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Baladin Xyauyù Etichetta Rame (Copper Label)

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Barley Wine

Piozzo, Italy

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1403.82/5.03.77/5.0Special13.5%85.2Snifter
Commercial Description:
A beer brewed and matured to 13.5% ABV going to 14.5% in next productions. Malts: Pilsner Durst, aromatic Dingemans, caramunich 140 Dingemans. Hops: Hallertau Hernsbrucker, Spalt Select and East Kent Golding. Brewing process: the wort is hyperconcentrated then boiled for two hous and half. Primary fermentation for 25 in steel vessels. Then after a sterile filtration (to eliminate primary yeast strains) the beer is transfered in a steel vessel with transparent membrane and a "oxygen hat". Afeter several tasting from 6 to 24 months later (it depends on the oxidation velocity, very inconsistant!) the brewer decides when it’s time to bottle in 50cl. champagne shape bottles with good quality cork. The production is very limited. Three productions brewed during two years will be available from October 2006.
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 GRM (1254), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 30 2008; eye: cognac, no effervescence, clear; nose: caramel, liqueur, sweet; mouth: caramel, liqueur-like finale is caramel, medium body, mildly sweet, lightly bitter; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 30 mai 2008; oeil : cognac, pas d’effervescence, claire; nez : caramel, liqueur, sucré; bouche : caramel, finale liquoreuse caramélisé, corps moyen, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 26, 2008  
Thanks to Hopstar for this brew. Pours amber with a faint white head that fades quickly. Syrupy palate that reminds me of mead or port. Flavor of caramel, honey, port, butterscotch and a faint clove hint to it. Alcohol was there, but not overwhelming. This was a 2004 bottle so it has had time to soften. Very well built sipper beer.


 redlight (1460), Winter Park, Florida, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
May 23, 2008  
Sherry-like aromas, oaky with a lot vanilla. Pours reddish amber. Smooth and sweet, very oaky, cherries and dark fruits, port-like flavors with vanilla and sweet malts. So so smooth. Awesome beer!!!


 Rciesla (3610), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/514/20
May 15, 2008  
Bottle. Sampled at dark lord day luckily as i never wanted to pay the price tag. Smells so sweet, like liquid candy and ripe dark fruit. Plum rasin, and glucose is everywhere in this beer. Thickly coats your mouth with lots of fruit sugar.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/105/516/20
May 11, 2008  
All I can say about this is wow.. This cost me $240 for a 6-pack case, but it was worth every penny. This is like a carnival in a bottle, large toffee popcorn aromas, some butterscotch, and cotton candy. Lots of dark fruit flavors, with sweet molasses, dates, a bit of tar, and rich alcohol to round out the finish. This was lovely.


 padrefan98 (788), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 20, 2008  
Bottle thanks to toncatcher for sharing. Lots going on in this one. Very sweet, cotton candy and caramel. Wow how can drink a whole glass. I couldn’t. But thanks for letting me try it.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/518/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Bottle shared with toncatcher. Excellent aromas off this viscous brown/amber pour with no head. Lots of sweet malty aromas. Raisin, Prune, Dark Fruit, Molasses. Sweet sweet sugar cane and more dark fruit flavor. Alcohol flavor turned to alcohol burn. Some cotton Candy on the finish. Very sweet and very good.


 stefanje (939), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Apr 18, 2008    Updated: Mar 17, 2009
500 ml bottle. Shared at Jon (Padrefan’s) house. I think Toncatcher brought it. A orange-brown pour with minimal head. The nose was big and bold with fine brandy and cognac. The flavor was overtly sweet with cotton candy, rock candy, lightly roasted malts and some pears. The brandy so prominent in the nose did really materialize in the flavor. The mouthfeel is smooth, full and satisfying. The finish was long and semi-sweet with a bit of that brandy flavor making a re-appearance and nicely book-casing the beer. Overall: I don’t normally care much for sweet stuff but this one passes as quite good.



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