Barley's Brewing Company

Brewpub in Columbus, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barleys Brewing Company Ale House #1

Established in 1992

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467 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Description
The oldest brewpub in the area, opening in 1992. Award-winning craft ales alongside hearty, satisfying pub cuisine. Ale! Ale! The Gang's All Here!

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On draught at the brewpub. The beer pours brown-black with a medium thick tan head that recedes gradually to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of roast malt, chocolate and coffee. Medium body with a creamy texture and flavors of charred malt, chocolate and mild coffee. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried on 12 Mar 2018 at 15:26


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

On cask at the brewpub during the "Christmas Ale Tapping and Barley's 25th Anniversary" on 11/03/2017. The beer is a clear amber-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Aroma of malt, spice and vanilla. Medium body with flavors of cinnamon, fruity hops, malt and vanilla. The finish is spicy and malty with a vanilla aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2017 at 10:28


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

On draught at Ale House #1. Clear yellow-gold color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Stringy lacing. Yeast, fruit and hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal yeast, fruit, mild hops and malt. The finish is dry with a slightly funky yeast and hops aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 19 Jul 2017 at 14:36


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

Sample at the CCBW Six One Pour festival on 05/20/2017. Cloudy orange color with a thin white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Citrus, hops and malt aroma. Medium body with flavors of tropical fruit, piney hops and grainy malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried on 11 Jun 2017 at 20:07


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

Sample at the CCBW Six One Pour festival on 05/20/2017. Brown-black color with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Patchy lacing. Bourbon, coffee and malt aroma. Medium to full body with flavors of oaky bourbon, roast coffee, sweet maple and malt. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried on 11 Jun 2017 at 19:24


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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a good finger’s worth of white foamy head. Some stringy lace.
The aroma had a good sweet malt up front with some roasty nutty tones coming out nicely. Some earthy/citrusy hops try to come out near the end.
The flavor copied the aroma pretty much spot on and bled into the aftertaste to follow in the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Mild carbonation. ABV felt appropriate. Pretty smooth along my tongue.
Overall, really nice brown ale and given the circumstances why it was brewed, makes me feel good they brewed something that they weren’t sure about but it turned out really good.

Tried on 06 May 2017 at 19:59


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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a good pace. Slight lace.
The aroma had some sweet nuts, good roastiness, light toast, mellow milk chocolate, super light dark chocolate, some coffee bean. Ended with some earthy hops.
The flavor blended all of the prior mentioned aromas together nicely and bringing about a nice aftertaste of the same. Semi-dry sort of malty finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Sly carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, nicely done brown ale worthy of having again.

Tried on 06 May 2017 at 19:54


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

Draft - pours orange white head - nose/taste of pine, lemon, orange peel, citrus and bubblegum - med body

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2016 at 14:34


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

Draft - Citrus and Woody notes. Clearish gold with a. Decent white head. Woody and spicy with some tropical sweetness. Pithy bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2016 at 12:41


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

On draught at Barley’s Ale House #1. Brown-black pour with a medium thin tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, malt and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of roasted malt, oaky vanilla, whiskey and chocolate. The finish is sweet and boozy with a whiskey and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 16 Jun 2016 at 22:35