Tokyo Craft Barley Wine 2018
Suntory

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From:
Suntory
 
Japan
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
9%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 6.02%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 05, 2019
Added:
Dec 09, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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Reviewed by shigg85 from Japan

3.75/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At roughly $1.50 a can, it's hard to beat this for cost performance. It's not a wonderful barleywine by any standard, but it's a decent strong Euro ale.
Feb 05, 2019
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

4.24/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
And here we have it, the craft line from Suntory (brewed in Tokyo, JP) came up with a barleywine for 2018, a limited series. Well, it was quite good to be honest, but as a barley wine I found it slightly weak - or at least not as intensive as barley wines are regularly. It reminded me more of a bock or a double bock.
Lookes quite good though, golden amber with a pleasant, sweet and dense (aszú) wine aroma. The flavor was quite like grapes or raisins aged in a bourbon barrel, which was quite good. The alcohol was quite well hidden in the sweet and almost creamy, syrupy maltiness that was surprisingly drinkable and not too overwhelming. I found this much better than any others from the Tokyo Craft series.
Dec 15, 2018