Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Rattle’n’Hum NYC, 20/05/13. Mid black with a medium tan head. Nose is roasty malt, light smoke, bitter chocolate. Taste is roast malt forward, chocolate, mineral bite, touch lactose. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, roasty finish. A more than decent porter - really liking the stuff from Barrier!
Jow (8309) reviewed Morticia from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at proletariat. Pours jet black but the lighting is weird in here so who knows. Nice he’s that dissipates. Floral and chocolaty nose. Tastes of heavy cream, dark chocolate, earth, malt, coffee, herbaceous and delicious. Quite good on ya from barrier
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Location: Draft at Ginger Man, 5/18/13
Aroma: The aroma of this one has some citrus fruit hops, grainy malts, and a bit of spice
Appearance: The pour is a hazed golden-orange color with a small white head on it
Flavor: The taste is a little sweet, grainy/bready, with a light-medium hop bitterness as well
Palate: The body is fairly light, it is easy to drink, with a smooth, and clean finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one was a pretty solid APA, but not a standout. The flavors are solid, but maybe a tad light. Overall, it still works nicely as a light, drinkable summer beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at Gingerman. Pours clear orange gold with white head. Nose and taste of lemon, light bready malt and light orange peel. Medium body.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Oil City Black IPA from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at Ginger Man, 4/12/13
Aroma: The aroma is mix of roasted malts, chocolate malts, and citrus/pine hops
Appearance: A dark brown color with a medium sized beige head that leaves mid-heavy lace
Flavor: Well balanced between the medium malty sweetness and medium hop bitterness
Palate: It has a solid feel, that gets just a tinge metallic as it inches toward the dry/bitter finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I thought this was a solid example of the style, but it wasn't a great one. Still though, this is another nice beer from Barrier, and it is certainly worth trying.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Gosilla from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Sampled at Tap NY, 4/27/13
Aroma: The aroma is a bit fruity, with some malty notes, a bit of hop, and some spice
Appearance: It pours a clear golden-orange color with a small white head
Flavor: The taste is much the same, a little sweet, a little bit spicy, and a little bit tart too
Palate: The body is fairly light, but not overly watery considering that it clocks in under 4%
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid beer. It isn't anything amazing, but it's nice to try a solidly made low alcohol beer every now and again (especially in the midst of a festival). Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at Spuyten Duyvil, 4/13/13
Aroma: The aroma has plenty of Belgian yeast and spice, with some citrus fruits as well
Appearance: This one pours a hazy gold-orange color, with a small head and white lace
Flavor: The flavor leans way more to the Belgian side (yeast/spice), than it does to the hop side
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has a fairly clean mouthfeel, and a mild dryness
Overall Impression: Overall, this one is very Belgiany with some hops notes as well. It is not really very bitter at all, it is much more yeasty/spicy. It makes a ton of sense to me that this is on here as a Belgian Ale and not as an IPA as the name might have suggested.
DSG (25977) reviewed Submersion Double IPA from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Re-rate 11/6/13: Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks Ariel. As "Barrier Submersion Re-Issue - 2013 Edition". Clear deep golden-copper with a bubbly off-white head. Lovely hoppy aroma with lots of citrus, a bit of tropical fruits, pine needles and a bit of malt. Flavor has some sweet malt, a bit of caramel, piney and citric hops and a strong resinous bitterness. Medium-bodied, a bit alcoholic. Nice. 8/3/7/3/14=3.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Ariel. Hazy amber. Aroma of hops with "green" notes and piney notes. Flavor has a bit of malt sweetness and finishes bitter with some piney and slightly resinous hops. Medium-bodied. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Zythosaurus from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Tom at Zach and Matt’s tasting. Pours dark amber orange with off white head. Nose and taste of sticky caramel, dank hops, resin and dank grapefruit rind. Bitter finish. Medium body.
trapped (8300) reviewed Ruckus from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Drought. Rich yellow color, off-white foamy large head, strong hops aroma, bitter taste, fizzy, long finish with a bit too bitter aftertaste. A very hoppy IPA.