LordAlwold1970 (9933) reviewed Volcano IPA from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at NWAF, Derby, 2014. Pours gold with a white head. Citrus and apricot aroma. Citrus and light malt. Light bitter finish. Very ordinary.
Scopey (25220) reviewed Lapsang Smoked Porter from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the Deeside Drink’s Emporium. It pours deep brown with a medium light tan head. The nose is rich smoke, honey roast ham, Asian-style pork, light roast, leather and tobacco. The taste is smokey, rich earthiness, black tea, roasted malt, bacon frazzles, light caramel, liquorice, faint astringency and a touch of acidity with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Interested and pretty well-executed.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Volcano IPA from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle from Provenance, Edinburgh. Clear gold pour, nice white head. Big hop aromas, touch of butterscotch, but not too much. Taste has a malt backbone behind the big citrus and pine notes. bitter finish, not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle from Provenance Wines, Edinburgh. Some honey on the nose, floral hops, light citrus. Taste brings it together, but a little thin. not a right lot going on, but not bad.
McCash (16153) reviewed Lapsang Smoked Porter from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle from Provenance Wines. Appearance - between very dark brown and black. There’s a chink of light getting in which produces a red chink on the edges Looks good. And a lovely generous head. Nose - smoke and the faintest hint of milk chocolate. Taste - more of the same. Get the smoke but not the tea. Palate - medium bodied with a dry texture which lasts through to the finish. Overall - another one that tails off at the end.
McCash (16153) reviewed Capital Porter from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle from Provenance Wines. Appearance -opaque black with a generous fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate with a little bit of creaminess in the background. Taste - more dark chocolate but with a dry maltiness following it in. Palate - medium bodied but then slightly too astringent for my taste. Overall - it looked and smelt good but then fell away.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Culture #1 from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home... Golden yellow amber... Huge Bubbly white head... Soft fruit funk.. Little nose.... Soft fruits... Tuti fruity... Light sulphur... Soft fruit eggy
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Lapsang Smoked Porter from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle at home .. dep brown ... massive bubbly tan head ... soft swett smoked ...light toffee nose ... bit thin ... smoke and im no smoke fan ... toffee malt ... sweet roast
jamestulloch (9727) reviewed Capital Porter from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Keg and bottle. Black brown body with a thin beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of metal, vanilla, cocoa powder and prune. Flavour of milk chocolate and underripe plum. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft carbonation. An easy drinking Porter.
CLW (17000) reviewed Volcano IPA from Barney's Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Poured by gravity @ NERAX North cask festival. 11/16/2013 Haverhill, MA. Pale straw color, no head. Nose is light pale malt, citrus hops and bread. Taste is far from an IPA. Flavor mirrors the nose. Lots of bread malt with weak, subtle fruit and citrus notes. Texture is sweet and sticky. Works as American Pale but when I see IPA I am expecting hops and bitterness.This lacks both.