Barrelhead Brewery Reviews

SHIG	3.4 Barrelhead Hopburgh Bottle thanks to MrsSHIG: Poured a golden with a frothy white lacing head. Aroma is malty, grassy. Taste is grainy, malts, light caramel and grass. Refreshing on this hot day. Sunday, June 26, 2022
culchiem	3.5 Barrelhead Hopburgh Clean gold with a medium head. Aroma of grainy malt. Flavour is honey malt, grain on a crisp clean finish. Bang on a Helles, would brink pints of this in a beer garden. Saturday, March 20, 2021
bbcplux	3.6 Barrelhead East Coast Pale Ale Wednesday, September 9, 2020
lspencer90	4 Barrelhead Pale Ale Tuesday, June 30, 2020
MiP	3.7 Barrelhead East Coast IPA Draught, 4.8% at the brewpub. Dusty aroma. Cloudy golden colour. Small white head. The flavour has a good grassy and piney note. Good clean bitterness. 737317 Cask at the brewpub. Strange spicy aroma. Cloudy light amber colour. Mild woody bitterness. Fruity finish. Nice. Would not have guessed it was the same beer. 636315 Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Iznogud	3.3 Barrelhead East Coast Pale Ale On tap at J.W.Sweetman, Dublin. The one I had was New England pale ale in my notes, so I guess this is the one. Unclear orange with white head. Hoppy, tropical fruit, smooth, sweetish. Vague bitterness. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stjamesgate	3.9 Barrelhead East Coast Pale Ale On tap at the brewery, Dublin. Hazy; tropical nose; shortbread, mango, orange peel, and pine; mildly prickly ending with some salt. 4 4 4 4 3.75 Hazy + hop forward, but not NEIPA. Decent bite. Solid but nothing special. Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Boobaak	3.4 Barrelhead Indie Amber Sunday, September 9, 2018
Travlr	3.8 Barrelhead East Coast Pale Ale Draft at the source courtesy of staff, thanks! Hazy golden color white head. Mixed summer fruit aroma. Taste is fresh stonefruit, light bitterness. Nice Wednesday, September 5, 2018
MeadMuse94	4.6 Barrelhead Pale Ale Saturday, July 28, 2018
LocalSampler5	5 Barrelhead IPA Friday, June 22, 2018
omhper	3.5 Barrelhead East Coast Pale Ale Keg at JW Sweetman, Dublin. Cloudy pale amber, mid sized head. Minty pear and grapefruit aroma. Mid dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Piney really bitter finish. Wednesday, March 28, 2018
jflopsu	3.7 Barrelhead Pale Ale Pours a hazy dark amber with thick white head. A malt forward and fruit aroma. A malty forward beer with caramel, fruits, and light hops. A sweet fruit and caramel malt aftertaste. Monday, March 27, 2017
Benzai	3.5 Barrelhead Pale Ale Tap @ JW Sweetman, Dublin, shared with Niilstrong. Nice amber color, medium sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly buttery, hops and some fruity hops as well with a nice bitterness in the finish. Medium body and carbonation. Monday, March 13, 2017
Mikikin	4 Barrelhead Pale Ale Friday, July 22, 2016
Ober	3 Barrelhead Pale Ale Thursday, June 9, 2016
LupulinLarry	5 Barrelhead Intergalactic Ale (IGA) Friday, November 20, 2015
LupulinLarry	4.2 Barrelhead Pale Ale Great Pale Ale well balanced fresh hop aroma and flavour with delicious malty character and texture ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, September 17, 2015
Ungstrup	3.2 Barrelhead Pale Ale Draft. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, toffee, hops, and fruits, leading to a bitter finish Saturday, July 11, 2015
elbernays	3.1 Barrelhead Pale Ale Pint in blackbird. Pours amber with white foam head. Grass notes. Toffee flavour with grass. Friday, June 12, 2015
elbernays	3.3 Barrelhead Indie Amber Pint in blackbird. Pours amber with white foam head. Bread, toffee, grass. Caramel malts with grass finish. Fairly subtle. Friday, June 12, 2015
