Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Clear, bronze color. The aroma is caramel, banana, wet grass, walnut, and pine. Sweet and yeasty, with a mellow, sticky bitterness. Light to medium body, syrupy, and hard. A bit aggressive for the style, but tasty enough.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Beoir Dearg from Barley & Sword Brewing Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16oz can from Brewers Haven. Dark, clear amber pour, off-white foamy head fades away to a thin film. Malty aroma, earthy, nutty. Taste is malty with minor sweetness. Abrupt finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
16oz can from Brewers Haven. Cloudy amber pour, thin, silky off-white head. Malty aroma, sweet. Taste is malty, sweet, minor leather notes. Dry finish.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Orkney from Barley & Sword Brewing Company 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at The Handlebar. Brown pour, skin of silky tan head. Malty, toasty aroma. Taste is caramel, toasty, sweet, nutty. I haven't had a Scottish Ale this dark, but it really works. So flavorful without being heavy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
16oz can pours out amber brown color topped with a sand head. Nose is some nice caramel malts corn hust and a little grassy hops. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel toasted malts and a grass bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Barley & Sword, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of resinous hops, chewy caramel malt, and plenty of bitterness. Flavour is very chewy, with lots of resinous hops, chewy caramel, and big bready malt. A bit syrupy and clumsily balanced. Needs a bit of work.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Barley & Sword, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma is soft, with English bready malt and a hint of dry soft cocoa. Flavour is full of dry English bready malt, and a hint of oyster-like tartness. Dry and very English. It's fine at best.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Liberation! from Barley & Sword Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Barley & Sword, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma had crackery malt, straw and a touch of grassiness. Flavour is clean, with straw, soft grassiness, and crackery malt. Needs a lot more Saaz spiciness to be a true Czech Pilsner. It's alright.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Barley & Sword, pours a clear pale copper golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is subtle, with light grass and sweet cereal malt — doesn't really smell like a helles. Flavour is not particularly on style, with sweet cereal grains and gentle grassiness. Drinks more like a weak German pils than a helles. It's fine.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Berliner from Barley & Sword Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Barley & Sword, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light mineraly notes and a touch of citrus. Flavour is very light, with gentle citrus, hay, and mineraly notes. Dry, grainy finish. Solid.