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 - 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


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A hazed amber IPA with a thin off white head. In aroma, pungeant floral resinous hops over grainy malts. In mouth, a smooth and restrained hops, pver a nice classic malt base, loads of hops in retro-olfaction, quite nice. Cask at Get Real NY, March 19th 2011.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2011 at 18:26


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A clear brown porter with a thin moka head. A smooth coffee aroma with some light off herbal notes. In mouth, a bitter chocolate malt with nice Britsh hops, pleasant and smooth. Cask at Get Real NY, March 19th 2011.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2011 at 18:24


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A hazed straw yellow saison with a thin white head. In aroma, pleasant cloves, coriander and smooth hops. In mouth, a nice clean spiced saison, with nice cloves and prange peels, very nice. Cask at Get Real NY, March 19th 2011.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2011 at 18:21


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

10oz cask pour, translucent, bright read with zero head. Great nose, candy, oranges, watermelon, flowers, honey, starfruit. Flavor is light malt, cherry, apple, watermelon, citra hops, light tropical fruits. Medium bodied, sweet, light bitter finish. Loved every bit of this.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2011 at 07:55