ramboraffe	3.6 Barrelhead Pale Ale On tap at sweetman brewery pub, Dublin. Hazy golden with white head. Hoppy floral, hay, pine and a little caramel. Dry with medium bitterness and medium carbonation. Sunday, June 7, 2015
FLBH	4 Barrelhead Pale Ale Saturday, May 23, 2015
WingmanWillis	4 Barrelhead Pale Ale Saturday, May 23, 2015
elbernays	3.6 Barrelhead IPA Growler from McHughs. Pours deep amber with white foam head. Lots of spruce, pine resin on nose. Flavour is toffee, burnt caramel with medium bitter finish. Earth, pepper and pine aftertaste. Solid ipa. Friday, May 15, 2015
yespr	3.3 Barrelhead Pale Ale From tap. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off white head. Aroma is mild fruity. Toasted malty, light fruity. Mixed sweet and light bitter. Tiasted malty and light fruity finish. Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Gangstergafje	3.8 Barrelhead Pale Ale Beautiful red color and a little creamy foam layer. The smell is is bitter and has not very strong but delicious citrusy hop flavors. The beer tastes great. Strong bitterness and those beautiful citrusy hop aroma’s. The bitterness is in balance with s natural sweetness. The beer has in the distance a hint of lemon diet coke. Very fruity and tasteful. Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Ambro206	3.8 Barrelhead Indie Amber Nel bicchiere la birra si presenta con un colore ambrato carico. Schiuma giusta. Gli aromi sono complessi: pesca matura, prugne e un pizzico di caffè. La birra è perfettamente bilanciata nonostante l’importante componente maltata; il corpo è pieno e la carbonazione adeguata. Una birra piacevole ed interessante. Monday, March 23, 2015
Deu	3.5 Barrelhead Indie Amber On tap. Medium body, medium carbonation. Crisp amber with a thin head, good lacing. Aroma is malt and dark fruit, flavour is again heavy on the malt, peppery background. Fruit and a little yeasty. Saturday, March 14, 2015
teorn88	3.5 Barrelhead Indie Amber Keg at O’Neills, Dublin. It pours a rich amber color with a small tan head. Aroma is medium malty and lightly hoppy with notes of caramel and resin. Taste is medium sweet with notes of toffee, dried leaves, caramel, earth, resin. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall, tasty amber ale. Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Deu	3.6 Barrelhead Pale Ale On tap. Dark amber, cloudy, thick off-white head. Full bodied, with medium carbonation. Citrus and pine balanced by digestive biscuit malt. Very nice. Wednesday, February 4, 2015
beerfest5	3.8 Barrelhead Pale Ale Old rating from 12/8/14, on draft, pours a murky orange into the shaker, huge rich aroma of citrus and tropical fruit, lovely. Taste is surprisingly full compared to most pale’s, full chewy sticky mouthfeel, I wouldn’t say this one is refreshing due to the mouthfeel, but it is one of the better Irish PA’s out there at the moment. Monday, December 22, 2014
beerfest5	3.3 Barrelhead Indie Amber draught into a shaker, color is just what you’d expect from an amber ale, head was very thin though. Aroma of tropical fruit and some bready malt. Taste is a little weak compared to the aroma which suggests a slight imbalance with aroma vs flavoring hops. Finish is medium hoppiness combined well with the sweetness of the malt backbone. Monday, December 22, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.6 Barrelhead Stout Cask@sweetmans Dark ruby brown with milk chocolate and damsons on nose. Medium bodied, a little cold a undercarbonated but plenty of fruity malt balanced by leafy hops and toasty grain. Saturday, December 13, 2014
DedicatedToFun	3 Barrelhead Indie Amber Tap, amber pour, white head, nose is malty, taste is caramel, sweet, malty notes, decent Saturday, October 4, 2014
