3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Clear medium brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dryed fruit, raisin, plum, vinours, brown sugar, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. (160408)
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of joergen. Clear, dark amber golden with a small, beige head. Vinous aroma of dried and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with sweet notes of dried fruit, a touch of prunes I believe and a somewhat chocolatey finish. Nice but not overly spectacular. Probably will improve with age. 280907
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cL bottle, thanks to joergen. Pours hazy brown with a light off-white head. Slight malty aroma. Flavour is sweet malty. Almost like a kellerbier.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled at RBESG ’07. Nut brown, brief head. Sweet and full bodied. Woody and chocolatey, malty and warming. Fairly swet with thick mouthfeel. Good!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled (thanks cgarvieuk & omhper). Deep brownish amber colour with not much head. Aroma is alcohol, mild wood, licorice, dry dark fruits and raisins. Flavour is licorice, alchol, some vanilla nad raisins. Also toffeeishness in the background.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle.
Hazy red brown coloured with a beige head.
Sweet aroma of caramel with notes of dried fruits and cookies.
Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits and cookies.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with overripe fruits, roasted malt and caramel. Flavor goes the same way with light chocolate notes. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown color; creamy head. Confusing aroma, with some malt, apples, vanilla, bubblegum; it’s even a bit cheesy. Good body structure, sweet and almost sticky; it flows silky on the tongue, leaving a caramel track that becomes more and more defined, turning into some roasted malt and dark chocolate too; there is also a light liquorice. At the end the bitterness level is correct, maybe with too much alcohol. Not listed as Barley Wine in my personal database, as I don’t fancy too much the delicate roasted malt / dark chocolate aftertaste; it’s still a good relaxation beer, even if not too complex.
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