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Carlow O’Hara’s Barrel Aged Series Barley Wine

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Brewed by Carlow
Style: Barley Wine
Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland
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RATINGS: 28   MEAN: 3.31/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.27   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 288   ABV: 9.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle, ltd special
O’Hara’s Barley Wine and the essence of Irish Whiskey combine.
With only 1,700 bottles available of this edition, this Limited Edition beer is a small batch brew of O’Hara’s Barley Wine aged in Irish whiskey barrels for 90 days. The result is a complex and unique beer with multi-layered luxurious flavours of biscuit, coffee and plum combined with undertones of vanilla and charred oak imparted from the whiskey barrel aging. Deep burgundy in colour with a distinctive floral aroma from Challenger and Mount Hood hops, balanced with a smooth sweet finish.
Hand crafted, hand bottled and hand labelled this beer doesn’t need you to wait for a special occasion, it is the special occasion.


5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
Carlowxxx (123) - Carlow, IRELAND - AUG 29, 2015
750ml bottle Edition #3, Bottle 950 Buttery aroma, rather nice barrel tones, but also some acetone, however, it’s almost welcome, as it’s actually a complex mix of heavier organic aromatic . Palate nice light. Soft woodiness, some toffee, , its nice

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SeanMacGC (334) - Dublin, IRELAND - JUL 9, 2015
Pours dark, with short-lived tan head. Medium body and carbonation, and quite austere on the palate with barely discernible biscuit, plum, vanilla and coffee, and more redolent of a doppelbock to this particular tongue. Somewhat underwhelmed by the lack of depth and complexity, and whilst not a bad ale, it fails to rise to the promised levels.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bleki (106) - Gliwice, POLAND - JAN 18, 2015
Pours dark brown, cloudy, beige head. In aroma some bread, cherry, whiskey, alkohol. In taste light to medium sweet, sour, balance could be better. Long chocolate aftertaste, sour finish.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
djd07 (6507) - Houston, Texas, USA - JAN 11, 2015
Bottle as shown thanks to Graeme. Pours a cloudy brown with small frothy white head. The aroma is leather, dark fruit. Thin mouthfeel with strong booze, candy sugar, dark fruit, decent.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
SudsMcDuff (7127) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - JAN 10, 2015
Excited to try this, thanks to M.A .. . Prune darkness .. Solid foam .. . Plum, sherry, fruited sherry, and leather .. . Mild mouth and lanky finish .. . Not a big massive Barleywine and very English style .. . Decent .. . . Why am I commenting on Brian’s ass?

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
tomekk1978 (1000) - Ząbki, POLAND - OCT 6, 2014
Barwa: ciemna, pod światło rubinowa, względnie klarowna. Piana biała, beżowa, dosyć obfita, ładnie oblepiająca szkło. Aromat: zdecydowanie alkoholowy, nieco waniliowy i owocowy. W tle ciemne słody, czekolada, melanoidyny. Smak: wyraźnie pełne i słodkie. Posmaki wanilii, śliwek, czekolady, z niewielką goryczką i alkoholową, rozgrzewającą końcówką. Piwo z "ekskluzywnej" serii browaru Carlow. Dojrzewające przez 3 miesiące w beczkach po irlandzkiej whiskey. Trafiła mi się 64 z 1700 wyprodukowanych butelek. Kilka miesięcy spędziła uprzednio w szafie, zatem miała czas się "ułożyć". Jak na barley wine, barwa wydaje mi się nieco zbyt ciemna i przypomina raczej belgijskie moce ale. W smaku również są tu wyraźne podobieństwa choćby do degustowanego niedawno Pannepot Grand Reserva 2009, z tym że piwo belgijskie miało więcej akcentów winnych, a tutaj są one dzięki whisky. Który trunek lepszy, trudno powiedzieć, ale z pewnością jest to całkiem przyjemne piwo degustacyjne.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
azzie (510) - - AUG 29, 2014
Bottle. Cloudy dense dark brown liquid with beige small unsteady head. Full body, medium carbonation. Aroma of dark chocolate with roasted sugar with some aceto balsamico and wood. Too sour. Smell of old wooden cutting board which has smell of vegetables and pancetta. Not bad overall.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
veceo (914) - CROATIA - AUG 26, 2014
Very dark brown color, thin brownish head. Aroma of whiskey (like it?s whiskey mixed with beer, not barrel aged), coffee, chocolate, cherry. Alcohol is present and very agressive. Medium body, soft carbonation. Not bad at all, but alcohol ruins everything. It?s like cheap coffee/chocolate liqueur.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
gopherfan99 (984) - CROATIA - AUG 4, 2014
Flip top bottle (Edition 3, Bottle 1335), pours very dark and has a tan head, aroma is sweet dark fruits and alcohol, taste is sour plums there is some malt, caramel, and coffee mixed in, finish is dry and bitter, alcohol is felt but not really tasted and the barrel aging is not really noticeable, which is disappointing, this is okay but I thought it would be better.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
FatPhil (11547) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - JUL 23, 2014
750ml bottle (Birofilia2014, Zywiec) Edition #3, Bottle 771
Brown, a little flat, but it was a late pour from the large bottle. Buttery aroma, rather nice barrel tones, but also some acetone, however, it’s almost welcome, as it’s actually a complex mix of heavier organic aromatic chemicals, not just acetone. Does have some sharpness, despite its sweetness. Palate fairly light. Soft woodiness, some toffee, coconut and a nice rich roast. Yes, that sounds heavy, but it isn’t. I maintain it felt light in the mouth! Soft finish, fairly sweet. Very pleasant.


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