Barley Island Barfly IPA

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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12oz. bottle. Hazy orange color with a small film of white head. Earthen and mild citric aromas. Caramel and hard roll malt flavors with a vegetal and slightly spicy hop character. Lemony hop flavors in the finish, with a residual woody astringency and ruddy maltiness. Mouthfeel is medium, fairly dry.

Sampled with Beerdrenched. Pours hazy orange / bronze with a smallish eggshell white head. The aroma has lots of floral / grapefruit hops - not too much more to the aroma, but the hops are great. Medium body with some soft carbonation. Taste has woody / pine hops with enough caramel malt to lightly balance out. The finish has dry woodiness. Very enjoyable IPA.

bottle-thanks to vyvvy for sharing this one at my beer tasting. pours hazy orange with a soapy white head. this was the point in the evening when my ratings are pretty hard to read. nose is full of hops-big citric and pine. orange, tangerine notes dominate. flavors are pine and lightly resions with the citric twang in the background. definately straight forward but solid.

There’s a mild yellow tint to the cream-colored head above this sediment-hazed, coppery brew. Grapefruit and pine (lots of pine!) meet the nose, all but covering sweet notes of tea and caramel. Consistent dry, bitter flavor complements a spicy-sweet mouthfeel. Hops dominate. Light astringence to the finish which is lemon-tea with a sugarcube.

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I had a six pack of this while visiting friends in Noblesville, Indiana. Aroma is citrus, and florals. The flavor is a little different from any other IPA ive had. It starts out floral-like, but only for a split second before it turns into an acidity dryness, and finishes monotonous. It wasnt horrible, but it could use some work. It does accomplish being different. Maybe thats the "tavern style"

This bottled brew poured a medium sized head of fine to medium sized white colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a transparent orange brown colored body with small sized floaties and a thick lacing. The aroma was of mild hops and the mouth feel was also hoppy and tingly from start to finish. The flavor was a good mix of caramel and strong hops. Just slightly on the yummy side.

BottleSmall white fizzy head that was mostly lasting, decent amount of lacing, visible carbonation, hazy, and an orange brown hue. Nose was sweet, caramel, malty, citrusy, grapefruit, and hops. Flavor was malty, caramel, sweet, and hoppy. Nicely done. Mouthfeel was hoppy. Medium body. Very drinkable and worthy of a try.

12 oz. bottle. I get to give this one its ranking among other beers! And in this competitive style, it does hold its own. Big piney hop aroma from the time I pop the cap. Pours a pleasing orangey IPA color, with the carbonation surging into a fluffy head that shortly dissolves to lacing. Pretty clear until you spot the microscopic Bell’s-type floaties. Taste to my mind is again more of big resiny pine boughs than citrus. But still, it’s very tasty and filling, and brings out the malts, which appear to be a tad darker in roast than other IPA, a bit more caramel and over-toasted bagel. It’s very enjoyable, and distinctive, especially for a bottled IPA. My label says "Tavern style India Pale Ale." I have never found a tavern with anything this good.

This IPA pours an orange gold color from a 12oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is floral and herbal hops, touch of toffee and sweetness. A medium bodied IPA. Malts are caramel and sweet. Hops are herbal, grapefruity and citrusy, touch of pepper. There is a lots of bitterness to this IPA, but its not that harsh. Summit hops alpha acids at work here? Nicely balance. Good carbonation. A very drinkable IPA. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.

Growler from Hippie4beer. Thanks Seth. I had to drink this right away (chilled in the freezer) cuz it leaked a little in shipment. Help up pretty well though- lost most of the carbonation obvously. Pours a slight haze very light amber. Aroma is light sulfer, lots of yeast, and mildly hoppy. Flavor is lightly yeasty, light solvent, light sulfur, sharp caramel malts, moderatley hoppy and a nice somewhat harsh bitterness. Pretty good, but I bet would be even better fresh on tap. Thanks Seth! Shame I couldnt share this with any other ratebeerians for them to rate.