"TheBeerNut":ilhdvg5m wrote: If there's any of the Carlow barley wine around, that was fantastic when The Black Sheep had it. +1 on Helvick as well.[/quote:ilhdvg5m]
was it a different batch to the Irish craft beer festival one?
I doubt it. I think it was just the few months of maturation made the difference. It had a rounded and almost port-like warmth, as against the crisp cereal flavours when it was at the RDS.