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Adnams – Tally Ho 7.2%

Posted on March 3, 2010 by andyMogg in Adnams, Beer Festivals & Events, Beer Reviews, Beer Swap, Breweries & Pubs 6 Comments
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Tally Ho is a limited edition Barley wine style beer, brewed at Adnams since 1880. It’s traditionally a Christmas beer which is brewed in October in limited quantities.

I was very kindly sent my bottle of Tally Ho by Sean at Adnams who offered to send everyone involved in Beer Swap a bottle to try.

Adnams Tally-Ho Beer Review

Adnams Tally-Ho

I finally got round to drinking it a couple of nights ago when I was in the mood for a deep dark barley wine style ale so out came the Tally Ho.

It comes in a rather cool little bottle with a lovely traditional style label and It weighs in at 7.2% ABV, It pours a lovely deep dark brown with an almost red hue to it, it had a decent head which surprised me as the reports from other bloggers were that it was almost headless and in some cases completely headless, I wonder if they maybe had their bottle a bit too chilled as mine was at room temperature.

Tally Ho smells exactly as you would expect, dark roasty malt with a hint of smoke, lovely sweet  dried fruit and just a hint of spice, perfect for a cold snowy evening in front of the TV.

It tasted fab, it felt almost silky in the mouth, the roast malt and fruit from the aromas came through into the taste along wtih the spice and a bit of pepper, there was also a sweet almost dark chocoaltely flavour.

Not only had the head surprised me but just how drinkable this was also surprised me, it was amazingly light for such a deep dark beer and is something I could see my self drinking regularly. However, and I can’t believe I am saying this, I do wonder if Tally Ho would benefit from being laid down for a few months before drinking, It’s not something I can usually find my self doing but I might just have to order some to try it with.

Big thanks to Sean for sending it to me!

You can read the Adnams blog here, visit their website here or follow them on twitter here.

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6 comments on “Adnams – Tally Ho 7.2%”

  1. Fergus says:
    March 3, 2010 at 13:17

    glad you liked it Andy, a bit of age will tie the flavours in a bit more.

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  2. Baron Orm says:
    March 3, 2010 at 13:24

    Tally-Ho is an excellent beer and this is an excellent review.

    I gave it a [baron rating 5/5] for it’s complexity and smoothness:

    Reply
  3. Matt (Hopzine.com) says:
    March 4, 2010 at 12:42

    Me and Rob are deliberating a bit as to what we should have it with but maybe we should just get on and drink it!
    I’m really looking forward to it!

    Reply
  4. Fergus says:
    March 4, 2010 at 13:11

    I usually have it with some blue cheese, but Melissa Cole suggested Fruit cake and Wensleydale!

    Reply
  5. Kaz (Mrs Chutney) says:
    March 4, 2010 at 13:42

    I love barley wine and have been a drinker of Gold Label for many a year, will have to try this one, sounds delish.

    Reply
  6. bobby says:
    April 20, 2010 at 10:54

    Barley wine is very good, I love the flavour. I first tasted this 2 years ago when a friend came back to the Philippines. I do bar reviews locally. I also think that every beer has its matching good and bad story. Although Asians are not fond of dark coloured beer we do appreciate the taste.

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