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"Hi, I'm Mark Emiley on behalf of Expert Village in this segment we are going to go over the barely wine style profile. But in particular we are going to focus on the American Barely wine style. For the American Barely wine you are going to be aiming for the very rich muchness but also with a as serve hop character. So on the nose you are going to pick up a bunch of mulch. You are going to pick up reds and a lot of sweet caramels maybe even a some raisin. But you are also going to pick up some floral, earthy, spicy, some citrusy hops as well. There may be some fruity esters with a high fermentation of this and you should pick up a little alcohol on the top this could range from eight to ten percent. The appearance you can go for a light amber to a medium copper. Sometimes in the darker versions they would even have ruby highlights, they would have kind of a large off white head which maybe not be retaining very well because the alcohol levels. There may be some clogs in this as well that in lower condition or lower temperatures but as it warms up it should get to get to a nice clarity. This is best appreciated in the sifters so you can get all the aromatics out of it. For the flavor this is going to be a very rich malt flavor with also a very firm bitterness. The sweetness can be moderately low to moderately high depending on the finish. Hop bitterness is always going to be pretty strong, it would pop its way through generally carrying itself with the malt profile. The overall balance typically though is going to be on the bitter side. The hop flavors will pull through some of those citrus hops as well those showcasing of the American. You are also going to start to pick up some of the alcohol in this and it should have a nice warming flavoring in your mouth. Overall the malt feel is going to be kind of a full body chill, it is going to be velvety, it is going to have a moderate and possibly a low carbonation but overall it is going to have a lot in your mouth. Finally this is a basically a interpretation of the English style of barely wine used and made of American conditions of our great citrusy hops."
Expert Village: Mark Emiley
Video Series: Food & Drink
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