6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Vino Wines. Dark brown body with ruby highlights. Medium off-white head that leaves sticky lacing marks. Very powerful aroma of smoky bacon, ash, meat and chocolate. Flavour of plum, ham, stewed tea and smoke. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Soft carbonation. An unusual beer, and credit to Barney’s for trying something a bit different, but for me it doesn’t quite hit the spot. It tastes overly smoked and lacks the rich, chocolatey quality I like in a Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2013
at 13:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml Bottle - Copper/dark amber in colour. Caramel, raisins and brown sugar in the aroma. Fruity, malty and slightly sweet taste with notes of rye, biscuity malt and dried fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2013
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A 33cl bottle at the Scran and Scallie. This was one of Barney’s better beers I felt. You get the spiciness from the rye which seems to make it taste a bit like a bitter. The body is a bit light but it’s fairly persistent and certainly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2013
at 05:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Provenance Wines. Appearance - golden with a very large head. Nose - tropical fruit probably mango but then some sweet citrus like lemon meringue pie.Taste - lemon and pine. Something estery too. Palate - medium bodied but a little too drying on the finish for me though the finish is very long. Overall - best beer I’ve had from Barney so far. Could be slightly more balanced though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2013
at 02:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Aroma: Strawberry, peach and lightly roasted malt.
Appearance: Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head. No visible carbonation. Light lacing.
Taste: Vegetables, biscuit, grain and a slightly metallic finish. A bit boring.
Palate: Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Very light carbonation.
Overall: A bit wishy washy, no sharpness or complexity at all.
Appearance: Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head. No visible carbonation. Light lacing.
Taste: Vegetables, biscuit, grain and a slightly metallic finish. A bit boring.
Palate: Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Very light carbonation.
Overall: A bit wishy washy, no sharpness or complexity at all.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2013
at 11:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours lightly foggy gold with a fine, white cream head. Fairly sugary, lightly-toasted pale malts in the nose, faint cereal grains, hints of dry toast. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light dry bread to finish, some pine needles, hay. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2013
at 04:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Aldi, Gorgie [06013]
Golden, clear, big frothy white head
Aroma - touch of citrus, soft sweet cereal malts, little on the nose
Taste as aroma, very soft citrus hop, soft cereal malts, ok, no off notes but rather dull
Palate - Light body, quite smooth palate. Finish is rather dry
Overall - Drinkable, but was just dull tbh
Golden, clear, big frothy white head
Aroma - touch of citrus, soft sweet cereal malts, little on the nose
Taste as aroma, very soft citrus hop, soft cereal malts, ok, no off notes but rather dull
Palate - Light body, quite smooth palate. Finish is rather dry
Overall - Drinkable, but was just dull tbh
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2013
at 04:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at The Pitt. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of lemon, flowers and crushed Rich Tea biscuits. Flavour of lemon, lime, grass and grapefruit. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Light fizz. Simple and tasty.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2013
at 16:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at CBC Islington - London. Pours lightly hazed gold with a tight, creamy white head. Simple pale malt nose, some lemon merengue, dough, straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with doughy pale malts, some sweet citrus fruits. Light bodied with average, stern and creamy carbonation. Some pine needles to finish, more lemon merengue, straw, biscuits and doughy white bread. Simple, fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2013
at 12:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours clear golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of grain and fruit. Bitter, hoppy taste, offset by some grainy sweetness. Bitter aftertaste. Watery and rather unbalanced. Not bad but could could be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2013
at 12:29