Barley Johns Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Barley Johns Brew Pub
Style: American Strong Ale
New Brighton, Minnesota USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Nice head and lacing as I drink this dark amber pour. The aroma is pleasantly sweet and malty with a very fresh character. The body is vaguely chocolatey.

Pint at Barley John’s. Unclear brown copper pour with a thick frothy kahki head and leaves a nice sticky lacing. Aroma is faint nuts and roasted burnt malt. Taste is very malty with some sweet caramel, nuts and dark fruit and finihes nice and bitter hop note (nice). Palate is medium creamy feel with solid carbonation and finishes chaulky. Very nice brew!

Pours a dark amber with a small, off-white head. Weak aroma of caramel malt and some breadiness. Flavor is malty with more of a bready taste and hints of sugar, caramel, syrup, and fruits with a lightly bitter finish. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Pretty good.

Pour was dark amber. Had a medium dark fruity taste and a medium or so malt bill. Had the average hops for an ale and a nice floral finish. Good brew. Would drink again.

scent of fruit and barley. taste of hops and fruit. nothing too special about this one.

Draft at the brewpub on Barley John’s 8th Anniversary (3/16/08). 6.6%. Poured a cloudy brown-orange color. The head was off white. Earthy aromas of moss and dried leaves greeted the nose. Smelled a bit like Autumn. This earthiness carried over into the flavor. I tasted wet stone, fall leaves, and green leafy hops. Dry on the tongue with moderate hop bitterness that peaked at about 6 out of 10. Not flashy, but a nice beer nonetheless.

2008 edition, listed as 6.6% ABV. 16 oz. pour, on tap at the brewpub. Tasted during Barley John’s 8th Anniversary celebration on 3-16-08. Bready aroma of toasted malt and citrus. The smell is weak and hard to pin down. Pours a hazy, dark, reddish brown with a cool, bright, orangish gold hue. Small amount of near-white head. Malty, pleasant taste that reminds me more of an English old ale or strong ale rather than any sort of Irish brew. The taste is less toasty than the aroma and alleged Irish heritage suggest, and the beer is sweeter than I expected. Medium body. Smooth and creamy in the palate. Moderate carbonation. Refreshing. Barley John’s Anniversary Ale is a solid though unspectacular beer. A stronger and more interesting aroma would greatly help this product.

Hand bottle received in Mystery swap 2.0. Alot of malt to this one, pours with a slight head, and dark color. Some dark fruit to this one, but malt dominates, an enjoyable brew! Almost tastes like a port wine.

From Growler drunk 4/21. Very dark brown nearly black with lacing type head. Roasted malt and fruity banana aroma. Alittle thin and watery. The flavor was of strong roasted malt. Some creamy notes also detected. Bitter finish. Got better as it warmed.

handbottle from dickinsonbeer. Thanks! Mostly caramel malt aromas in this one, from a deep brownish red body. Medium palate. Tons of caramelt malt flavor up front with some barrel aged-like flavors coming through. I would really like to try this fresh.