theisti (5540) reviewed Unimperial IPA from Barrier Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
I had this both from a 32 oz growler filled at the brewery and a shaker pint draft at The Pony Bar in New York. The pour is a light hazed orange golden with a well formed off white head. The head falls rocky, with nice lace. The aroma is softly bitter hops, resin, a bit of earth and a nice crackery maltiness. The taste is the resin hop bitterness up front, then some nice cracker, tea like malt, and a dry slight mineral finish. The palate is light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, and a nice un-filtered mouth feel. Great version of a concept I like quite a bit.
theisti (5540) reviewed Gosilla from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Shaker pint draft at The Good Life in Massapequa Park, New York. The pour is a hazed orange golden, with a 1/2 inch fizzy white head. The aroma is light citrus, tart sourness, a touch of sweet malt, and not too much else. The taste has a nice light citrus tart zippiness to it, gentle salt (hey, I just got the name) along with a light toast malt underneath. There is a touch of straw and a slight dirty mineral to the finish. The palate is light bodied, with a bright soft fine carbonation, and a nice unfiltered mouth feel. Crisp easy drinking beer, nice body considering the low ABV.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Unimperial IPA from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at Proletariat, 12/21/12
Aroma: The nose of this beer has some lemony/citrus hops, grass, and some pale malts
Appearance: It pours a hazed golden color with a white head, and mid-heavy lace
Flavor: Tastes mild sweet, mostly bitter, grassy, some citrus, all bitterness in end palate
Palate: Medium bodied, feels clean, somewhat lively carbonation, short duration, and finishes dry
Overall Impression: Interesting stuff. A low(ish) alcohol IPA. I called Lagunitas Day Time an IPA light, and this seems like another one in that style. Pretty well done too. I could drink a good amount of this one for sure, though its a touch to carbonated to be super sessionable for me.
Jow (8309) reviewed Le Pete from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Alewife Queens. Pours hazy yellow with white fluffy head and light peat nose. tastes of smoky peat, peaches, white grapes, wheat, cardboard, leaves, and banana. carbonated and refreshing and not overwellmingly smoky.
Jow (8309) reviewed Barnacle Brown Ale from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
tap at Alewife as part of the Nacho festival. Pours clear brown with white head. Nose of mlat and nuts. tastes lightly nutty, of resin, malt, earth, leather, and berries. Ok brown ale but a little light bodied
Jow (8309) reviewed Gosilla from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Alewife Queens. Pours copper orange with sopay white head. tastes of wheat, lemony citrus, wet cardboard, woody, and hay. Its slightly sour and lightly carbonated.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Cycle Saison from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pony Bar, NY tap ($5): Pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Citrus, yeast, funk, and earth are the main ingredients in the aroma. Beer is very light. Citrus and Earth are the main flavours. This is easy to drink and is also quite refreshing, yet nothing here is particularly outstanding.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Le Pete from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft at Alewife. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Nose and taste of banana, lightly smoked wheat malt and lemon rind. Slight bandaid. Lighter body.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Gosilla from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Pours dark amber. Nose and taste of salt, lightly tart fruit, banana, wheat malt and light spice. Medium body. A little watery.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Gosilla from Barrier Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bar Great Harry, NY tap ($6): Pours an orange colour with a small head. Aroma is lemon and wheat. Taste is mostly lemony, with a heavy mineral feel throughout. ’Tis rather salty, but not in a bad way. Really light, but full-flavoured. Does have a nice aftertaste.