ciaranc	4.2 Barrelhead Intergalactic Ale (IGA) Draught at The Headline. Deep, dark amber, lush off white head, lasts. What a great looking beer. Floral, perfume hops, dry, dusty grain in the aroma. Super flavour, a real aaaah moment on the first sip. Malt forward, some roasted, toasted malt notes, hops come later to complement that big malt. Not an adherent to styles this brewer! Let?s the malt do all the work. Gorgeous texture, smooth, almost creamy, full bodied, minimal carbonation. Palette smacking maltiness in the finish, underpinned by a moderate sweet fruity hop bitterness. So well balanced. Genius. Thursday, September 25, 2014
culchiem	3.6 Barrelhead Weissbier Draught at ICBF14. Hazy yellow with a large head. Aroma is yeast and spicy banana. Flavour is fruity, spice, yeast and wheat. A really good hefe, lots of micros fail at the hefe but these lads got it. Tuesday, September 16, 2014
culchiem	3.3 Barrelhead Intergalactic Ale (IGA) Draught. Dark mahogany with a thin head. Aroma is apricot jam. Flavour is sharp dark dry fruit, bitter toasted sugar base. Long lingering palate. Tuesday, September 16, 2014
culchiem	3 Barrelhead Pale Ale Draught at ICBF14. Cloudy amber with a big head. Aroma is citrus and caramel. Flavour is sticky fruit and bread, sugary terrys finish. Tuesday, September 16, 2014
culchiem	3.1 Barrelhead Blonde Draught at ICBF2014. Light blonde with a full white head. Lively texture. Malt and citrus lemon flavour, dry fizzy bitter finish. Tuesday, September 16, 2014
ciaranc	3.5 Barrelhead Blonde Draught at The Headline. Pale blonde, loads of bubbles , decent lasting frothy white head. Dusty malt, banana esters in the aroma. Flavour is quite dry, hints of sweet malt toward the finish. Everything is rounded out in the malt bill, feels full in the mouth but light enough bodied. Light enough carbonation makes for easy drinking. Saturday, September 13, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.6 Barrelhead Indie Amber keg at ICBCF 2014 Decent 5AM saint a like perhaps missing some of the fresh hop punch on the nose but certainly delivering in the sweet vs bitter hopping stakes.[be] Cask at l Mulligan grocer...is this a completely different beer? Darker a touch more roasty and apart from some leafy hops not much in the way of bitterness, now like a less sweet Irish red or perhaps a mild. Don’t get me wrong, still decent but not the same! Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.8 Barrelhead Weissbier keg at ICBCF 2014 full bodied, creamy spicey wheat beer with plenty of the requisite banana and cloves character. Easy drinking. Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.9 Barrelhead Intergalactic Ale (IGA) keg at ICBCF 2014 Hazy mid amber with pithy resinous hops, full body and bittersweet finish. Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.8 Barrelhead Exceptional Porter cask at ICBCF 2014 Full bodied, toast, chocolate, coffee, smooth, low carbonation. Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Beersiveknown	3.6 Barrelhead Blonde keg at ICBCF 2014 Pours slightly hazy burnished gold with pleasing lemon aroma, moderate body and dry finish. A decent blonde Wednesday, September 10, 2014
radve	4 Barrelhead Indie Amber Monday, September 8, 2014
radve	4 Barrelhead Intergalactic Ale (IGA) Monday, September 8, 2014
culchiem	3.5 Barrelhead Indie Amber Draught at ICBF14. Crisp amber with a thin head, good lacing. Aroma is malt and dark fruit, flavour is again heavy on the malt, peppery background. Fruit and a little yeasty. Saturday, September 6, 2014
culchiem	3.3 Barrelhead Exceptional Porter Draught at ICBF14. Jet black with a thin coffee head. Aroma is milk chocolate. Flavour is sweet, creamy chocolate, dry as you get through it leading to a long bitter chocolate finish Friday, September 5, 2014