Baladin Xyauyù Etichetta Rame (Copper Label)

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Barley Wine
Piozzo, Italy

Thanks to eagle for this one. Poured an amber color with small thin head which didn’t last. Aroma was pleasant dark fruits vanilla and woody. Flaovr was much the same as it warmed the vanilla jumped out on the tounge. Good Good beer.

Pours tawny w/ just a few soapy bubbles rising then quickly goes flat. Aromas of granny smith apples, chewy caramel and slight fresh roasted peanuts. Interesting to say the least. Full nectar w/ no effers at all. Still as night. This brew possesses a viscous and lucious texture. Extremely malty and sweet w/ an abundance of complexities to keep me very busy indeed. I am shocked that this is actually beer. It profiles like a fine tawny porto. Big caramel and honey comb flavors accentuated w/ nuts, graham cracker, honey, molasses, melon, peaches, plums, wild apple, and a hint of chocolate covered mint. An angel food cake character emerges after a little warming. Theres a mild acidic component that just barely scratches the surface. This is a desert beer all the way. The finish is long and sweet w/ no bittering. I am left w/ a sweet nutty flavor to linger. Alcohol is well hidden. Overall: thick, lucious, and sweet w/ a very complex flavor profile akin to a tawny port. This is as rare as it gets. Alot goes into this brew so I was expecting alot out of it. I must say it’s not what I expected but I am pleasantly surprised. Share this with a friend during the holidays.

Bottle from SL, 2004 brew, poured clear amber, no significant head, certainly thinned quickly. Aroma was very nice, dark fruits (prunes, grapes, figs), sweet honey and vanilla, warming alcohol (mullable probably), cherries, oak/wood. Flavor follows every bit of the aroma, some molasses also present, vanilla stronger than in the aroma, very enjoyable, although certainly a malty/mead like product with ample alcohol present. Mouthfeel is moderately sticky, again very mead like, yet enjoyable. Not sure why this isn’t more liked, joyously smooth and sweet, although without a doubt expensive. A nice experience.

Bottle. Deep copper orange in color with no head. Malty caramel oak aroma. Fruity vanilla honey notes. Malty sweet flavor. Brown sugar, fig and molasses notes. Very sweet tasting. Tastes of strong alcohol. Dark fruity finish. Nice beer. Very interesting.

Bottle sampled. Pours clear dark amber with no head at all. Aroma of caramel, wood, alcohol, and fruit. The flavor is caramel, spices, dark fruit, wood, alcohol. Very nice.

I forget who brought this beer to jjpm74’s gathering, but it was most appreciated. Poured a cloudy amber with an off-white head. Strange aroma of buttered biscuits, with some sweet almost diacetyl-like notes. Kind of off-putting. However, the flavor is much nicer with sweet brown sugar, molasses, a bit of honey. A very sweet barley wine, but pleasant to drink once I got past the aroma.

Amber/copper color, with no head at all. Aroma is fruit, wine and/or port, syrup, and malt. Flavor is syrup, fruit, malt, port, honey and some alcohol. Body is thinner than expected. Lack of carbonation hurts it a little. Thanks to dsnowden for this bottle.

The aroma has syrup, yeast, cork, and malt. The appearance is copper/amber with no head. The flavor is very sweet but not cloying or overpowering. The palate is thick and sticky. The overall quality is very good and it’s amazing that it’s almost 14% alcohol since I don’t feel a burn.