Huvila Barley Wine

Formerly brewed at Panimoravintola Huvila (-2009)
Style: Barley Wine
Savonlinna, Finland

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UPDATED: MAY 27, 2008 One of the best barley wines I ever tasted. A taste of caramel and nuts. A medium sweetness mixed with a little bitterness. A long plentiful finish.

Bottle (Vintage 2005) at Pikkulintu.  Clear dark red/brown - white head.  Berried. Dark fruity. Dried dark fruits. Roasted notes. Nice sweetness. Nice amount barley. Very smooth. 

250ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki, Christmas Beers 2007) as "Pikkulintu Barley Wine 2005" Rich red, almost no head. Sweet honey and apple aroma. Full sweet malty body, with honey too. Good bitter bite on the back of the tongue. Zingy - mixed peel. Powerful yet delicate.

(Bottle, as Pikkulintu Barley Wine 2005, on 2008-05-01) Amber colour. Almost clear. Not much head. Malty and bit sour nose. Full palate. Taste is very close to raisins. Sweetness. In aftertaste, hints of sourness.

Huvila Barely Wine 2005 Bottle. Courtesy of Jeppe [Amager – Mikkeller Brew session @ Amager Bryghus] Small fizzy white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Clear amber – brown colour. Aroma of bread, alcohol, grain, wood like feel, raisin, date and mix of dried fruit. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sweet flavour with light bitterness. Lingering sweet dried fruity finish. Quit nice, and as MPA says: properly top 5 Finland Barely Wine….. he he

Bottle at Pikkulintu, 2005-vintage. Hazy orange red coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of yeast and oak. Sweet flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of sherry, hops and alcohol. Hoppy and warming alcoholic finish.

Courtesy of Bierkönig. Reddish amber of color with a very weak white head. An aroma of sweet malt and caramel. A flavor of malt, raisins and caramel.

(Bottled, 0.25%, labeled "Pikkulintu Barley Wine 2005", and I was told this is brewed exclusively for them) Clear, deep red-amber with a small head. Grainy-malty aroma with dried fruit, fermented strawberries and hints of alcohol. Sweet and very grainy-malty, dried-fruity flavor with well-hidden alcohol. Medium to full-bodied, not very thick palate with flat carbonation. Sticky mouthfeel. A decent and quite drinkable barley wine, but somewhat one-dimensional with a very emphasized graininess. Nice to see a Finnish barley wine, though, after Plevna retired its 11% version.

No head, hazy brown color. Sour, lambic-type aroma. Raisins and cellar. Extremely sweet flavor with lots of raisins. Damn smooth palate. Pleasant stuff.

Bottle. Cloudy amber colour with a little head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Flavour of malt, caramel and smoothness. Ends up with a little alcoholic finish.