gtaegeek (6445) reviewed Barfly IPA from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
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.
queenholly (3622) reviewed Damien from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Banana orange, Belgian yeast, and some light spice aroma. Hazy deep honey gold with a small off-white head. Belgian yeast, sweet musty orange flavor with some light hop bittering in the finish. Medium body, soft carbonation.
patrickctenchi (4987) reviewed Damien from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Pours amber-orange , fizzy, with a thin, quick, off-white cap. Sugar orange scent. Flavour is sweet orange, yeast/bread. Just a bit of orange-peel bitter. Very light and lively. Nice.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Damien from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Lightly funky orange malt and hay aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Over-ripe orange malt, yeast, and mildly bitter alcohol/astringent flavor. Body a bit light. Overall a nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy dark brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 111013
yespr (55573) reviewed Beastie Barrel Porter from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity, bourbon and toasted malty. High carbonation. Chocolate and light liquorice. Bitter and chocolate. Overly carbonated, yet nicely liquorice and bourbon mixed brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown/red with medium foamy beige head. Aroma is malt, yeast, caramel, toasted, bourbon, chocolate and vanilla. Flavour is malt, caramel, chocolate, bourbon, medium sweet, oak, wood and vanilla.
saxo (29778) reviewed Beastie Barrel Porter from Barley Island Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice frothy head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are bourbon, vanilla, roast malt, chocolate, coffee and hops. A little too carbonated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at brewpub. Musty/yeasty cherry malt aroma. Murky amber with small head. Lightly funky tart-dry cherry malt and yeast flavor. Nicely done.