Põhjala Odravein 2016

Võimas linnaselise karakteri ja täidlase tekstuuriga õlu. Pruulitud Põhjala 2. aastapäevaks.

A massive malty and full bodied barley wine, brewed for the 2nd anniversary of Põhjala.

3.7

156 reviews

Tallinn, Estonia

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4.1 Belle couleur rouge au versage laissant un liquide brun clair dans le verre. Nez étoffé avec du raisin, du bois, de l'alcool (Whisky ou Bourbon), du fruit rouge (cerise, prune, peut-être mûre en plus). Bouche légèrement piquante en entrée mais douce et bien équilibrée (par la suite également), petite carbo, saveurs vers le vin (mais pas vineuse), le raisin, les fruits secs, un peu de poivre, alcool toujours présent, finale un peu sucrée et relativement amère. Une bonne Pohjala de plus.

4.0 Black coloured, no head at all, full-bodied, sweetish, malty, hint of Fisherman's Friend, bready, ryeish, spicy

3.7 330ml bottle. Heavy with rye malts, caramel, stingy toffee and syrup, some warming alcohol and licorice. Interesting.

4.0 Bottle, 330 ml, courtesy of Tomica. Shared with him and Max. Brown with tan head. Caramel, malty, some dried fruit, medium bodied. Low carbonation. Medium bodied. Some alcohol in finish.

4.0 Smell of raisins, oak. Red/brown colour, light brown head. Aroma of oak, rum, tar, alcohol. Bitter and sweet. Slick texture, heavy body.

2.8 Pours dark, thick and heavy. First taste is good, but turns too bitter for me. Great start, not so great finish. Very well crafted beer, just too hoppy at tne end.

3.6 How: bottle. BB: 19 12 21 Head: two finger, tan. Dissipates to form small foamy spots. Wonderful. Colour: really dark red to the limit of being brown. Aroma: caramel, plums, alcohol, dry fruits Taste: medium/ full body, not too much carbonation not flat either, warm to the point of being solventy, caramel, dry fruits. Really warm& caramel long aftertaste.

3.9 0,33l bottle shared with wiosna @ home. Pours clear deep amber with a low head. Aroma is sweet malts with some caramel. Flavor is sweet malts, caramel, nuts, alcohol, hops. Tasty.

3.8 Dark reddish brown color with off-white head. Aroma has caramel, malt, fruits and wood. Taste is malty sweet with long sweet aftertaste. Flavors of caramel, dark fruits, malt, wood, sweet ripe fruits.

3.6 Mahonkisen ruskea lasissa. Tuoksu on vahva, tumman hedelmäinen ja alkoholisen karkea. Maussa on maltaisuutta, lakritsia ja tiettyä hedelmäisyyttä. Alkoholi puskee läpi ehkä liiaksi, mutta muuten erittäin hyvä BW.

3.6 Bottle 330ml at home. BBE 2021-12-19. Batch 807. Dark brown beer with thin beige head. Dark malts, dried fruits, roastiness, caramel, alcohol, rye bread, burnt sugar. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, bitter malty finish.

3.7 Mahogany brown colour with beige head on top. Aroma has caramel malts, toffee fudge, roasted notes, touch of alcohol sting. Taste is sweet with caramel toffee, roasted note and earthy flavour. Warming alcohol in the end, not much bitterness. Full body and lowish carbonation. Lacks some complexity and character.

4.0 33 cl, bottled. BB 19.12.21 #807. Pours black with a medium beige head. Aroma: Malt, rye. Grains. Strawberries. Taste: Medium sweet, mild bitterness. Slight tone of acidity in taste. Soft taste. Palate: Full body. Soft feel. Nice.

3.7 Deep brown color with minimal beige head. Aroma of strong malts, dark fruits, tobacco. Taste has strong malts, dried fruits, caramel. Full mouthfeel, average carbonation. Overall nice and slow sipper barley wine

4.0 Pullo @ Alko. Kaatuu snifteriin ruskeana, noin sormen paksuisella pysyvällä vaahdolla. Tuoksu tarjoaa karamellista mallasta, kuivattua hedelmää, marjalikööriä ja hieman tummempaa mallasta sekä tupakkaa tms. Maussa on makean puoleista hedelmäisyyttä, kuivattua hedelmää, karamelliakin löytyy ja hieman raikkampaa mentholamisuutta ja hedelmäisyyttä. Suutuntuma on täyteläinen, hieman alkoholinen ja makeahko. Kokonaisuutena tämä on upea barley wine, monimuotoinen, täyteläinen ja sopivan siemailtava. Hyvä lämmittäjä ja tulee varmasti haettua lisää.

3.2 (Bottle, 0.33 l - batch 807 - BB 19.12.2021, probably 2018 vintage, from Alko, 20190209) The beer poured brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had banana, malts, caramel and alcohol. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, banana, grass, sweetness, toasted malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, boozy, harsh and bitter. A too sweet and harsh brew but probably will improve with age.

3.5 bottle, alko. not sure this is a new entry, but ... dark brown. malty, old leathery, dark cakey sweetness on nose. full bodied, sweetness, sweet malts, malt bready, old pines, well bittered. bit muddy earthy, kinda can see connection to pohjalas impys .. the muddled malty ... nice. roasted almondy finish. intense. bit boozy. Earlier Rating: 5/15/2016 Total Score: 3.6 Tap@fermentoren. Brown. Malty sweet earthy herby herb liquory nose. Intense. Full bodied. Malty, sweetness, good bitters, soft pretty smooth. Old aley, barley winey. Pretty nkce. -- rated with beerbasher/winphone

3.8 Bottle from Alko. Pours dark red color. Aroma of heavy sweetness, rich maltiness, toffee, caramel, alcohol, wood, dried fruits and bread. Taste is mostly sweet and malty, alcohol burns a bit, some fruitiness in there as well. Quite rich and well done, heavy barley wine. Really enjoyable.

