Bricks & Barley Beer Company Reviews

JPDIPSO	3.3 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale Copper to brown in color, with a smallish beige head. Doughy fruit bread aromas. Full feel, with just enough zip to add to the spice. Spicy flavors of a mincemeat pie. Light lemon adds to the flavors. Dry bitter finish. A nice winter brew to mull things over. 4/13 Monday, May 1, 2017
Ahuth	2.2 Bricks & Barley IPA A wheat IPA. Does not have a big hoppy taste. Piney, with a little citrus taste. Ok Ipa. DrinkAble, not completely enjoyable. Saturday, June 13, 2015
JonnyMadison	3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Monday, December 29, 2014
mnredsoxfan69	3 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale Wednesday, September 10, 2014
zootfinster	2.8 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager A decent, inexpensive Pils. B&B is the house brand of Mariano’s grocery store , A great alternative to Whole Foods. It’s brewed by the Stevens Point brewing company that makes along with its own Point bees a number of contract beers, the newest being Berghoff. This is an acceptable beer. Light and not filling. Not really hoppy enough for it’s style by at $7.00 a six pack it’s worth the price. Friday, August 15, 2014
crossovert	2.2 Bricks & Barley IPA 12 oz twist off bottle. PRedictibly dark, predictibly metallic and bubblegummy in the nose,predictibly not hoppy, predictable. Saturday, June 28, 2014
Frank	1.8 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager The grocery store I bought this at just opened so I figure it must be fresh but it tastes like its been around a while so how can I know? Oh, I dunno, maybe a date on the bottle or something... In any case, this is an example of a supposed craft brewer making a lager that is much worse than a normal, cheap American beer. It is clear yellow in color, mostly headless, sweet and lightly metallic. It smells of nutty oxidized malts and tastes like bitter soda water. This stuff isnkt the end of the world to drink or anything. I mean, I could down six of them if I was desperate but the fact of the matter is something like Budweiser or Coors just blows this out of the water for cheaper. Thursday, May 29, 2014
Frank	2.2 Bricks & Barley IPA I suspected this brand would be crappy and was pleasantly surprised by the stout. This however, proves me right in my suspicions. It starts as a nice enough IPA. Decent orange color and a small head of nice, fine bubbles. The initial waft of hops is even pretty nice w/ a good bit of citrus. That fades fast though and while there is a decent balance of sweetness and bitterness, there is no real character to this aside from that. The hops grow metallic in the finish and the sweetness cloys as it warms. Ultimately neither the hop bitterness nor the heavy carbonation can stop this from feeling a bit thick and heavy. The more I drink, the more strange off notes from whatever oddly fruity variety of hops they used. Definitely, this is proving to be one of those fake craft breweries that doesn’t fool anyone. Thursday, May 29, 2014
Frank	3.2 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Something told me this was gonna be pretty crappy when I bought it in a grocery store mixed six but its actually fairly decent. For starterss, its got a real nice deep brown color, cappped by just a little bit of an off white head. The aroma is only mildly roasty but a touch of bitterness brings out a nice, strong dark chocolate note once you taste it. The carbonation is a bit vigorous for something that calls itself an Irish stout but the lack of roastiness really makes this more of a porter to me anyway. The carbonation serves to lighten the palate and keep it drinkable. The finish is quick w/ just a slight lingering note of cocoa. I am not saying this stuf is going to give the best of its style a run for their money but it drinks fine just the same. Thursday, May 29, 2014
asevertson	2 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Monday, April 28, 2014
asevertson	3 Bricks & Barley IPA Monday, April 28, 2014
llcoolg	3 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Sunday, February 16, 2014
llcoolg	3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Sunday, February 16, 2014
llcoolg	3 Bricks & Barley IPA Sunday, February 16, 2014
