O'Hanlon's Brewers Special Reserve
Hanlons Brewery

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Hanlons Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
12.9%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
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Active
Rated:
Aug 28, 2022
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Aug 28, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.32/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
May 2011: 250 ml bottle conditioned, 2010 Vintage, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 12.9%. Cloudy brown colour, minimal beige head, minimal carbonation. Intense and extremely malty and sweetish aroma, notes of oak, and molasses, hints of dark dried fruits. Warming mouthfeel. Intense flavour, strong notes of molasses, oak and extremely thick malt extract, also notes of cough syrup, liquorice and cigar tobacco. Some hoppy bitterness in the finish. This is a beer that probably requires 5 - 10 years’ cellaring to (hopefully) obtain a rounded and harmonious character. As "raw" as it is now, it is just too extreme.
Aug 28, 2022