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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 | Side Project Anabasis
Side Project Brewing Maplewood, Missouri | 34 | 4.29 | Find |  | 2 | Hill Farmstead Aaron
Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro, Vermont | 165 | 4.24 | Find |  | 3 | Baladin Xyauyù Kentucky
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 108 | 4.17 | Find |  | 4 | Baladin Xyauyù Barrel
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 256 | 4.16 | Find |  | 5 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share - Bourbon Barrel
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey San Marcos, California | 1011 | 4.15 | Find |  | 6 | AleSmith Old Numbskull - Bourbon Barrel Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego, California | 690 | 4.13 | Find |  | 7 | Baladin Xyauyù Fumé (Islay Whisky)
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 188 | 4.12 | Find |  | 8 | Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery Flossmoor, Illinois | 222 | 4.12 | Find |  | 9 | Fremont Brew 2000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 33 | 4.11 | Find |  | 10 | Lervig Paragon (2018)
Lervig Aktiebryggeri Stavanger, Norway | 94 | 4.11 | Find |  | 11 | Firestone Walker Sucaba
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat) Paso Robles, California | 994 | 4.09 | Find |  | 12 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share Grand Cru
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey San Marcos, California | 247 | 4.09 | Find |  | 13 | Firestone Walker Rye Double DBA
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat) Paso Robles, California | 37 | 4.08 | Find |  | 14 | Anchorage A Deal With The Devil Barleywine - Triple Oaked
Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska | 14 | 4.07 | Find |  | 15 | Side Project / Evil Twin Maltvin
Side Project Brewing Maplewood, Missouri | 30 | 4.07 | Find |  | 16 | Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company Portland, Oregon | 824 | 4.07 | Find |  | 17 | Three Floyds Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana | 1219 | 4.06 | Find |  | 18 | Anchorage A Deal With The Devil Barleywine
Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska | 250 | 4.06 | Find |  | 19 | Samuel Adams Utopias
Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts | 1010 | 4.06 | Find |  | 20 | Baladin Xyauyù Birra Da Divano Riserva Teo Musso
Le Baladin Piozzo, Italy | 299 | 4.06 | Find |  | 21 | Lervig Brewers Reserve Barley Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels (13%)
Lervig Aktiebryggeri Stavanger, Norway | 228 | 4.05 | Find |  | 22 | Fremont Brew 1000
Fremont Brewing Company Seattle, Washington | 57 | 4.05 | Find |  | 23 | Angry Chair Dave's Barleywine - Bourbon
Angry Chair Brewing Tampa, Florida | 25 | 4.04 | Find |  | 24 | Lervig Paragon (2019)
Lervig Aktiebryggeri Stavanger, Norway | 21 | 4.03 | Find |  | 25 | Pelican Mother of all Storms
Pelican Brewing Company Pacific City, Oregon | 486 | 4.03 | Find |  |
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