7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. Slightly murky amber color with a medium fizzy white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, citrus and spice. Medium-bodied with flavors of herbal yeast, citrus and sweet malt. The finish is fruity with a spiced aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2013
at 09:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. Just when you thought all the hop puns were taken! The beer pours a cloudy orange color with a medium thick and fluffy white head that diminishes slowly. Sticky sheet of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, hops and roast malt. Medium to full body with flavors of resiny hops, citrus and sweet malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a lingering citrusy hops aftertaste. Solid all around.
Tried
on 27 May 2013
at 11:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample from cask at the 10th annual Barley’s Mini Real Ale Fest on 05/04/13: The beer is a clear garnet color with a thin light beige head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, cherries and oak. Medium body with flavors of grainy malt, cherries and a touch of chocolate. The finish is mildly tart with a cherry and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2013
at 21:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. Pours brownish-black with a medium beige head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of roasted malt and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of roasted malt, vanilla and milk chocolate. The finish is sweet with a lingering vanilla and malt aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2013
at 18:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the Smokehouse. Completely unintentional that my 100th Barley’s beer is in honor of Woody Hayes’ 100th birthday, but I’ll roll with it. The beer is a murky dark brownish-amber color with a medium creamy off-white head that recedes slowly. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt, vanilla and subtle bourbon. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel, dark fruit, vanilla and oak. The finish is peaty malt and bourbon. Good all around.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2013
at 18:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Barley’s Smokehouse. The beer pours a clear reddish-amber color with a medium bone white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, roasted malt and fruit. Medium-bodied with flavors of floral hops, caramel malt and a bit of citrus. The finish is moderately bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2012
at 20:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at Barley’s Smokehouse. The beer pours a slightly hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short stringy lacing. The aroma consists of hops and citrus. Light-bodied with a crisp mouthfeel and a citrusy hops character underscored by bready malt. The finish is mildly hoppy with a grapefruit aftertaste. Decent session IPA overall.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2012
at 20:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. The beer is a slightly hazy yellow-gold color with a thin and fizzy white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops malt. Light-bodied with flavors of mildly spiced hops and grass as well as a bit of bready malt. The finish is mildly hoppy with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Decent all around.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2012
at 08:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. Pours a flat brownish-black color with a minimal light beige head that disappears quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and bourbon. Medium body with a boozy undertone and notes of dark chocolate, malt and a touch of coffee. The finish is oaky with a hoppy aftertaste. A little heavy-handed on the Woodford Reserve for my taste. A decent beer overall.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2011
at 12:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. This beer is a hazy orange-gold color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, tropical fruit and hops. Medium body with flavors of peppery yeast, citrus, pineapple and hops. Some sweet malt in the background. The finish is yeast at first and leaves a mildly spiced hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2011
at 11:00