No. 5 Barley Wine
Sambrook's Brewery

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From:
Sambrook's Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.38 | pDev: 18.64%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 28, 2017
Added:
Oct 15, 2014
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.02 by TGS from California

Jun 28, 2017
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Reviewed by soulgrowl from England

2.75/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
Frothy! Quite a good head for a barley wine, light tan and lacy, topping a clear, maple syrup amber-colored body. Smells like: light brown sugar and grappa. With a hint of cheese? (Old hops? Lactic acid?)

Flavor is also really heavy on the brown sugar. Like drinking a brown sugar Pop-Tart. With a splash of rum! And honey! It's sweet – to style, right? It's nice, right? I'm not so sure. There's no balance and nothing to really sink your teeth into. The booze is too forward, and so is the sweetness; no bitterness, nor depth, nor body, is there to carry or contrast them.

Pretty disappointing, really. I hate to say it, but this tastes an awful lot like Special Brew mixed with Scottish tablet.
Oct 15, 2014
No. 5 Barley Wine from Sambrook's Brewery
Beer rating: 3.38 out of 5 with 2 ratings