3.7 A dark brown beer, a head is quite small and yellowish beige. Aroma has strong maltyness, caramel, dried fruitness with apricot, marmelade, feels quite sweet. Taste has caramel malts, dried fruitness, low breadyness, some dry woodness, not sweet even the aroma was indicating that. Full bodied. Maybe this would be more complicated, but tasteful beer anyway.

3.7 Bottle from Alko. Dark color, beige head. Bitter taste with dried fruits, malts, licorice, dark fruits, a bit of alcohol and nuts. Bitter finish with dried fruits, licorice, dark fruits, nuts, bread and a bit of alcohol. Very nice barley wine. Earlier Rating: 10/13/2016 Total Score: 3.6 Bottle from bottle shop. Brown color, beige head. Bitter taste with citrus, caramel, barley, hops, resin, nuts and ripe fruits. Bitter finish with citrus, nuts, alcohol, caramel, resin, toffee and a bit of pine. Excellent barley wine.

3.5 Bottle@home, from Alko Kaleva, Tampere, Finland. Strong, averagely balance nuances of toasted barley, dark fruits like fig, some toffee. Wide taste spectrum and medium aftertaste with toasted dark fruits and some toffee. Strong body with medium/light carbonation. Overall, bold though bit messy. 7 4 7 4 13 Earlier Rating: 1/24/2017 Total Score: 3.8 Bottle@Artturi, Tampere, Finland. Medium aroma with cherry, some red berries and alcohol. Dark red/maghony color with no head. Averagely hazy liquid. Strong, averagely balanced taste with sweet, dark fruits, plum and cherry. Some vanilla and sweet malts on background. Wide taste spectrum and long aftertaste with sweet malts. Strong body with medium carbonation. Overall, bit messy but with great sweetish nuances.

3.4 At Fermentoren, pours black with a beige head, aroma of toffee, wood, flavor of chocolate, toffee, wood, alcohol, medium bodied

4.1 Donkerrood met bruine schijn. Fijne parelende off-white schuimkraag. Rood fruit, mout, gelei, hint van caramel. Milde bitter in de afdronk, warmend en beetje plakkerig. Mooie barley-wine.

4.0 From notes. Enjoyed at the 5th Annual Barleywine Tasting at Travis and Nicole’s house on February 03. 330 mL bottle. The pour is a nice darker ruby brown with a thicker off white head that falls down to a thin collar with a couple spots of lace left in wake. The aroma is pretty solid. There is a lot of sweet caramel and molasses with a nice grainy maltiness on the finish. It’s pretty solid, and lightly scorched. The flavor carries the heavy caramel and a growing booziness to it that isn’t overly present on the nose. The caramel and molasses work well with a slight dark fruit and the malts on the finish. The mouth feel is a solid medium body with a soft carbonation and a lingeringly sweet maltiness that just gets a hint boozy and grainy on the back end. Solid brew. 8 4 8 4 16

4.0 @ Billie's Beer Cafetaria Taste is vinous and a tad sweet. Taste is very malty. Not the typical sweet barley wine, and I think that is why i'm intrigued. Not very boozy. Palate is velvety.

3.9 Bouteille 33cl, BB 19/9/2019, batch#304. Ambrée, col blanc-cassé sur un léger doré au verre. Arôme est malté, léger Bourbon avec un rétro caramélisé de pomme, note crystal, petite note moka et rétro grillé. Palais est liquoreux, caramélisé avec une petite pointe de vanillé. Amertume houblonnée est présente et offre un léger côté fleuri et citronné. Petite pointe de poivre sur la fin pour un palais qui demeure bien épais. Pour 17%, cela demeure bien balancé sans tomber dans l'excès de trop sucré. L'ajout de Bourbon donne un bon fini vanille, barrique et finement boisé.

3.8 21Dec2017 Caramel, sweet grain and bread malts, dark molasses, straw, burnt sugar. Hazy brown, small, creamy, beige head. Heavy sweet. More sweet grain and cereal malts, brioche, dark molasses, caramel, some burnt, sweet brioche, straw, hay, soft carbonation, full bodied, some grainy, straw bitterness in the finish. Nice Barley Wine, nothing incredibly complex, but decent. Bottle from Oellepood Pothouse, Tallinn.

3.7 Ja, deze vind ik wel heel erg lekker! Neus al vol voor de eerste slok; de smaak combineert een goede port met een heerlijk bier. Genieten.

3.7 330ml bottle, cellar aged. Pours clear brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma is nutty, bit boozy, raisiny. Taste is burnt caramelly, raisiny, nutty, bitterish. Medium + bodied, average carbo. Still bit boozy, but well aged. Well balanced and nice. Very potential for long ageing.

3.7 33cl bottle at home. Appearance: hazy brown with medium, off-white head. Aroma: caramel, grains, toast, plums, peach, some yeast and a trace of salmiak and spice. Taste: high sweetness and high bitterness. Notes of caramel, sweet malts, raisins, plums and some sweet spices. The finish is sweet. Alcohol is pretty well hidden. Palate: full bodied, sticky texture and fairly soft carbonation.