Nuffield	3.6 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale After some of their other beers, this was a pleasant surprise. Clearly oily both in appearance and body. Lots of plum and cinnamon in the aroma, and then the flavor adds a few layers of raisin, nutmeg, perhaps a touch of ginger...all very winter and seasonal. Well supported. A little crass, but enjoyable enough. Bottle. Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Funkatrocious	2.4 Bricks & Barley IPA Drank at Yaegers. Pours Amber, off white head. Has a strong barley taste for and IPA with not much bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Monday, December 2, 2013
esjaygee	2.7 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Clear dark mahogany with a thin brown head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, molasses, chocolate and mild coffee. Way too fizzy and bland with over-roasted malt and coffee and finishes burnt and acidic. Monday, November 25, 2013
esjaygee	2.5 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Straw amber with a very large white crown. Aroma is bready with wheat and light caramel. Taste is sweet with wheat, honey, light caramel and a mildly dry finish. Monday, November 25, 2013
esjaygee	1.9 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Straw yellow with a medium white head that sticks around. Aroma is grassy and perfumed with sweet malt and semi-sour undertones. Blah and bland pils with noble hops, sweet malt, skunked grains and a clean and boring ass finish. Monday, November 25, 2013
esjaygee	3.3 Bricks & Barley IPA Who can’t resist Pick ‘N Spend house beer? I know who should – me. But in a never ending quest to drink as many as I can from Wisconsin I buy everything but mega swill from the Badger state. Hazed amber with a thin off-white topper that rescinds quickly and leaves some thick ass lace on my glass. Aroma is everyday amber with caramel and some floral and vinous notes beneath. Taste is sweet with caramel and citrus and floral notes to boot with a moderate bitter finish. All in all, not awful and above my expectations. Monday, November 25, 2013
Nuffield	2.3 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Not a total disaster but there were real problems with this. Yellow with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma was very strongly metallic and although that did not appear in the flavor it was a somewhat unpleasant there, too, with a thin profile. I struggled to get clear flavors like others reported. Bottle. Saturday, November 16, 2013
HStaunton	3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Not really a stout, but a pleasant lager, richer than an American mass produced beverage. Thursday, November 14, 2013
donfonz6	3 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Sunday, November 10, 2013
AWISLguy	3.3 Bricks & Barley IPA Bottle from Sussex Pick n Save enjoyed at Helfaer Field for Ben’s final appearance there. Aroma has pine, citrus and caramel, slightly skunky and malty. Taste is pine, grapefruit/orange citrus mix and thick caramel back. Medium bodied. Finishes thinner than expected for the maltiness in the body. Sunday, July 21, 2013
bytemesis	3.5 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Bottle. Pours black with a small brown head and decent lacing. Aroma is roasty, grain, a bit of urinal, chocolate. Flavor is chocolate, roasty, bit of ashtray. Light sweet, light bitter, some astringency. Medium body, bit of creaminess Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Skyview	3.4 Bricks & Barley IPA Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pick ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours a clear copper orange colored IPA with an average sized off-white head that dissipates to a white film top and leaves behind some nice lacing. Aroma of three-C’s hops, some caramel malt and a hint of lime zest. Taste is medium bodied, soft carbonation with a sweet orange-like zest, a hint of pine and grapefruit and some caramel malt. Finish is semi-sweet with some lingering mild bitterness with an orange - zest aftertaste. Friday, April 5, 2013
Skyview	3.6 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pick ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours a semi-clear dark copper brown colored brew with a thick light beige head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted dark malt, some spicy clove, vanilla and a touch of cinnamon. Taste is medium bodied, soft carbonation with flavors of light raisin, cinnamon, cloves, a touch of mincemeat pie filling and floral hops. Finish is semi-sweet with a mild sweet hop and light raisin aftertaste. Nice holiday spice detected in the finish. Friday, April 5, 2013
