3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark ruby, beige foamy head. honey, slight earthy metallic bitterness on nose. Smooth mouth feel, rich fruits, some higher alcohols, warming, touch of chocolate
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Mahogany coloured with a decent, off-white head. Burnt sugars, some roasted malts, weetabix, caramel and a bitter finish. Not for me, this was a sink pour.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from M&S.
Ok white head. Dark amber pour. Nice barley wine.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle at home ... copper .. thin tan lacing ... soft sweet metalic malts ... dark roast ... soft malts ... chewwie roast ... sweet alcohol ... blah
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Chestnut coloured with an off white head. Aromas are raisins and pear with herbal and spicy notes. Nutty alcohol with honey and lemon. Bready with floral aspects and weetabix and nuts. Vanilla with some woodiness. Flavours are sweet raisins and woody pine with mixed spice. Caramel and marzipan with toasted malt and light molasses and cola with slick chocolate and vinous notes. Peppery to finish. Good but lacks depth.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Light texture for a heavy tasting ale. Full toasted aroma, sweet then bitter when drank.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
330cl tall dark brown bottle: best before 12/2011, so a bit out of date when I poured it into an ’Augustijn’ badged chalice in 3/2012.
This appears to be very close to ’Tally-Ho’ a little stronger and sweeter, but very ’samey’ in looks and aroma. This is a live review and it tastes more and more how I remember the breweries normal barleywine: I like it a lot!
Only complaint: the head didn’t appear at all.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber colour with a lasting off-white head. Strawberry, blackberry, roast coffee porter smell. Chocolate caramel malt. Rich sweet caramel, coffee chocolate start with a strange sharp chemical bitter finish. Has elements of being a really great dark ale but loses it in the finish. The pasturisation ruined it. Nonetheless good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark mahogany with a thin head. Aroma is fruity malt and light alco. Warming roast coffee with a dry burnt palate. Alcohol is not terribly prevelant.
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