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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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1Hill Farmstead Aaron 
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Greensboro, Vermont
 171  4.25 Find
2Baladin Xyauyù Kentucky 
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy
 129  4.18 Find
3Baladin Xyauyù Barrel 
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy
 273  4.16 Find
4Revolution Double Barrel V.S.O.J. 
Revolution Brewing Company (IL, USA)
Chicago, Illinois
 21  4.15 Find
5Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel 
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California
 1012  4.15 Find
6Anchorage Wendigo 
Anchorage Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska
 46  4.13 Find
7AleSmith Old Numbskull - Bourbon Barrel Aged 
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California
 704  4.13 Find
8Anchorage A Deal With The Devil - Double Oaked Vanilla Bean 
Anchorage Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska
 16  4.13 Find
9Baladin Xyauyù Fumé (Islay Whisky) 
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy
 200  4.12 Find
10Fremont Brew 2000 
Fremont Brewing Company
Seattle, Washington
 37  4.12 Find
11Fremont Brew 4000 
Fremont Brewing Company
Seattle, Washington
 50  4.12 Find
12Fremont Brew 5000 
Fremont Brewing Company
Seattle, Washington
 47  4.11 Find
13Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell 
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Flossmoor, Illinois
 225  4.11 Find
14Revolution V.S.O.J. 
Revolution Brewing Company (IL, USA)
Chicago, Illinois
 34  4.1 Find
15Firestone Walker Sucaba 
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)
Paso Robles, California
 1012  4.09 Find
16Firestone Walker Double DBA - Rye 
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)
Paso Robles, California
 44  4.09 Find
17Lost Abbey The Angels Share Grand Cru 
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California
 247  4.09 Find
18Bottle Logic / Ritual Arcane Rituals 
Bottle Logic Brewing
Anaheim, California
 39  4.08 Find
19Baladin Xyauyù Birra Da Divano Riserva Teo Musso 
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy
 323  4.07 Find
20Anchorage A Deal With The Devil 
Anchorage Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska
 251  4.06 Find
21Three Floyds Behemoth 
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, Indiana
 1220  4.06 Find
22Fremont Brew 1000 
Fremont Brewing Company
Seattle, Washington
 59  4.05 Find
23O/O #300 Crystal  
O/O Brewing
Göteborg, Sweden
 25  4.04 Find
24Angry Chair Dave's Barleywine - Bourbon  
Angry Chair Brewing
Tampa, Florida
 31  4.03 Find
25Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine - Two-Year Reserve 
Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Chicago, Illinois
 20  4.03 Find



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