Barley Forge Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Costa Mesa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Barley Forge Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Closed in 2019

Contact
2957 Randolph Ave b, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States

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

Pour is a brown, almost black with a small tan head. Aroma is a off the chain toasted coconut. Not much else is coming though but that coconut is awesome. Flavor is more of the coconut with a little char malt and I get nothing from the rye used. The aroma of the coconut is the star of this beer. The coconut here is like on a level with a pina colada. I just wish the base beer would have held up more and you really would have had something here. Still this was a excellent beer because of the coconut.

Tried on 02 Jul 2016 at 18:26


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

Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is typical west coast IPA with lots of pine and citrus. Flavor is more pine hops with a strong malty backbone. This has west coast IPA written all over it. A little too much malt presence as this is a bit sweet but plenty of hop comes through.

Tried on 02 Jul 2016 at 17:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was the 16oz one. Supposed to be a ’Dry Hopped Saison’. Looked and tasted more like a well made light lager to be honest. Slight ’farmyard’ esters if you sniffed hard enough. I actually liked this hybrid sort of beer.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 11:23


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

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was one of my chosen beers in the flight. Golden amber pour, full off-white head. Tropical fruits in both the aroma and taste, leaning towards citrusy: mild malty base for balance: liked it.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 11:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was one of my chosen beers in the flight. Slight haze to my golden bodied beer. Aroma and taste is all about the hop content, fairly bitter and leaning towards a citrusy nature: some calming malts help to balance the various hop contingent. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 11:04


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

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was one of my chosen beers in the flight. Amber pour, beige head. Mild malty brew with a slight smoky nature, hops arrive late in the mouth: decent.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 10:58


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

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was one of my chosen beers in the flight. Amber body, off-white head. Malts rule the aroma and taste with some semi-sweet dark berries and hedgerow fruitiness in the flavour.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 10:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On 2nd June 2016 I was taken to the Taphouse before an LA Galaxy game. Five beer flight, plus a 16oz glass. This was one of my chosen beers in the flight. Pours a misty lemon colour, wheaty, yeasty, fruity and interesting. The Mangos were evident in the taste, but not so in the aroma: which was a more traditional banana and vanilla smell. Liked it.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jul 2016 at 10:49


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

Bottled. A hazy yellow beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of straw, fruit, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and spices, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2016 at 12:37


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

Bottle@Tuesday Taphouse Bottle Share, Copenhagen - Orange pour with big puffy head. Aroma and taste is citrus and tropical fruity, some notes of orange, peach, lemon, some grassy and herbal hoppy action into the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2016 at 12:30