About This Beer
The Alesong crew aged their English Barleywine in freshly emptied Heaven Hill barrels, wrapping it up in luxurious oaky vanilla.
Tasting Notes
Expect those top-shelf notes to amplify and elevate the candied date and toffee nuances in the base beer. On the finish, a bit of hoppy bitterness balances the sweetness, making this 13.2% ABV dangerously sippable in the very best way!
Sweet
Complex
Boozy
Noteworthy Ingredients
Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels
Reviews
4.25
157 Ratings
james4916
4.0
Good flavor. Buy
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MrRedSun
3.75
The first few sips are delicious, but eventually it turns a little bitter. Not like an IPA, but more like a bittersweetness in the finish. It's not too heavy, so it would otherwise be easy to drink were it not for the bittersweet aftertaste.
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nick4285
4.5
Tastes like delicious, alcoholic raisins. Very good!
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ChicagoCascade
4.5
Nose of bourbon, caramel. Pours slightly hazy brown w/decent head. Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy. On the palate, more caramel, bourbon; also rye, vanilla, toffee & oak. Sweet but not sticky. Strong, but not boozy. Very nice.
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stephanie1867
4.5
Barleywines are the best and this one doesn’t disappoint.
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diminished
4.25
Sweet! Wonderfully sweet...
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jason7701
4.5
This was pretty dang good...barrel aged Barleywine yes please
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m11140
5.0
Caceat: BA barleywines are my favorite style. This one does not disappoint. Smooth, appropriately sweet yet balanced with the etoh content, subtle hops. The barrel aging balanced all very well. Hopeful that this is created again before 2023.
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Rowdy
4.0
A good barleywine. Tasted some fruity notes like dried plums or figs. The barrel aging added an extra layer of complexity.
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jsl37900
4.5
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mathieux68
4.25
Toffee, vanilla and caramel hide the ABV well. This one may go down too quickly.
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steven56
4.5
Excellent flavor. It’s sweet without being too sweet. You can really taste the toffee. Smooth and easy to go down.
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Dcykiert
4.25
Well balanced ba barleywine. Easy to Drink but nice to savor
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calbear
4.0
Nice caramel and vanilla flavors to go with the bourbon aging. Sweetness is not overwhelming with a subtle taste of yeast.
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kyle1027
4.25
Delightful. First bourbon aged barleywine I’ve tried.
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zach2412
4.5
Tasty solid barleywine
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Jklaroche
4.5
Nose: pure toffee. Taste: caramel, toffee, dates, bourbon. Balanced sweetness. Full flavored without being heavy. Very approachable and enjoyable.
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joshmergl
5.0
Life finds a way
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Rstatezny
4.0
Barrel aging is spot on with this one
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winters1
4.25
Definitely would get it again
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todd458
4.25
tasty BA BW with solid barrel properties
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cporrata5
5.0
Smooth malty but nice amount of alcohol to reset and relax
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k111332
4.0
Raisins for days
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Bossbold
4.25
Super delish. Smoother than I thought it would taste. Wonder what some cellaring will do to my other bottle…
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Braves786
4.25
Great balance, won’t disappoint
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Mattd5454
5.0
Perfect!!!! Can't say it any better than that!
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michaela0416
4.75
Smooth and bourbony
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Irishatlu07
4.75
Wonderful carmel and toffee notes with malty backbone. Slight hints of salt.
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derek1948
4.5
Loved this beer
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NickODU15
4.5
sweet but not overly so
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jurkowsm
5.0
Great beer! So complex but yet not overpowering.
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devin700
4.5
Beer is absolutely phenomenal. One of the top barley wines I ever got to enjoy!
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stsn
4.5
aroma of oak and cherry. bourbon bite followed by sweet toffee finish of vanilla and mild spice.
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danie14
4.5
drinks great! very impressed
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mdunlop1
3.75
booze, vanilla, malty, brown sugar, wood, with a balanced finish.
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corey1078
4.5
Excellent-
Classic Barrel Aged English Barleywine flavors of caramel and toffee.
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mark2143
4.75
Wonderful
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Levenrah
4.5
beautifully balanced BA barley wine
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Mikebikesforbeer
3.75
Carmel bourbon toffee
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robert71
4.75
Lots of malt on the nose. Very smooth mouth feel. Lots of malt and barley wine deliciousness with some tannins with just enough hop bitterness to be noted but not unpleasant. Wish I had bought more!
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chris12063
4.25
Heaven Hill barrels are the same kind they use for ADWTD. Very smooth, a bit of spice, a little caramel
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Darkwind112
4.75
delicious
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