Barrier Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Oceanside, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barrier Brewing Co.

Established in 2009

Contact
3001 New St Unit A2, Oceanside, NY, NY 11572, United States
Description
Barrier Brewing Co. is the collaborative effort of brewers Evan Klein and Craig Frymark, located in Oceanside, NY. Brewing their first batches on a 1bbl system (2 kegs at a time!) in June 2010, the two expanded the business to a 5bbl brewhouse in June 2012 which operated for four short months before being severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. After several months of rebuilding, Barrier reopened in late-February 2013. The brewery currently produces nearly 50 different beers throughout the year totaling 1500bbl annually, all of which is self-distributed throughout the NY metro area.

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

From tap at Rattle’N’Hum. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and eastery. Slight citric. Yeasty and peppery. Bitter and dry peppery yeasty finish.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2011 at 03:53


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at Rattle’N’Hum. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and solid hoppy, bitter and dry herbal. Grapefruity and dense solid hoppy. Solid bitter and bone dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2011 at 03:52


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

From growler. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty and phenolic. Sweet malty, toasted and malty flavoured. Bitter and roasted malty into the finish. Slight phenolic finish.

Tried from Growler on 06 Jun 2011 at 03:40


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

On tap at Pony Bar. Poured a near clear brown with an off-white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had some roasted malts with some dark chocolate and a hint of dark bread as well. Flavor starts with chocolate but develops into more of a combination of roasted malt and dark bread. Easy drinking.

Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2011 at 15:09


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

Sampled from the tap at Rattle N Hum. Poured a clear amber with a thin thin white head that dissipated completely. Aroma had notes of coriander, light fruit and a hint of flora. Flavor was similar with a good amount of coriander and a decent bite from the added salt. A bit salty for me.

Tried from Draft on 30 May 2011 at 17:40


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

Sampled from the tap at Rattle N Hum. Poured a near clears gold with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma had notes of light fruits, flora, sweet wheat and a hint of spice. Flavor had a bit more spice on it but still had a nice mix of sweet grains, fruit and flora.

Tried from Draft on 30 May 2011 at 17:20


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

On tap at Pony Bar. Pours a cloudy gold with an amber hue and a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges and laced. Aroma had a nice combination of citrus rind, bread, grain and light pine with just a bit of grass. Flavor began with citrus rind, grain and slight spice with a nice growing pine note to round out the beer nicely.

Tried from Draft on 29 May 2011 at 14:58


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

Medium brown with a smallish head. Aroma of light chocolate, roasted and toasted malt, and a touch of fruit. Body is a bit thin for the flavor and I think it would improve drastically with a fuller mouth. Flavor is of light berries, some roasted malt, chocolate. Decent brown.

Tried on 23 May 2011 at 16:21


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Fresh aroma of light citrus and a decent spicy rye, with background sweet malts to round it out. Medium, smooth body. The flavor has a noticeable rye bite that really chews at your tongue until the fruity hops refresh you enough for another gul. Top notch.

Tried on 23 May 2011 at 15:41


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft. Brownish black. Nose of coffee, roast malts, chocolate and light sweetness. Taste is burnt malt, ashy coffee and general roastiness. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2011 at 17:39