Barley Wine

[Mekon]

So, having enjoyed Brakespear Triple, McEwan's Champion and Owd Rodger, I decided to brave the "bum beer" part of the beer aisle and the disapproving looks of other shoppers, and grabbed a 4-pack of Whitbread Gold Label - "The No1 Barley Wine". I chilled it, poured it into a cold glass, and once the head settled, tucked in. Certain, it's a bit more one dimensional than the other beers I mentioned, but it's rich and tasty nonetheless. I fancy trying a some other nips. Can anyone recommend other barley wines, and if so, where stocks them?

[neilsfishing]

I used to drink one caled stingo it was almost black, back in the days of prfessional drinking 4 pints (3 bottles per pint with a bit left)game over, 5 pints trouble, 6 pints the beds wet

[neilsfishing]

found it

[smiller]

This is a pretty good example of a dying breed:



Certainly the flavour and colour is deeper and richer than Gold Label.

[Forthright MC]

maybe not the strongest of Barley Wines, but this is brewed locally to me and just recently won the top gong at the Winter Beers Festival,

http://www.oakhamales.com/Attila.asp

also,

http://www.woodfordes.co.uk/html/headcracker.html

http://www.woodfordes.co.uk/html/nip.html

http://www.frederic-robinson.co.uk/beers/oldtom2.h...