ogivlado (12681) - Zagreb, CROATIA - JAN 9, 2022UPDATED: JAN 9, 2022 Canned 440ml. -at Goblet Zagreb. Dark amber coloured, small to medium sized pale beige head, caramel and wood in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, dried fruits, notes of wood and some alcohol with sweet finish.
colui72 (3437) - Yuen Long, HONG KONG - NOV 22, 2021UPDATED: NOV 22, 2021 Aroma of caramel, burnt sugar, toffee, vanilla, marmalade. High malt level but with a touch of citrusy hops.
Pours clear copper, a medium off-white head, tight, wet, good retention, cream lacing.
Good balance between hops and malts, bitterness and sweetness. Not a very sweet barleywine, but not a hoppy one either. Notes of caramel, toffee, vanilla, marmalade. The wood addition enhances peppery aromas and the vanilline profile.
Full bodied, medium carbonation, alcohol as expected, and without heat.
Solid barley wine, very well balanced and relatively easy to drink, for the style.
npeasonchan (26) - - SEP 25, 2021UPDATED: SEP 25, 2021 Can from HKBrewcraft.
Sweet, okay, vanilla, toffee, caramel.
Also a touch of ripen banana, chocolate.
Nothing special, but a rounded and sweet barley wine.
DSG (22780) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - SEP 19, 2021UPDATED: SEP 19, 2021 Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Pretty clear orange-amber. Malt, caramel, wood, a bit of fruitiness, sweet, some alcohol, bitterish touch.
zvsn (6723) - ISRAEL - SEP 18, 2021UPDATED: SEP 18, 2021 Can at a tasting. Hazy amber, off-white head. Aroma of vanilla, floral, honey, maple, molasses. Sweet, floral, honey, oak, caramel, vanilla alcohol. Medium full bodied, smooth.
rayaron (5840) - Kfar Saba, ISRAEL - SEP 16, 2021UPDATED: SEP 16, 2021 Can sample at a tasting. Slightly hazy reddish-copper with beige head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, wood, spices, honey candy. The flavor is sweet and mild bitter with notes of alcohol, wood, spices, maple, honey candy. Full-bodied.
jmgreenuk (16022) - Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA - SEP 11, 2021UPDATED: SEP 11, 2021 440ml can from the Beer Bank, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malt, toffee caramel, burnt treacle and light alcohol. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a smooth, rich, sweet toffee, red berry fruits, dry spicy oak, light sweet vanilla, light warm alcohol bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Awesome.
BlackHaddock (12580) - The County Time Forgot, Shropshire, ENGLAND - JUL 14, 2021UPDATED: JUL 14, 2021 440ml can: BB 8th Jan 2022. Drank at home on 13th Jul 2021, my nightcap after a mini session with my wife and myself. Red hue to the deep amber body, beige head. Lovely aroma and taste, led by toffee esters and flavours; backed up with some singed fruits on a bed of nutty wood. Great way to finish the night off with.
jesperhammer (6705) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 3, 2021UPDATED: MAY 3, 2021 29-APR-2021, bottle @Ulkløbben meeting, @Ole.
Clear, dark golden with a low head.
Sweet with nuts, caramel. Alcoholic Vanila, dried fruit. Tasty.
as216 (380) - SCOTLAND - APR 21, 2021UPDATED: APR 21, 2021 Dark red/Ruby pour. Aroma of maple, oak and bourbon as well as hints of red wine and cream. Very boozy bourbon taste as well as burnt caramel with hints of oak. Rounded off with a warm dry bitterness.