Bristol Old No. 23 Barley Wine
Bristol Old No. 23 Barley Wine
Rated 3.375 by BeerPals
Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Style: American Barleywine
9% Alcohol by Volume
67 International Bittering Units
Availability of this beer is unknown
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Our biggest beer by far, Old No. 23 revives an English farmhouse brewery tradition of making a strong ale to set aside for special occasions. Our version, while tedious and time-consuming to brew, rewards the connoisseur with an ale that has the depth and complexity of a good brandy or single malt scotch. Massive quantities of malt and hops, a long aging time and limited availability make this a special ale worthy of its reputation.
ID: 13992 Last updated 18 years ago Added to database 19 years agoKey Stats
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Statistics
| Overall Rank | 6668 |
| Overall Percentile | 87.5 |
| Style Rank | 139 of 512 |
| Style Percentile | 72.9 |
| Lowest Score | 3.1 |
| Highest Score | 3.9 |
| Average Score | 3.600 |
| Weighted Score | 3.375 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.316 |
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5 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
Hazy dark muddled brown with a thin tan head that settles to a ring. Caramel and ripe fruit aroma, but very light. Similarly light texture on the pallette. Flavor simialr to aroma, but thin in tha tregard as well.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
seems more in the english style. hops are very subdued...aroma and flavor are toffee, caramel, and some dark fruit. pretty nice sipper. the aroma tended a bit young, but the flavor did not. medium bodied and richly flavored.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
It pours a very dark and hazy brown with a thin light brown head and some thick lacing. An aroma of caramel malts, citrus, light wine, bread and yeast, and some sweet spices. The mouthfeel is smooth and quite rich. Flavors of roasted caramel malts, hops, citrus, bread and yeast, prunes and raisins, and cinnamon and mild spices. I love barleywines ... this is very good ..
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7
12 oz bottle, dated 2007. Pours a murky brown with a thin head that quickly dissipates to a thin collar.
The aroma is sweet caramel, dark fruits, molasses, melon, pine, and some spicy alcohol.
The flavor is surprisingly subdued - sweet cola and vanilla with some bitter burnt medicinal alcohol at the finish. The mouthfeel is is fairly full with a washed out watery texture.
Overall, it's not bad, but the lack of flavor and watery texture was disappointing. -
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
Bottle courtesy of Beerandblues2: Poured a dark hazy amber color ale with a nice medium foamy head with average retention and good lacing. Aroma is quite hoppy with some citrus notes but is well balance with some sweet malt. Taste is less hoppy then the aroma was suggesting with a good presence of sweet malt. Light presence of dry fruits such as figs and prunes could be accentuated in a bit more. Body was above average with some medium carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. Overall, I thought this was a good barleywine tending more toward the English style then the American overly hoppy style.