Skyview	3.2 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pick ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours an opaque dark brown colored brew with a thick beige head that has some nice retention and spotty lacing. Aroma of chocolate malt, caramel, a hint of floral hops and a touch of coffee note. Taste is medium bodied, soft carbonation with a toasted chocolate malt, a hint of mocha, toffee and floral hops. Finish continued the toasted chocolate malt aftertaste, quite neutral in dry and sweet aftertaste, with some faint citrus hop presence. Friday, April 5, 2013
Skyview	1.9 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pick ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours a clear golden light amber colored brew with an average sized head that quickly dissipates and leaves behind some spotty lacing and a film top. Aroma of golden grain malt, some floral hops, a touch of lagering yeast and white bread dough. Taste is medium bodied, some extra carbonation with flavors of golden grain malt, some medicinal mint hop presence and grassy hops. Finish is semi-dry, a quick sharp spicy hop bitterness, with a medicinal mint and skonk aftertaste. Possibly long shelf life presence. Friday, April 5, 2013
Skyview	3 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Pick ’n Save in Marshfield, WI. Pours a semi-hazy golden straw colored brew with a fast dissipating off-white head that leaves behind only a thin ring and film top. Aroma of grassy hops, some golden grain malt, a hint of honey and light banana. Taste is medium bodied, soft carbonation with flavors of golden grain malt, a hint of banana, mild yeast and a touch of lemon zest. Finish is semi-sweet followed by a light yeast aftertaste that quickly disappears. More of an American wheat ale than a witbier. Friday, April 5, 2013
Ughsmash	3.2 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale Bottled. Poured deep garnet with a short, dense khaki head. The aroma picked up nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon over sweet vanilla and caramel.. tangy, lightly-metallic notes on the back of the nose.. OK. The flavor found sweet vanilla, caramel, and a bit of molasses at the core, with a tacky blend of spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and a little cardamom) around.. finished dry and a bit tangy. Lighter-bodied with a little too much reliance on spices on the palate.. overall quite drinkable, though. Thursday, April 4, 2013
arkurzynski	2.9 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Dark brown pour with no head. Nose is nutty with dry, roasted malt and notes of light caramel and toffee. Slight oxidation. Flavor follows suit with more of the nutty and roasted malt qualities with toffee. Dry roasty finish. Thin mouthfeel with lingering toasted malt, toffee, and caramel. Fairly bland with light off/uncharacteristic flavors. Saturday, March 9, 2013
jebert	3.3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Pours a opaque black with a small tan head mostly dissipating. Nose is coffee. Fairly creamy on the palate. This is a flavorful brew with taste of dark roasted barley, coffee and a hint of hops on the finish. A well done classic stout that pairs well with brats off the grill. Sunday, February 10, 2013
jebert	3.1 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Pours a light yellow gold with a small white head. Bouquet is floral and spice. Very creamy on the palate, the taste is mild, of bread, yeast; slightly sweet; not much citrus or spices evident although they are listed on the bottle. Only an average Belgian style beer-Americanized-nothing like a true Belgian. OK to try but I won’t be stocking this one regularly in my fridge. Friday, February 8, 2013
jbuzz	2.9 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Very thin fast disolving head. Otherwise a nise lighter stout. some malt and carmel hints very smooth. Tuesday, January 8, 2013
NeonLX	4.1 Bricks & Barley Enchanted Winter Ale OK, I don’t have the specs or anything for this ale...just found it at the local Copps store. It’s exceptionally good--spicy (nutmeg & cinnamon?), chocolatey, medium-to-full-bodied, and very warming. I did a web search and can’t find out much in the way of specifics for the brew. I’m not sure what style it is, but it packs a bit of a punch; that’s why I classed it as an American Strong Ale. Sunday, December 23, 2012
Ughsmash	2.9 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Bottled. Poured cloudy peach with some big chunkies floating around in there.. creamy white head. The aroma picked up doughy malts and lesser wheat with accents of lemon zest and cloves. The flavor found the same doughy notes plus some honey at the core, with lightly tart wheat, lemon zest, and cloves around.. a little banana essence as it warmed.. finished tangy and refreshing, but with a kiss of odd metallic character. Light-bodied and tangy on the palate.. fairly refreshing.. OK overall feel and flow. Saturday, November 24, 2012
