85
Overall
Aroma
10
Flavor
17
Mouthfeel
5
Appearance
3
Traralgon East, Victoria , Australia
What Our Editors Thought
“Playful citrus floral note in the aroma with a baseline breadiness. Hop bitterness is more assertive in the flavor, with just enough supporting malt.”
What Our Panel Thought
“In the aroma, malt leans into spicy alcohol, barrel-derived bourbon, cinnamon spice, and caramel sweet sugar richness. Raisin-forward malt. Touch of dried plum and red-apple skin. Lemony and white-pepper flavor up front dissolves into bourbon and alcohol. Buttery wood lactones in the background.”
What the Brewers Say
“Starward Whisky barrel–aged dark barleywine.”
Review printed in: From Grain to Class (Spring 2026)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: November 27, 2025