Barley Island Brewing Barfly IPA

Barfly IPA

 

Barley Island Brewing in Noblesville, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production
Score
6.62
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 70 Ticks: 22
Our American IPA has an intense hop aroma and flavor. The hop character is citrusy, floral, and fruity (orange/grapefruit) from the use of Summit hops. The complex malt flavor profile supports the strong hop flavor. BarFly is a continuation of our tavern theme. Every tavern has its share of barfly’s - people who visit frequently.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz. bottle in trade with Fletche00. Hazy orange color, with a thin, beige head. The aroma is honey, floral hops, brown sugar, orange peels, and some light rye. Very nicely balanced flavor. Somehow both very sweet and very bitter. The aftertaste is mild and pleasant bitterness. Medium to heavy body, grainy, and just a little astringent and clingy. Overall, this is an excellent malty IPA. The grain bill is in perfect balance with the hopping, leaving a complex and delicious beer.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2013 at 18:20


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12oz bottle. Frankly, after my previous two Barley Island beers opening with an infected gush, I’m pretty happy with this one. Unfiltered orange-tan, thin white head. Earthy mellow hop aroma, kind of reminiscent of an APA. Kind of has a lemon-lime touch. Pretty decent, standard brewpub IPA. A touch of English character. Drinkable, toasty malt backbone. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2013 at 16:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Caramel malt and sweet orange aroma. Hazy orange with a small off-white head, light lacing. Pronounced biscuity malt flavor, with a light piney/citrus hop bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2012 at 11:11


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled@Monks Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Deep golden colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is citrus fruits, mild tropical fruits as well as some crisp bready and sweet maltyness. Flavour is fruity, floral and rather malty with a crispy bite. tonguetickling carbonation. Balanced and quite nice not too sweet IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2011 at 05:42


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours clear caramel amber. White head. Nose/taste of sweet malt, caramel and hops. Light pine finish. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2011 at 10:28


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at SBWF. Characteristic orange color with a decent white foam. Tropical fruits found in the aroma and taste but it was not an explosion of them. Nah, it was quite a bit anonymous still drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2009 at 07:26


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle thanks to thirdeye11. Pours with a clear golden body with a fading white head. Aroma of orange and herbal hops. Some caramel as well. Taste is orange, tangerine and caramel. Dry and fizzy.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2009 at 15:00


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear copper colour, small head. Concentrated perfumy nose with pine needles and mango. Fairly sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Lightly roasty with salty, lightly resiny finish providing good bitterness. Pleasant unheralded IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2009 at 06:26


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Location: 12 oz bottle from Sahara Mart (Bloomington, IN), 5/18/09

Aroma: Light sweet nose, citrus, floral
Appearance: Hazy orange color, nice looking creamy white head, some solid lacing on this one
Flavor: A light hoppy flavor, not really a strong hop character, but a solid one, finish is a bit tart
Palate: Nice smooth beer, but it fades too quickly
Overall Impression: I didn't love this one, nice nose and a decent flavor, but it fades quickly, which was disappointing. Everything about this beer starts better then it ends.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2009 at 20:38


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one at his Februmergency Tasting. Deep gold body with a whit head. Toasty, nutty (almost peanuty) malty aroma. Nutty with a nice bitter balance.

Tried on 08 Feb 2009 at 20:07