Thornbridge Alliance PX Reserve 2007

Formerly brewed at Thornbridge
Style: Barley Wine
Bakewell, England

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Shared by HogTownHarry with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Cloudy orange, brown with a small white head Aroma: Yeast, cream, whiskey, sour, champagne and spices. Wood and orange! Flavour: Caramel initially, then alcohol, malt, wood, cinnamon and bitter hops. Very nice.

Bottle that I picked up at Stirchley Wines, B’ham, Apr 09 shared with dad 16-05-09 Pours deep reddy amber, again this maybe moving towards copper in colour with off white head, in the Loz inspired ’Batcave’ type light of our living room this beer looks richer in colour than the other two, in fact when I looked again in the kitchen this looked quite stunning in the glass. Aroma is warming boozey soaked oakiness, a little nutty and rich dark sugary with the alcohol leaping off in wafts. The sherry is very much present in this but being no expert in the world of sherry I would be hard pressed to know whether it was a brown bag quality Tudor Rose or Emva Cream or a truly quality effort which I’m sure that it is, whatever It is I like it. The oaky vanilla creaminess detected in the Madeira aged version is also here, its warming, richer, softer and another little step up from the Madeira. I wish I had another one of these to age but I could only get duplicates of the two other versions. A7 A5 F8 P4 Ov15 3.9

Bottle 375ml.
Light unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, cask wood - sherry, resin, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20090724]

Pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is caramel, raisin, plum, light alcohol and sweet sherry. Flavour is caramel, alcohol, peach, sherry, raisin and plum.

Pours a red brown. Nose is some oxidation, sweet malts, wood, booze. Flavor is oak, sherry, vinousness, some spicy wood, cocoa, sweet fruity malt and alcohol.

Bottle @ 3de Pre-ZBF. A little hazy dark orange colored beer, with a thick foamy off with head. The aroma of dreid fruits with malts and hints of wood. The taste is fruity some sweet with bitterness a little spices with notes wood. The aftertaste has sweetness with bitterness.

(bottle) pours a lightly hazy amber colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of oranges and caramel, resinous herbal hops and huge notes of sherry. flavour is again dominated by sherry, with light notes of raisins and a long alcoholic finish. strong-bodied with very faint carbonation.

Bottle. Amber beer with a small white head. Light malt aroma with light toffee. Malt flavor with summer/tropical fruits and brown sugar. Medium-plus bodied. Malt and sherry lingers with light summer fruits. Slightly dry.

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Light brown head. Herbs, flowers, sherry and alcohol notable in the aroma. Flavour has oak, sherry, sweetness, alcohol and light grass notable all very nicely blended into a balanced and delicious experience. Medium to full bodied. Sweetish and alcoholwarming end. Nice one.

Bottle shared by cgarvieuk at the pre-DLD gathering, thanks! Translucent beer that one moment appears crimson red and the next sunset bronze, small but lasting head and good lace. The aroma is quite odd, rich sweet and peaty malts, but there is also a tomato and green pepper vapours that is hard to place. Notes of Cask Aged Sherry all around the nose. The taste starts sweet and fruity before a astringent and coarsely bitter note comes following. It actually seems to work with the overall earthy and woody overtones nicely. Light spicy finish added to my enjoyment. The mouth feel is rich and aggressive but a tad flat. Overall this unique offering met my expectations and would be one I would try again if ever given the chance.