J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Lagavulin)

Brewed by J.W. Lees
Style: Barley Wine
Middleton Junction, England

Ah, the whiskey one. A slightly dark amber color to it. I get the aroma of a bbq house out of it as i definetely get some smoked hickory in the aroma. I get some cowboy beef jerkey in the body and also some brown sugar and maybe even some bacon cooked up in that brown sugar.

This was interesting. had some seriosu funk to it, like the cheese funk from a geuze or something. had a big well water, metallic taste too. definitely get the alcohol, and for some reason pizza?? like bacon or pepperoni/ smoked. weird.

Pours reddish-amber with a single layer of bubbles on top. Smoke, oak, dark fruit, light hops in the aroma. Faint but complex. Very sweet flavor. Unfortunately reminds me of the Utopias, just not as sickening. Alcohol is well-masked. There’s a very nice dry oak, peat, and tobacco finish that leaves me feeling like I just smoked a cigar. Seriously. That’s awesome.

Deep burnt orange hue with a medium, frothy, white head. Smoke, oak, toffee, caramel, alcohol...almosty a meaty quality to this one. Heavily sweet, moderately acidic flavor. Heavily sweet, moderately acidic finish. Full bodied, sticky texture, moderate carbonation, light alcohol. I just don’t think an Islay whisky was the right choice here...

Nice clear deep amber body, thin off-white head. Sticky sweet hops, whisky cork aroma. Sweet syrupy malt, whisky adds a slightly overpowering character. Its not strong with whisky/alcohol, but its strong with general flavor knocking up against the sweet malt. After a while though, I’ve grown to accept it. Its kind of nice, but the barrel aging in this, to me added a dry woodiness that caught me by surprise.

275ml. bottle brewed in 2003. Clear copper color with a thin white head. Aroma of peat smoked malt, whiskey and caramel. Smoky malt flavor with some whiskey, caramel and tobacco. Not my thing but well made.

Édition 2003. Couleur orange caramel à l’apparence claire, translucide et alcoolique. Aucun dégagement gazeux lors du service, faible mousse facilement re-créable en agitant le verre. Arômes marqués des caractéristiques d’un alcool fort, oui, tel le whisky mais aussi le sherry pour l’oxydation qui est facilement détectable. Alcool, sirop d’érable, dattes, pommes meurtris sous une touche organique, terreuse et de fumée style tourbée. Quoique bien maltée en bouche, on n’y trouve qu’un soupçon de l’épaisseur de celui habituellement présent dans les vintages. Toujours plutôt sucrée, une touche d’oxydation est suivi d’un signifiant mordant de houblon vert. Finale très alcoolique rappelant aussi précisément la cire à chaussure., probablement à cause de son caractère fumée. Texture sirupeuse et collante, corps d’épaisseur épaisse à pleine, fine carbonatation chatouillant momentanément la langue. Bouteille, Charlie’s Liquor, Boston, Janvier 2005.

9.3 oz. 2003 bottle. Clear light copper color with a thin head and some lacing. Nice peaty whisky nose. Flavor of peat smoke, whisky, malt, and wood. Full bodied. Great beer.