Templeton Rye BA Barleywine
Chandlers Ford Brewing

- From:
- Chandlers Ford Brewing
- Alabama, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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English Maris Otter base malt with small parts of a dark crystal, caramel aromatic, and special x specialty malts round out the base of this nearly 2 year old Barleywine, barreled in fresh Templeton Rye Whiskey casks Nov 20 2020. Very well aged to a rich depth of cacao, raisin, & baker's chocolate that lead into a deep charred American oak, finishing sweet with a pleasant rye spice.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
4.29/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours black with two fingers of off-white foam. Aroma is sticky raisins, grapes, caramel, and toffee. Minor herbal hops add some sharpness to contrast the firm toasty, bready, and caramely malts underneath. Rich rye whiskey brings a rise of spiciness (mild) and char to conclude the aroma. Flavor profile dips into all the sugary notes of a barleywine, hitting notes of raisin, fig, and toffee. Rye whiskey is just behind, adding a light swell of oomph without the excessive heat. As the beer warms, this swell of rye starts to develop a little more heat and spiciness. Toasty and bready malts sit underneath it all. Mouth feel is medium-thick with a really fuzzy, velvety texture throughout. It's consistent. Overall, really endearing. Rye whiskey compliments this barleywine well, giving it a big, but not overly boozy, drinking experience.
Draft. Reviewed from notes.
Dec 10, 2022Draft. Reviewed from notes.
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