Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at HIred Hands Brewery on 06/17/2018.
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: light hazy yellow/copper color with a small cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, lemony, grapefruity and light orangey hop notes; subtle bready malts
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet sort of quality; finishes piney and grapefruity with a touch of soap
Texture: light to medium bodied, slightly sessionable; some smoothness but a trickle of some hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: subtle notes might need to be changed a little bit in this beer; however, it wasn't a bad one to drink down.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Hired Hand Brewery on 06/17/2018.
Poured into a becher glass.
Appearance: dark red/almost brown color with a quarter finger's worth of off-white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: caramel/toffee malts, light nuts, earthy hops and a little bit of cocoa powder
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to toasty and nutty quality; finishes leaning into the malts, a little bit of those nuts and a slight cocoa powder note
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness and a little bit of dryness
Overall: nicely done amber/red ale with some light chocolatey notes to it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Bobcat Cafe & Brewery on 05/27/2016
Appearance: light copper/rustic yellow color with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops up front and a slight biscuity/bready maltiness underneath
Flavor: combines the previously noted aromas to a bittersweet to bitter quality; finishes citrusy
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness with a little bit of hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: I see this as an India style lager and I think that's what Hired Hand was going for with this.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to lemony to earthy hop tones with a touch of fresh clean laundry then some light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes semi-bitter with a light sweet dryness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness
Overall: not bad IPA, possibly could come back to, possibly.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two and a half fingers of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasty and sweet coffee with some cocoa powder, lactose and some dark chocolate tones
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to bitter quality; finishes with the lactose and sweet coffee notes, slightly creamy
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; good smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done milk/sweet stout worth coming back to.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle (10/29/20) pour shared by ClarkVV and AirForceHops--thanks, guys! Opaque black with thin head, nice lacing. Aroma is strong dark roasted malts, toffee, pine. Taste is strong dark roasted malts, pine, toffee. Smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Not a barley wine--misnomer?--this is a good black IPA!
CLW (17000) reviewed Black Barleywine from Hired Hand Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Bar Antidote. Big thanks to the owner for selling us this. The flavor is of a black IPA. Flavor is chocolate, mild chocolate, and herbal hops. I don’t get any barrel characteristics and this has fresh hops. So if I rate as a black IPA, it is good! Personal note: the is my 1000th Vermont beer! Very fun story.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Black Barleywine from Hired Hand Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled 10/29/2020, drunk 8/31/24. Dark maple-char. Still a small, beige head. Clear. Does smell like a dark IPA. Heavily fruity yeast, hints of smoke and caramel with a touch of licorice and toast. Fruity. Zero barrel. Clean, no booze. Chocolatey, malty, black IPA. Fresh PNW hops, lightly bitter. Looking for the bourbon, but there's none. This is fresh and young. Obviously this is not a 2020 bourbon BA Barleywine, but whatever, it's still well-made.
Roasty, chocolate, hops, more like a black ipa than a barleywine. No barrel present.
CLW (17000) reviewed Addison Tractor Pils from Hired Hand Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz draft. Strange aroma of oats with a soft cracker hint. Flavor is the cracker with a very mild hint of butter. Not obnoxious still very drinkable..