jtgreanya	2.9 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Little to no aroma that I could tell, maybe a little burnt caramel and coffee. Thick off white head that didn’t linger but left some lacing. Taste of, coffee, caramel, roasty, expected, licorice unexpected. Monday, November 19, 2012
weiland01	3.7 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager This is a great beer from a great 155 year old brewery. In my taste, lagers are one of the hardest beers to do really well. If you want an average lager, miller does good. If you want a fine crafted lager, this one will fit you well. I bought the whole B&B line today, and I’m looking forward to rating the others! Wednesday, November 14, 2012
nielsedd	2.7 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown that I can just barely see through. A small layer of tan head leaves almost no lacing. Smells of roasted malt and cocoa nibs. Tastes like roasted malts, cocoa, and slight coffee. Not bad, a little light in body but goes down easy. Monday, November 5, 2012
Ratman197	3.2 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Bottle poured a clear yellow with a small lasting white head. Aromas of bread, straw, spicy hops and light earthiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, straw and spicy hops with a crisp dry finish. Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Ratman197	3.3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, bakers cocoa and coffee. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of roasted malt, cocoa and light coffee with a crisp dry lingering roasty finish. Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Ughsmash	3.1 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Bottled. Poured clear, bright golden with a short-lived white head. The aroma picked up toasted grains and a pinch of honey with grass and lemony accents.. not all that interesting, but alright. The flavor found bready notes and honey at the core, with lemon zest, floral, and grassy bitterness around.. lemon zest over honey on the tasty, refreshing finish. Light-bodied and tangy on the palate.. lower carbonation.. OK feel and flow. Sunday, October 21, 2012
Ratman197	2.7 Bricks & Barley Belgian Style White Wheat Bottle poured a hazy gold with a small lingering white head. Aromas of wheat and yeast. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a smooth finish. Flavors of wheat, yeast and a hint of citrus with a smooth yeasty finish. Thursday, October 18, 2012
Ughsmash	3.5 Bricks & Barley IPA Bottled. Poured clear lighter orange with a sticky white head. The aroma picked up pine and grapefruit over sweet caramel malts.. simple overall, and malt-focused. The flavor found moderate pine and orange zest bitterness over caramel and a touch of toffee.. spicy, bitter, engaging finish.. tasty stuff. Light-medium bodied with moderate carbonation on the palate.. we’ll-balanced.. this was surprisingly good. Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Ratman197	2.6 Bricks & Barley IPA Bottle poured a clear orange amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of bread, earthiness, light orange and light grapefruit. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, earthiness and light citrus with a crisp dry lingering earthy finish. Friday, September 21, 2012
jbuzz	2.5 Bricks & Barley IPA An IPA with training wheels. Light on the hopp’s..but still a nice easy to drink IPA. FOund as a single at Pick N’ Save. Monday, September 10, 2012
Ughsmash	3 Bricks & Barley Irish Style Dry Stout Bottled. Poured medium-brown with a uniform, 3/4" cap of beige head. The aroma picked up sweet, toasty nutty and grainy notes with fresh, almost detergenty and vanilla accents.. coffee hit on the very back.. very sweet overall. The flavor found sweet vanilla, cocoa, and maple notes at the core with light-moderate roast to it.. more maple and a touch of dry roast on the mostly sweet finish. Light-medium bodied and very sweet as mentioned on the palate.. not much for a dry stout or a well-crafted beer, but it was sweet and drinkable. Tuesday, August 28, 2012
seuinoz	4.8 Bricks & Barley Pilsner Style Lager Picked up at Mariano’s Fresh Market in Arlington Heights Illinois Must be something that Mariano’s / Roundy’s is contract brewing with point brewing company. very tasty beer light refreshing has a very soft aftertaste, easy going down. clear in color with a nice head that fades quick. a very nice price point for the 6 pack of beers 6.50 per six pack. Monday, August 27, 2012