The first beer to be marketed as barley wine was Bass No. 1 Ale, around 1870.[2]
The Anchor Brewing Company introduced the style to the United States in 1976 with its Old Foghorn Barleywine Style Ale.[3] Old Foghorn was styled as "barleywine" (one word) out of fear that occurrence of the word "wine" on a beer label would displease regulators.[4] In 1983, Sierra Nevada Brewing released Bigfoot Barleywine, becoming the second barley wine label in the United States.[5]
Characteristicsedit
Barley wine typically reaches an alcohol strength of 6 to 12% by volume and is brewed from specific gravities as high as 1.120; equal to 320g/L of sugars. Use of the word "wine" is due to its alcoholic strength similar to a wine, but since it is made from grain rather than fruit, it is a beer. Breweries in the United States typically release it once a year during the autumn or winter.[5]
The two primary styles of barley wine are the American, which tends to be hoppier and more bitter, with colours ranging from amber to light brown[6] and the English style, which tends to be less bitter and may have little hop flavour, with more variety in colour ranging from red-gold to opaque black.[7][8] Until the introduction of an amber-coloured barley wine under the name Gold Label by the Sheffield brewery Tennant's in 1951[9] (later brewed by Whitbread), British barley wines were always dark in colour.[citation needed]
Beer writer Michael Jackson referred to a barley wine by Smithwick's thusly: "This is very distinctive, with an earthy hoppiness, a wineyness, lots of fruit and toffee flavours." He also noted that its original gravity is 1.062.[10]
Martyn Cornell was quoted as saying, "no historically meaningful difference exists between barley wines and old ales". He later clarified, "I don’t believe there is actually any such meaningful style as 'barley wine'".[11]
Barley wines, such as Thomas Hardy's Ale, are sometimes labelled with a production date, as they are intended to be aged, sometimes extensively.[12]
Taxes and legal impedimentsedit
Many jurisdictions have different taxing schemes for potables based upon alcohol content. Since barley wine has a high alcohol content, it is, in some jurisdictions, taxed at a higher rate than other beers.[13] Thus, barley wines tend to suffer a further price premium compared with other beers. Similarly, many jurisdictions have different regulations regarding where beers and wines can be sold, leading to confusion regarding in which category barley wines fall, thus limiting access.[citation needed]
Wheat wineedit
A variation on the barley wine style involves adding a large quantity of wheat to the mash bill, resulting in what is referred to as "wheat wine". This style originated in the United States in the 1980s.[14]
^Jackson, Michael (February 1, 1993). "Brewery with its own abbey - it must be Ireland". What's Brewing.
^Cornell, Martyn (September 24, 2010). "So what IS the difference between barley wine and old ale?". Zythophile (blog).
^Tepedelen, Adem (Nov–Dec 2009). "A Winter's Ale". Imbibe. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^"Skattesatser på alkohol". Skatteverket. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^Bernstein, Joshua M. (17 October 2012). "Wheat of the Moment". Imbibe Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External linksedit
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Barley wine often stylised barleywine is a strong ale from 6 12 alcohol by volume 1 Barley wineBarley wines range in colour from translucent deep amber to cloudy mahogany left to near opaque black right Country of originEnglandYeast typeTop fermentingAlcohol by volume6 12 Color SRM 8 22 English 10 19 American 24 48 EBC Bitterness IBU 35 70 English 50 120 American Original gravity1 080 1 120Final gravity1 018 1 030 English 1 016 1 030 American Malt percentage100 Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 Taxes and legal impediments 4 Wheat wine 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Advertisement for Bass No 1 Barley Wine The first beer to be marketed as barley wine was Bass No 1 Ale around 1870 2 The Anchor Brewing Company introduced the style to the United States in 1976 with its Old Foghorn Barleywine Style Ale 3 Old Foghorn was styled as barleywine one word out of fear that occurrence of the word wine on a beer label would displease regulators 4 In 1983 Sierra Nevada Brewing released Bigfoot Barleywine becoming the second barley wine label in the United States 5 Characteristics editBarley wine typically reaches an alcohol strength of 6 to 12 by volume and is brewed from specific gravities as high as 1 120 equal to 320g L of sugars Use of the word wine is due to its alcoholic strength similar to a wine but since it is made from grain rather than fruit it is a beer Breweries in the United States typically release it once a year during the autumn or winter 5 The two primary styles of barley wine are the American which tends to be hoppier and more bitter with colours ranging from amber to light brown 6 and the English style which tends to be less bitter and may have little hop flavour with more variety in colour ranging from red gold to opaque black 7 8 Until the introduction of an amber coloured barley wine under the name Gold Label by the Sheffield brewery Tennant s in 1951 9 later brewed by Whitbread British barley wines were always dark in colour citation needed Beer writer Michael Jackson referred to a barley wine by Smithwick s thusly This is very distinctive with an earthy hoppiness a wineyness lots of fruit and toffee flavours He also noted that its original gravity is 1 062 10 Martyn Cornell was quoted as saying no historically meaningful difference exists between barley wines and old ales He later clarified I don t believe there is actually any such meaningful style as barley wine 11 Barley wines such as Thomas Hardy s Ale are sometimes labelled with a production date as they are intended to be aged sometimes extensively 12 Taxes and legal impediments editMany jurisdictions have different taxing schemes for potables based upon alcohol content Since barley wine has a high alcohol content it is in some jurisdictions taxed at a higher rate than other beers 13 Thus barley wines tend to suffer a further price premium compared with other beers Similarly many jurisdictions have different regulations regarding where beers and wines can be sold leading to confusion regarding in which category barley wines fall thus limiting access citation needed Wheat wine editA variation on the barley wine style involves adding a large quantity of wheat to the mash bill resulting in what is referred to as wheat wine This style originated in the United States in the 1980s 14 See also editList of barley based beveragesReferences edit Barley wine Michael Jackson Watts Henry A dictionary of chemistry and the allied branches of other sciences Volume 1872 Holbrook Stett December 25 2003 Rich chewy barley wine takes time San Francisco Chronicle Carter Justin 2018 12 07 Anchor Brewing Old Foghorn Barleywine PorchDrinking com Retrieved 2020 05 08 a b Jones Kendall Winter 2018 The Rise and Fall and Rise of Barleywine Sip Northwest Winter 2018 12 Yeast Style Guide American Barleywine Wyeast Laboratories Archived from the original on 2012 08 25 Retrieved 2012 08 31 Yeast Style Guide English Barleywine Wyeast Laboratories Archived from the original on 2012 07 19 Retrieved 2012 08 31 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines Brewers Association Retrieved 17 May 2021 Cornell Martyn Amber Gold amp Black 2010 p168 Jackson Michael February 1 1993 Brewery with its own abbey it must be Ireland What s Brewing Cornell Martyn September 24 2010 So what IS the difference between barley wine and old ale Zythophile blog Tepedelen Adem Nov Dec 2009 A Winter s Ale Imbibe Retrieved 25 October 2013 Skattesatser pa alkohol Skatteverket Retrieved 4 June 2017 Bernstein Joshua M 17 October 2012 Wheat of the Moment Imbibe Magazine Retrieved 12 January 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barley wines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barley wine amp oldid 1195314733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
