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Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
An English Barley Wine is a showcase of malty richness and complex, intense flavors. Chewy and rich in body, with warming alcohol and a pleasant fruity or hoppy interest. When aged, it can take on port-like flavors.Although often a hoppy beer, the English Barleywine places less emphasis on hop character than the American Barley Wine. In the American versions, the hop character should be evident throughout, but does not have to be unbalanced. The alcohol strength and hop bitterness often combine to leave a very long finish. English versions can be darker, maltier, fruitier, and feature richer specialty malt flavors than American Barley Wines and has some overlap British Old Ale on the lower end, but generally does not have the vinous qualities of age. American versions differs from a Double IPA in that the hops are not extreme, the malt is more forward, and the body is fuller, often richer and typically has more residual sweetness than a Double IPA. The Wheat Wine is more than simply a wheat-based barley wine, many versions have an emphasis on the bready, wheaty flavors with interesting complexity from malt, hops, fruity yeast character and alcohol complexity and it as less emphasis on the hops than American Barleywine.
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Name | Ratings | Score | | | 1 | Hill Farmstead Aaron
Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro, Vermont | 171 | 4.25 | Find |  | 2 | Baladin Xyauyù Kentucky
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 129 | 4.18 | Find |  | 3 | Baladin Xyauyù Barrel
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 273 | 4.16 | Find |  | 4 | Revolution Double Barrel V.S.O.J.
Revolution Brewing Company (IL, USA) Chicago, Illinois | 21 | 4.15 | Find |  | 5 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey San Marcos, California | 1012 | 4.15 | Find |  | 6 | Anchorage Wendigo
Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska | 46 | 4.13 | Find |  | 7 | AleSmith Old Numbskull - Bourbon Barrel Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego, California | 704 | 4.13 | Find |  | 8 | Anchorage A Deal With The Devil - Double Oaked Vanilla Bean
Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska | 16 | 4.13 | Find |  | 9 | Baladin Xyauyù Fumé (Islay Whisky)
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 200 | 4.12 | Find |  | 10 | Fremont Brew 2000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 37 | 4.12 | Find |  | 11 | Fremont Brew 4000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 50 | 4.12 | Find |  | 12 | Fremont Brew 5000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 47 | 4.11 | Find |  | 13 | Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery Flossmoor, Illinois | 225 | 4.11 | Find |  | 14 | Revolution V.S.O.J.
Revolution Brewing Company (IL, USA) Chicago, Illinois | 34 | 4.1 | Find |  | 15 | Firestone Walker Sucaba
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat) Paso Robles, California | 1012 | 4.09 | Find |  | 16 | Firestone Walker Double DBA - Rye
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat) Paso Robles, California | 44 | 4.09 | Find |  | 17 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share Grand Cru
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey San Marcos, California | 247 | 4.09 | Find |  | 18 | Bottle Logic / Ritual Arcane Rituals
Bottle Logic Brewing Anaheim, California | 39 | 4.08 | Find |  | 19 | Baladin Xyauyù Birra Da Divano Riserva Teo Musso
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 323 | 4.07 | Find |  | 20 | Anchorage A Deal With The Devil
Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska | 251 | 4.06 | Find |  | 21 | Three Floyds Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana | 1220 | 4.06 | Find |  | 22 | Fremont Brew 1000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 59 | 4.05 | Find |  | 23 | O/O #300 Crystal
O/O Brewing Göteborg, Sweden | 25 | 4.04 | Find |  | 24 | Angry Chair Dave's Barleywine - Bourbon
Angry Chair Brewing Tampa, Florida | 31 | 4.03 | Find |  | 25 | Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine - Two-Year Reserve
Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) Chicago, Illinois | 20 | 4.03 | Find |  |
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