3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2004 vintage. Fruity aroma, prunes, and some cask oxidation (which apparently is a feature of sherry). Slightly muddy brown, flat. Really really sweet; sherry character is more fully realized in mid palate; final is silky smooth and the sweetness diminishes very slowly. Medium-heavy body. This one is a seriously sweet dessert beer. A stroll through Candyland.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Drank in August 2012 alongside each of the other four variants.
2007 vintage.
The beer pours an orange color with a white head. The aroma is full of maple and brown sugar with not too much else. The flavor has some strong sherry notes, as well as some brown sugar and leather. I also get some vanilla some cream notes. Medium mouthfeel and low carbonation.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
December 24, 2012 bottle from Blue Max. Light brown pour with some head and quite a bit of sediment. Caramel, dark fruit, nutty and little bit of wood in the aroma. Little bit more sweet than the regular version though not as much as the port. Sweet and roasted nut in the finish. Super smooth and medium to thick bodied (slightly thicker than regular). 2008 vintage.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 275ml [2010]
Pours brown/amber with almost no head (white). Aroma is of sligth miracle whip, weird lettuce, malt, wood, sherry. Taste is of bread, sherry, extreme wood, malt, english hops. Sligth cardboard. Palate: medium body. Overall: lots of residual sugars. Not impressive, I was expecting something way better than this. I guess I dont like Sherry.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Arôme de sherry, d’orge et de fumée. On ajoute de l’alcool et du houblon au goût. Composition inhabituelle pour un Barley wine. Pas mauvais, pas génial.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle (275 ml) 2010. Shared by Minderbinder, thanks Francis! Murky amber with slight particles, no head and slight off-white lacing. Aroma of smoked wood, fruits, sherry (?) and slight earthy/mineral notes. Taste is heavy sweet with smokey wood, sherry (?), lots of residual sugar, alcohol, English hops, earthy/mineral notes. Body is medium. Low carbonation, as expected. No off-flavor, but not my kind of Barley wine... I prefer the one aged in Port casks.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a caramel color with small head. Lots of sediment in this one. Aroma has definitely oak with some bourbon/whiskey notes, honey, cherry, sugar, hops. Medium sweetness. Average carbonation. Sweet brown sugary notes and candy notes on taste. Some fruits present like grape and raison. Oak notes present. A little disappointing, but not bad.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Deep orange pour with sediment. Minimal head. Wood, rich fruit, sherry, and booze on the aroma and taste. Slick palate. Very good.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
slight oxidized, ashy & tobacco. Light body, mild sweetness, little bit of heat, smooth. this is your beer is you like sherry. very dry in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured from a 7 ounce bottle into a small goblet. Pours a bubbly copper color with a healthy head of white foam. Tons of sediment in the pour. The aroma is intense wine-like notes. In the taste, I get some interesting dark grape notes on top of a hefty malt base. The taste isn’t quite as intense as the aroma would indicate, but it is still quite interesting.
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