Weyermann Barley Wine

Brewed by Weyermann Versuchsbrauerei
Style: Barley Wine
Bamberg, Germany

Serve in Snifter

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Bottled. A deep red beer with no head. The aroma has notes of hay, malt, and dusty hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, caramel, and dusty hops, leading to a dry, sweet, and slightly moldy finish. Thanks fiulijn for sharing.

Bottle at Alex. Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, dried fruits and overriped fruits. Fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and acetone. Sweet finish.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Clear orangey brown with no head. Intensely nutty aroma, caramel and cocoa powder. Full-bodied, flat, very oxidized, again nuts and toffee with a light acidity. A very rustic British style Barley Wine. 200412

Date: October 06, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy dark brown, headless
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, dark fruits, hint of sherry, lots of fusel alcohols
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, chocolate and caramel, big fusel character, light fruityness
Overall: decent beer hidden by the fusel alcohols
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: *+ /4

Bügelverschlußflasche: Reddish-amber coloured, small off-white foamy layer, extreme sherry-like aromas: old wine, yeast, wood and some dried fruits; moderate to solid sweet flavour, full bodied; dryish, very Fino-like finish. Very good experience.....

Bottle, 11.5%. Aroma of paint thinner. Almost clear dark brown colour. The head disappears instantly. The flavour also has a little paint thinner, then some toasted bread notes, roasted. Some alcohol, but not extreme.

UPDATED: AUG 17, 2012
2012-04-20, bottle from Abseits Café, Bamberg, 5-3-4-2-8=22
Flat amber color, no carbonation. Oxidized aroma. Semi-sweet flavor of caramel, oxidized, with light acidity and mold; completely off and undrinkable.

2011-06-06, bottle from Abseits Café, Bamberg,
Dark mahogany color; the medium-sized head reduces to a thin sparse layer. The aroma is intense, lucious caramel, pleasantly corrected by an alcohol vein, like a quality liquor; light ripe fruits and very light phenol. The mouthfeel is less thick than expected, too alcoholic, with caramel flavor that is oxidized, and a dusty trait; there is some fruitiness from the yeast, but the yeast has been working too much and the alcohol perception is too high. Dusty and warming final, with liquorice, paint thinner and other chemicals. The bitterness is ordinary.
Chaotic and unbalanced, too alcoholic: maybe change the yeast…

9,0 Malzig-würziger, angenehm süß passender Antrunk. Trocken am Gaumen, bereits etwas alkoholischm aber noch sehr würzig, vielleicht zu süß. Das Bier wird noch würziger und malziger, die Süße überstimmt dies aber. Im Abgang scharf alkoholisch, zu stark. Vorher aber noch stark schokoladig, sehr würzig und stimmig, der Hopfen ist zum ersten Mal erkennbar. Angenehm bitter.

Bottle from the Josh&Sunshine UPS Oddysey package. The only bottle which had actually leaked, and now I understand why: The Porcelain stopper of the patent cork had actually fractured. Somehow the remainder and the rubber seal managed to keep most inside the bottle and even kept it carbonated. Earthty, light briny aromanote. Cloudy red-brown, fine golden layer on top. Starts on a fairly strawberry earthy note, then gets more savory, balsamico comes to mind, a hint mossy wood. Uderlying sweetness gives it a solid body, fine sparklyness on the tongue prevents it from being sticky. Dry finish. Rather pleasant I thought.