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J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados)

J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados)

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A Barley Wine brewed by
J.W. Lees

Middleton Junction, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2183.8/5.03.79/5.0Special11.5%79.6 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Only available filtered and pasteurised in bottles.
Matured in wooden Etienne Dupont Calvados casks from the end of October until mid March.
This fully fermented ale has been brewed by JW Lees as a celebration of the brewers' art. Harvest Ale can be enjoyed now or laid down like a fine wine for enjoyment to come.

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t4h2c0 (63), seattle, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20

Jun 9, 2008  
very sweet and strong, had it out of old british pin at uber tavern. This beer is a kick in the mouth and a rarity. This beer is just epic!!!!!!!!!

 KimJohansen (3171), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Hazy brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with plums, caramel, wood and calvados notes. Sweet and viniuos flavor with plums, caramel, wood and calvados.


 Odeed (1480), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 24, 2008  
(sample from irishboy)orange body with no head.nice aroma of citrus,cotton candy,and oak.flavor is super sticky sweet and overpowering.maybe 5 years would calm this one down but right now its a syrupy mess.


 IrishBoy (2124), Bakersfield, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 24, 2008  
275ml bottle from Porterhouse! Nose was sweet honey mustard, raisins, and woodiness; hazy copper with a very small beige head; flavor sweet, honeyed golden raisins (almost mead like) with caramel, vanilla, and a cherry note. Excellent, better than the Lagavulin!


 michael-pollack (1378), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 24, 2008  
275ml Bottle: Sweet aroma. Smells of honey, malts, wood, alcohol, and the slightest hint of smoke. Poured amber/orange/copper in color with no head. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of particles. Sweet flavor is very complex. Tastes of tar, tobacco, caramel, smoke, malts, alcohol, and raisins. Full body. Thick, syrupy texture. Sweet tobacco finish is a dry.


 nearbeer (1224), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Aug 23, 2008    Updated: Aug 24, 2008
275 ml, 2005 vintage. Hazy copper with a small spit of a head that lasts. Aroma of brandied fruit cake and oak. Flavors of caramel, cherry, apple, brown sugar and oak; all baked in a clay pot with some earthy spices and rum. Medium body is smooth, warming and finishes dry.




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