8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Firkin version at Barley’s 7th Annual Mini RAF (05/02/09): The beer pours blackish-brown and has a medium and foamy tan head that diminishes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Roasty malt aroma with notes of chocolate and coffee. Rich, dry body with flavors of chocolate malt, coffee and hops. The finish is roasted coffee and malt with a hoppy aftertaste. Enjoyable all around.
Tried
on 10 May 2009
at 23:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of moejuck. Thanks buddy. Pours with copper core and gold edges with off white head. The aroma is full of hard orange candy, pine resin and a hint of dark fruity esters in the background. The taste is smooth and yummy with citrus orange to pine resiny goodness. It quickly moves toward mildly sweet grape jam, a hint of raisins and prunes. The dark fruity esters are much lighter in flavor than are the bittering hops. Very nice American style barleywine. Yum.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2009
at 11:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
courtesy of ibrew2or3 pours brown Aroma has a good note of the floral hops and caramel malts. taste is malty and sugary with good balance of the hops - floral - finish is lightly bitter. Not bad.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2009
at 22:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ brewpub #1. Color is black with a tan head. Aroma is strong on burnt roast, very burnt. Then slick tobacco. Its a nice aroma this "slick tobacco" is cool, its like a sweet, slick, and oil characteristic. Some dark fruits in there as well. Taste is more straight up, a slighter sweeter stout with a watery and seltzer-like finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2008
at 23:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ brewpub #1 into a pint glass. Pours a completely clear yellow color with visible carbonation and a sticky lacing. Aroma is clean white bread maltiness. Takes a bit of a twist at the end with some light, low key, earthy hops. Taste is a crisp pils, not much more I can say... a bit doughy maybe. All in all a very nice pils, no flaws but nothing to distinguish it either. Surprised at some of the low ratings, must have gotten a fresh/good batch.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2008
at 22:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The origins of this beer vary depending on the source. The beer board states that it was brewed on the hottest day of the year and the "fermentation temperature got away from them". Our server said they put the wrong yeast in a batch of Scottish Ale. Either way this beer is a one time deal. Sample at the Smokehouse. The beer is a hazed golden orange color with a thin and fizzy light beige head that diminishes slowly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Earthy malt aroma with notes of caramel and hops. Medium body with a balanced hops and malt profile. Some spice and yeast characteristics as well. The finish is moderately bitter hops with a sweet malt aftertaste. Overall I can understand them repackaging a mixup to at least make some money back, but this one did not do much for me.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2008
at 15:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Ale House #1 and served in a snifter. This beer is a cloudy dull amber color with a medium foamy beige head that diminishes steadily. Thin rings of lacing. Citrusy hops aroma with some earthy malt in the background. Medium-bodied with a nice resiny hops character and notes of citrus, malt and some oak. The finish is hoppy and lingers awhile. This IIPA is not a hop monster but is very flavorful and balanced. Enjoyable all around.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2008
at 15:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On draught at Ale House #1 and served in a snifter. The beer pours a murky orangish-red color with a minimal off-white head that disappears quickly. Sporadic spots of lacing on the glass. The aroma is tart raspberries with some malty sweetness. Medium-bodied and fruity with flavors of raspberry and malt, as well as some spiced hops. Alcohol shows up increasingly as it warms. The finish is tart and fruity, leaving a raspberry and wheat aftertaste. Decent all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barleys Brewing Company Ale House #1
on 14 Jul 2008
at 12:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. This re-tooled Pale pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes steadily. Aroma of citrusy hops and sweet malt. Medium-bodied and moderately bitter with hops and citrus flavors, plus a touch of toasted malt and spice. The finish is hoppy and short with just a hint of lingering orange/grapefruit. Decent overall.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2008
at 21:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
My 50th Barley’s beer! Firkin at Ale House #1. The beer is a hazy yellow-orange color with a medium thin and foamy off-white head that has decent retention. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is grassy hops with touches of malt and citrus. Medium-bodied with a subdued and moderately bitter hops character. Some earthy malt and citrus flavors are evident as well. The finish is dry and somewhat hoppy with a lingering bitter hops aftertaste. Pretty darn good overall, and I am curious to try the tower version at some point.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2007
at 10:58