Barkley Sound Amber Red

Brewed by Cold Spring Brewery
Style: American Dark Lager
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: SEP 11, 2008 Tasteless...very thin body...overly fizzy...no head...tasted more like sparkling water than beer. I can’t believe that this is classified as an American Dark Lager.

This might just be one of the worst beers I’ve had in a few months. Very un-beer like in many ways, it reminded me almost of some kinda Zima fizzy type malt liquor. Aroma was slightly malty, but you really had to dig deep to get it. Flavor was...well, not much really except for a bit of tired malt. Tons and tons of carbonation with this one, hence the earlier description. Near the level of club soda. Thankfully I think I only paid 50 cents for this at the Grocery Outlet. Yeech.

Pours a clear brown with a small white head. Slight malty aroma, but mostly just standard beer smells. Flavor is the same, not much character.

From the Party Source in KY. Light brown color, short fizzy head, no lacing. Aroma was light and malty, very faint. Thin palate, tiny sharp carbonation, any traces of maltiness were scrubbed away by the sharp little bubbles leaving a dusty dry finish that was just not exciting at all.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foam with a frothy top fine to medium sized bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated dark orange brown colored body. The mild aroma was malty dirty and dough. The crisp mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The thin flavor contained notes of malt astringent sweet and Irish red malt. An OK brew just nothing special.

Bottle. Small white fizzy head that mostly diminished, no lacing, minimal carbonation, trnasparent, and an orange hue witih a red tint appearance. Nose and flavor were both very minimal with the only aroma and flavor I could detect was maltiness and that was even pushing it. Tingly mouthfeel and light body. Do not recommend.

Bottle: Aroma was skunky and of bitter. Amber body head didn’t last long. Flat bitter aluminum can flavor that leaves a stale aftertaste. Almost a drain pour.

Bottle. Reddish amber color with a small white head that was gone quickly. Light sweet aroma. Light body with a thin texture. Light sweet malt flavor with no finish.

Somewhat reddish-brown. Little nose, flavor is I guess sweet, though saying "flavor" is really a pretty big stretch. This is probably good, as it came in a clear bottle. Didn’t know until I popped on to rate it that it was Gluek. Gee, what a shock. Another crappy beer out of Cold Spring.

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