3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20From a bottle sitting outside around a fire. Pours syrupy cloudy orange with no head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, booze and some fig and citrus mix. Very warming flavor. Toffee, fruit, candy flavor. Not boozy at all. Very nice beer.
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Édition 2011
Elle est rousse et voilée et coiffée d’une élégante mousse compacte qui dessine une dentelle harmonieuse. Elle sent le sucre d’orge, les dattes séchées, certaines herbes et les bonbons au beurre, comme les Wherter’s Original®. Elle est très présente en bouche, avec ses saveurs qui sont dans la même palette que ses odeurs. Une descente au travers le tube digestif marquée par l’alcool. Texture sirupeuse et soyeuse laissant une belle amertume bien dosée. (576-080313)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 2009 vintage poured aclear reddish amber with a lingeing ring of amber foam. Aromas of toffee, raisin, fig,carmel and spice. Palate was medium to full bodied and smooth. Flavors of toffee, carmel, spice and dark fruit with a smooth lingering toffee finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2009 Bottle. 4/16/13. Pours a translucent amber color with a fluffy, resilient light beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, citrus, grapes, grass, bread, sweet; smells excellent. Taste is big, boozey, highly flavorful; caramel sweetness, bready, fruity (grapes, orange, prunes), grass, earth, spicy; finish is subtle but bitter, citrus. Dense lacing coats the glass. Mouth feel is big and chewy. Carbonation is low; appropriate. Beautiful color. Highly flavorful. Great nose. This is a really excellent barley wine. Expensive but not overpriced.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bière cuivrée brunâtre avec une faible mousse que le style justifie. Nez de sucre cuit, d’alcool et d’épices. En bouche, c’est du gros bonbon avec une présence houblonnée marquée. Une belle rondeur vient donner un deuxième souffle et ajouter de la complexité à cette bière qui, d’entrée de jeu, saisit surtout par la puissance de ses saveurs.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
D’une couleur ambrée, dévoilant au nez et en bouche une amertume importante, elle est pétillante et épicée au nez. Les notes piquantes d’épices et sa forte teneur en houblon nous fait oublier un temps qu’on a à faire à un vin d’orge, jusqu’à ce que le sucré et la rondeur nous rattrapent. Au final, c’est une bière complexe qui se révèle, avec de franches et tranchantes notes houblonnées, un sucre imposant mais bien équilibré, et des pointes épicées. Version 2012 (5 mois)
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Since we have to rate all vintages of this beer, I will be rating the 2011 version which I tasted in Nov. 2011 and the 2012 (aged 4 months) together.
Aroma: Caramel and toffee at first nose and after turning it I spotted some crystallized fruits and butter biscuits. Aromas are mainly from malt sugars, although in the 2011 version I spotted some orange and banana notes. Power and complexity of aroma is very interesting.
Appearance: Definitely copper and very clear for an unfiltered beer. Developing a thick and creamy off-white head that last for a long time. The 2011 version left a wonderful lacing on the glass. Didn’t get that with the 2012.
Taste was pretty much the same for the 2 versions with a full caramel attack, well dosed hops and alcohol as finish. Caramel and toffee are expressing themselves generously, providing a marvelous rich and creamy mouth feel combined with a thick and syrupy texture. Finish is perfectly hoppy with herbs and grass notes. A perfectly balanced beer. An excellent barley wine, basic and traditional, with caramel flavors combined with a slightly bitter finish. Very round mouth feel. Un délice pour le palais.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(bottle) 2012 edition - clear medium amber colour with a small off white head; aromas of honey, bit of cider and banana; rich flavour with a long medium bitter finish; somewhat creamy palate, tasty
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2013/03/23 - Pours a translucent amber color with a creamy off white head that faded quickly. Aroma is toffee, roasted malts, dark fruit and light hops. Taste is sweet up front with a slightly bitter, boozy finish. Creamy thick mouthfeel.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a a hazey red. Smells sweet with hint of hops. Starts of sweet, followed by some bitterness and than a big boozy wallop at the end. Very tasty stuff would love to see a bbl version
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at home. Thanks TheJester for the trade. Pours mostly clear amber with a dense creamy white head. The aroma is classical British barley wine style. Loads of malt, marmelade, toasted caramel and ripe fruit. The flavour is highly malty and has a toasted feel with notes of dark fruit and some alcohol. Thick and creamy mouthfeel. Very good attempt.
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