a darker barleywine but this one seems to be holding on to too many disparate notes to be really great.

Haandbryggeriet fest 2012. A fine version of a barley wine. Sweet, as it should be, but not cloyingly so. Some burned sugar. Fine bittersweet tail.

On tap@ Haand2012. Pours deep amber with a small beige head. Aroma of malt, dried fruits ,alcohol and berries. Flavor is sweet and warming with some malt,fruitiness and biscuit. Medium to full body, soft carbonation.

33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 17.02.2011
Aroma is sweetish with strawberries and some caramel. Flavour is messy with lots of strawberries, some toffee and caramel. Not good.

Bottle, shared with Parksy. This was the worst looking pour I’ve seen in a while. It started off nicely- light orange amber, but nearing the end a huge bolus of sediment clunked into the glass like an unwelcome turd. It was about the size of my thumb, bigger even. Really gross. Parksy asked if it was the body of a dead mouse! Anyway, in the end this turned out to be an okay BW, nice sweet malt, thick toffee with fruit nuances. But that gross pour was like a bad fart at the start of a good meal-- the air never completely cleared.

Aroma is mild nuttiness and sweet malts. The flavor is mainly heavy sweetness, almost sugary. Almost cloying, could have been better.

Botella de 330ml. Copa Globo. Saboreada en dic´11. Color cobre anaranjado. Espuma marfil , de burbuja mediana. Corona escasa y fugaz. Collares en las paredes. Aromas de malta caramelo, azúcar, alcohol y sutil chocolate con matices de fruta madura. Muestra sabores de azúcar y amargor envolventes. Paladar seco. Cuerpo intenso y carbonatación suave. Final afrutado y especiado. Gentil y cálida sensación de alcohol. 330ml bottle. Snifter glass. Enjoyed on dec´11. Orangish copper in color. Off-white, medium size bubbled, froth. Thin layer & brief crown. Collars on sides. Caramel malt, sugar, alcohol & subtle chocolate aromas. Ripe fruit hues. Tasting shows sugar & bitterness all over. Dry palate.Full body, soft carbonation. Spicy & fruity finish. Gentle warming alcohol sensation.

Bottle. Pours medium brown with a small beige head. Fruity caramel aroma with some bready hints. Sweet malt flavor with notes of dark fruits and bread. Sweet finish with a hint of bitterness.