Barrel Aged Barleywine (2015 - Heaven Hill)
Begyle Brewing Company

Barrel Aged Barleywine (2015 - Heaven Hill)Barrel Aged Barleywine (2015 - Heaven Hill)
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From:
Begyle Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
9.8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 6.41%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
22
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 23, 2019
Added:
Nov 27, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  7
Barleywine aged 6 months in Heaven Hill Distilleries bourbon barrels; a combination of Elijah Craig 12 year and Evan Williams.
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Ratings by Sanderson:
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Rated by Sanderson from Washington

3.79/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Mar 08, 2015
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Rated: 4.41 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jun 15, 2016
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Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.9/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aroma is very present, though mostly wood. Base beer young and nice. Lasting small white bubbly head. Drinkable.
Feb 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by sweemzander from Illinois

Nov 11, 2015
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Reviewed by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A solid ba barelywine. Good bourbon on the nose, but fades away on the taste. Taste instead is a solid hearty barelywine but without any defining characteristics.
Aug 23, 2015
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

3.93/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
22 oz. bottle, no bottled on date present. 2015 vintage. "Barrel Aged Barleywine Style Ale" My first new one from Begyle Brewing in quite a while. My first barrel-aged offering from these guys.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter.

A - It pours a milky caramel, appears a dark burnt sienna orange in the glass. It pours flat and conjures hardly any head to speak of, merely some bubbles that die out to a ring. Some mild sticky spotty lacing. Appears sticky. Second pour yields nearly a finger of bubbly khaki head that dies out again quickly. Much darker and browner in body the second time around.

S - The aroma is hot & boozy. Lots of alcohol fumes emitting from this one. Lots of wood, caramel, & toffee.

T - Not nearly as boozy as the nose implies. Tons and tons of sweetened sugary toffee, caramel, rum raisin, oak wood, vanilla, mild alcohol fumes. Extremely sweet, definitely a dessert beer.

M - The feel is silky smooth & creamy. Full-bodied with low carbonation. Not exactly what I would describe as syrupy, but definitely sugary and weighty.

Overall, a very interesting first barrel-aged barleywine from Begyle. Definitely look forward to trying more barrel-aged offerings from these guys. Keep up the good work.

Begyle Barleywine 2015 -----4/5.
Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by spycow from Illinois

May 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by Vonerichs from Colorado

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by lloydboss from Illinois

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by jtransel from Illinois

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by ldhughes3 from Louisiana

Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by krome from Illinois

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by emerge077 from Illinois

Feb 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by mychalg9 from Illinois

Feb 09, 2015
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Rated by Spcoly from Illinois

4.39/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Smooth as can be. Glad to see another chi town brewery master the style.
Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kevinpitts from Illinois

Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.74 by doldham from Ohio

Jan 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Zuidman from Illinois

Nov 24, 2014
Barrel Aged Barleywine (2015 - Heaven Hill) from Begyle Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 22 ratings