Old Chimneys Red Admiral

Red Admiral

 

Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Barley Wine Regular
Score
7.88
ABV: 11.4% IBU: - Ticks: 14
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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

0,275l from bottle at home shared by me. Vintage 2017. BB 28.01.2027. brown color, small tan head. smells spices, peppery, earthy, honey, nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes peppery, honey, earthy, caramel, spices. finishes dry and lightly bitter with notes of honey, earthy and peppery notes. decentish, rather on the bitter and peppery. 7, 4, 7, 3, 16

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2020 at 11:11


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

275ml bottle, 2017 vintage #223 of 380. Very dark brown with a dense beige head. Aroma of raisins, dried fruits, caramel. Taste of dried fruits, raisins, caramel/toffee, whisky barrel, oaky, sweet malts, sugary, warming booze but it suits the beer. Medium bodied,

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2020 at 00:38


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

2017 bottle. Clear ruby color with beige head. Aroma is raisins, earthy, toffee, vanilla. Taste is raisin juice, some orange nectary toffee, oak sugar, liqueur. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Very nicely balanced and highly drinkable for the ABV. Extra points for balance.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2019 at 20:23


9.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle from a trade. Many thanks. Shared with tderoeck. Bottle 318. Dark brown colour, beige foam. Sweet nose of dark fruit, plums, some vanilla, whisky. Taste is sweet, malty, very complex. Wonderfull beer!

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2018 at 09:15


9.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Old Chimneys Red Admiral (by Old Chimneys Brewery):
Aroma: 10/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.7/5

7/VII/18 - 275ml bottle @ JefVerstraete's place - BB: 28/I/27, 2017 vintage, bottle #185/380 (wait, what?) (2018-825) A huge thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing this delicacy!

Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of strawberry jam, sugary, malty. MF: soft carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: bit oxidized, sugary, malty, slightly bitter, alcohol, caramel, fudge, omfg this is so good! Aftertaste: lovely stuff going on here, sugary, alcohol, malt notes, caramel, super nice beer!

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2018 at 20:01


Tried on 02 Mar 2018 at 22:14


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle (thanks fatphil). Pours dark brown. Aroma is sweet, malt, vanilla, sugar. Flavor is sweet and bitter, malt, caramel, some banana, some rubber, oak. Overall: great.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2018 at 20:18


10

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2017 at 02:23


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours amber white head - nose/taste of scotch whiskey, oak, dark fruit and caramel - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2016 at 22:53


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at the RBSG Lobby Share. Pours a hazy copper with no head. The aroma is whiskey, wood, dark fruit. Medium body, caramel, raisin, boozy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2016 at 22:33