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RATINGS AS OF 7th of January 2014 - Smithwick's Barley Wine 1975, aged 31 years

RANK

BEER

COUNTRY

SCORE

JZ

ML

LB

PS

LS

CG

MH

KE

FH

AH

LG

OH

RB

MH

FN

JB

NG

BA

He

ALC

STYLE

5002

Smithwick's Barley Wine 1975, aged 31 years

Ireland

3,56

4-

5,5%

Ale, British style

Brewed by: Dundalk (Diageo), County Louth
Rated at: Summer ratings & sessions, July-September ´06
Served at: Zappa Was Right session, Ekenässjön. Sweden
Substyle: Barley wine
Bottled

Per´s comments: Very dark brown, some surprising carbonation helps forming a smallish head. Coffee aroma. Medium sweet. Nicely malty. Dryish and dominated by really dark chocolate. Some oxidation is there, but the beer is surprisingly alive and really good after all these years.


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