Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Pours blonde with a small white head that leaves fairly quickly. The aroma has a rich quality either from the white or orange - it doesn’t list orange on the label, but it seems to have some. Medium / light body with some sharp carbonation. Flavor starts with nectarine flavor that has some plastic to it. The some spiciness enters that goes through to the finish. There is also some light astringency that comes through. Not a bad beer, but much better of the style out there.

Cloudy, pale lemonade-gold...HUGE white head at pour....sweet lemon scent...all sweet citrus flavour, some wheat, slight banana. Extremely easy to drink, but would probably get too cloyingly sweet after more than a couple at a sitting.Very nice, though....pleasant.

Aroma is wheat/malts, spices and orange/lemon. The flavor is wheat grain/malty along with a decent underlying fruit/spice flavor. Relatively light in body but with a witbier its expected, this was pretty good.

[Bottle] Gusher! Pours a light golden color with a ton of head that lasts for a long time. Aroma is of grainy wheat, lemon and light yeast. Mild esters and light hops mix with cereal grains and grass in the taste. Light and fairly well balanced. OK overall. I thought this one may have been a bad bottle considering how it started, but the taste was fine.

12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market Indianapolis. Pours a hazy golden with an explosive head. Not a gusher from the bottle thankfully but the rocky white head is so huge this is taking forever to pour. Aroma of bread, spice, butter, corn. The taste is almost champagne-like... grapes, apples, bread, spices. Tart finish. Doesn’t smell great and annoying as heck, but I’m actually liking the taste.

UPDATED: AUG 30, 2011 Okay, I don’t need this much foam. Also, an actual aroma would be good, other than alcohol. Bland, oh wait. This is a Belgian White. Why do they call it a blonde? Grrr... well, I guess it’s not all that bad. The head sucks. Bought a six pack, so I get to re-experience this gem. Bottle cap came off with a loud pop like champagne. This isn’t good as a Belgian white or a blonde ale. I think it’s fitting that they are calling this a blonde. This is not a blonde ale. Even rate beer has it as a Belgian wit. That’s what it’s closer too, for sure.

Hazy golden yellow, frothy head, good lacing. Taste is dominated by citrus and straw, with a bittering finish from citrus acid and mild hops. Drinkable.

Hazy yellow pour. Aroma is dominated by citrus and lemon. Very strong fruit notes in the taste. Has a nearly juice like quality.

Poured from 12 oz bottle, enjoyed after a Blackhawks win! Aroma is mostly of cloves and spices, not really my cup of tea. Appearance is practically yellow with little to no head. Great aftertaste, of light banana and cloves with those backing spices that give it a nice but not overpowering kick.

not the best wit I have had but not bad. aroma and flavor are light banana , clove, and spice. a little bit sweet and some descent head and lacing. a little light in the body but overall a nice summer drinker.

12oz bottle from Parti-Pak Liquors (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a hazy golden to caramel color with one finger white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of banana, clove, spice, bread, yeast, honey. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of banana, clove, honey, spice, yeast, sweet citrus, light floral esters. Medium body with a sweet and floral finish.