 madmitch76 (645), , Essex, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 13th May 2008. A ’liquer beer’ for ’cookimg or mixing’ says the label. Initially a shock to the palate it soon settles down to a sour malt beer that is quite mouth watering. Low carbonation.
Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 13, 2008 Bottle. Pours a chestnut brown with a persistent tan head. Near-zero carbonation. Aroma of raisins and caramel, a bit sour. Fruit and malt with some alcoholic warmth. Thick palate. Decent barley wine.
Rastacouere (5564), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 18, 2007 Medium brown appearance with a minimal and quickly departing head. A pretty potent, heady nose showing plenty of alcohol. Just smelling wamrs you. Besides, the flavour focuses mostly on a vinous fruitiness, with the usual Ballards acidity to go along with it, but more like fruit acids this time. Cidery, yet medium-thick bodied, liquorous and plummy palate. Perhaps my favourite Ballards barley wine just because of the different take its acidity takes.
MesandSim (5955), London, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 16, 2007 A Mes rate:
Bottle at LCRBM3. Dark amber with no head. Flat and sour with caramel, raisins, plenty of malt and some fruit. Big alcohol finish. Lackng balance. Not a great barley wine.
skortila (2914), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 10, 2007 3rd LCRBM. Aroma has caramel malts, raisins, prunes, bit winey. Amber-brown coloured with a thin beige head. Taste is sweet, has caramel malts, raisins, prunes. Nice beer.
bierkoning (6097), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 10, 2007 3rd LCRBM. Sweet apples, almost like calvados in the aroma. Sweet and sour flavor with malt, raisin and flowery hops. Red berries. Rather alcoholic, still a nice beer.
jbrus (4895), Delft, Netherlands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2007 Bottle@LCRBM. Sweet aroma, raisin, fruity and some sourness. Red color, beige head,few lace. Very sweet, fruity sourness, light bitter. Bit unbalanced but nice flavors.
JonMoore (1562), Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2006 Bottle conditioned. Clear chestnut brown with sparse off-white head. Sweet strawberry aroma, some toffee and other dark fruits. Sweet fruity taste; raisins, nuts and caramel with some light hops in the finish. Very smooth and creamy full bodied mouthfeel. A little bit too sweet for me but very good.
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