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Ballards Foxy

 (RETIRED)


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A Barley Wine formerly brewed by
Ballards

Petersfield, England

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153.24/5.03.19/5.09.3%12.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottled; Old Bounder Series - 2002 beer. Also available cask - Christmas.
Ingredients; Pearl pale malt and crystal malt. Fuggles and Goldings hops.

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 Rastacouere (5270), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/58/20
Jun 27, 2006  
Higher alcohols give this barleywine (past its prime) solvent and salty hints in a dusty moldy skeleton. Initially showing a decent off-white head, it quickly leaves us with a stale looking amber liquid. Its alcohol flavours are rather overbearing despite the modest ABV, toasty, roasty nutty flavours fight it off with chocolate and maple. Limited fruitiness would have gained from being enhanced. Bittersweet finish still has a lot to say in terms of bittering hops, but less as far as aromatics go. Rather oily textured, low carbonation.


 MartinT (4316), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 9, 2006  
Any first impressions?
-Unfiltered velvet with a lasting veil of head.
-Oozing honey and fusel alcohol do not blend with the red apples and rampant yeast.
-Scattered earth decorates the caramel maltiness, as muscular bitter hops scratch playfully.
-Mouthfeel is apt for the style, but it exhibits some of the beer’s fatigue.

What if you dig deeper?
-Carbonation is low, again making the age factor more noticeable.
-Tart fruit protrusions nag in what could be a pleasant malty barley wine.
-Alcohol pricks, but conjures up a wooden character with the help of the hops.
-Beginnings of senility are heart-wrenching.

3-or-4-year-old bottle.


 DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2005    Updated: Oct 21, 2006
Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, Liverpool 19/02/2003 A mid brown to dark coloured beer very strong alcohol content and some sweetness. Some malt and slight bittering in the warming finish.


 bitter (1137), Henderson, Nevada, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/510/20
Apr 5, 2005  
in all honesty to this beer, going to have to rerate, if i ever get another bottle...opened with no co2 whatsoever. tried beer had some of the worst off flavors i have ever encountered. a sulphur salt feel and cough syrup alcohol.


 beerguy101 (3473), Newark, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2004  
Orange amber color. Small head. Aroma is malty and sweet with a touch of cinnamon. A medium bodied barley wine. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are slightly bitter, earthy and piney. Alcohol is very slightly noticeable at 9.3%. Nice smooth tasting barley wine, there is a lot of nice subtle stuff going on. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet with a touch of alcohol bite. Thanks to Dr Bill for this one.




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