Barley Island Brewing Reviews

alexsdad06	3.3 Barley Island Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout This is a backlog rating from 2008 from a bottle, from notes. When I had this beer it was average to below average for the style and not something I wanted to have again or I just didn't get back to my notes because of my technology at the time, work and/or family. Words to describe this beer are roasted malts, chocolate, oatmeal sweetness, slight lactic sour character, ok. Friday, April 30, 2021
GatorGuy	3.9 Barley Island Barfly IPA Saturday, January 4, 2020
deyholla	2.6 Barley Island Whose Ear Imperial Red Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2017. Pours a clear amber red with a yellowish tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of earthy grains and earthy bread with some straw backing. Flavor has a combination of grain and bread with a bit of hay and straw underlying. Saturday, May 18, 2019
FrothyTrub22	4.2 Barley Island Single White Friar Ale Versa un colore bruno-rossastro sfumato con una piccola testa beige. L'aroma era di malto caramellato con un po 'di dolce zucchero candi, frutti ricchi e una bella qualità tostata. Tuesday, March 5, 2019
b3shine	3.3 Barley Island Black Majic Java Stout Draft to taster at Deer Creek. Looks good; a lightly translucent dark cola with thin dark beige head that steadily dissipates into thin bubbly lacing. Smells coffee-forward followed by a nice balance of dark malt, chocolate, and mild roast. Tastes like it smells, but less RICH and more bitter. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied and fairly bitter. Solid, but smells better than it tastes. Wednesday, October 24, 2018
b3shine	3.2 Barley Island Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout Draft to taster at Deer Creek. This batch is 5.9% abv and 27 IBUs. Looks good for the style; a translucent dark cola with beige head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells of dark malt and dark chocolate alongside a mildly creamy oat presence. Tastes like it smells with a bit of roast as well. Mouthfeel is medium-light to medium-bodied and on the drier side for the style. Inoffensive, but underwhelming. Thursday, April 5, 2018
ads135	2.7 Barley Island Blind Tiger Pale Ale An okay pale ale. Has a nice amount of aroma hops. Light bitterness. Quite a bit of citrusyness, som orange and grapefruit. Sunday, November 5, 2017
brewdr	4.5 Barley Island Nickel Plate Apricot Wheat A very tasty beer. It is a fruit beer, so by design it is a bit sweet for me. That being said, it is super smooth and drinkable. Recommended Friday, October 13, 2017
brewdr	5 Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde Not sure what anyone else could ask of this beer. It fits the style to a T and is just magnificent. If you’re into wheat beers, this is a real keeper!! Friday, October 13, 2017
brewdr	5 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale One of my all time favorites here. I feel like it’s a great example of the style, and very drinkable. Friday, October 13, 2017
ToddPGingerich	4 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale Saturday, September 23, 2017
alexsdad06	3.4 Barley Island Damien 12 oz bottle picked up at Crown Liquors from notes. Pours a clear orange amber color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma and flavor have pale malts, some sweetness, yeast, light spice, light fruity character, bready, decent enough. Wednesday, June 21, 2017
b3shine	3.2 Barley Island Count Hopula Imperial IPA Draft to taster at Deer Creek. Looks good; a transparent fuller golden orange with off-white head that slowly but steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells of hops and mild grain with a big bittersweet backbone. Mouthfeel is medium full-bodied and sticky. Decent, but maltier than I prefer. Sunday, February 12, 2017
rondphoto	2.5 Barley Island Nickel Plate Apricot Wheat 16 oz can @ Keg Liquors / Clarksville IN --- Nearly clear medium-dark amber, small ivory head, splotches of lace. Taste is light malt with peach, very low carbonation, and only a hint of bittering in the end. No date on the can, but the lack of fizz is a deal killer. Too bad - the flavor is agreeable. Saturday, November 12, 2016
thedm	2.6 Barley Island Nickel Plate Apricot Wheat This draft brew from a beer festival poured a head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a uncarbonated yellow orange colored body. The mild aroma was wheat and apricot. The mild dry flavor contained notes of apricot and dough. An OK brew just nothing special. Thursday, October 13, 2016
b3shine	3.1 Barley Island Nickel Plate Apricot Wheat Draft to pint at the brewpub. Looks solid; a fairly transparent gold with white head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells and tastes apricot-forward with some wheat in the background. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied. Decent. Saturday, July 30, 2016
b3shine	3.1 Barley Island Whose Ear Imperial Red Draft to taster at Barley Island. Looks solid; a transparent amberish brown with off-white head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells malty with notes of toffee and caramel. Tastes like it smells with a touch of bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full-bodied and on the stickier side. Decent. Saturday, May 28, 2016
b3shine	3.5 Barley Island Blind Tiger Pale Ale Bottle to pint at Barley Island. Looks solid; a very slightly hazy burnt orange with foamy off-white head. Smells of bitter and piney hops, caramel, and a touch of grain with a pleasantly bitter medium-bodied mouthfeel. A good APA. Saturday, May 28, 2016
b3shine	3 Barley Island Barfly IPA Draft to taster at Deer Creek. Looks solid; a completely transparent pale caramelish orange with eggshell head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells and tastes of cat piss and grassy hops with a medium-bodied mouthfeel. Okay. Sunday, May 22, 2016
Patrickctenchi	3.4 Barley Island Whose Ear Imperial Red Growler: Clear, copper-red with a small beige head. Toffee, a bit of berry in the aroma. Taste is toffee malt, grain .... Steady herbal bitter.....and a cumulative alcohol presence towards the finish. Smooth, though.....pretty good. Wednesday, April 27, 2016
BroSpud	3.3 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale 12oz bottle. Pours a medium brown with a light tan head. Decent enough brown ale sampled while visiting Chicago and looking for low abv brews before running the marathon the next day ... in other words, carbo loading. Friday, April 22, 2016
shrubber85	3.3 Barley Island Whose Ear Imperial Red Crowler. Buttery toffee malt, hay, and alcohol aroma. Copper color with small head. Sweet butter toffee malt and bitter hay/quinine flavor. Decent body. Thursday, April 7, 2016
blahbobbyblah	2 Barley Island 60 Shilling Scotch Ale Monday, October 19, 2015
queenholly	3 Barley Island Pumpkin Draft. Pumpkin malt and pie spice aroma. Clear copper with a moderate white head. Pumpkin malt and pie spice spice flavor. Medium creamy body. Friday, September 18, 2015
deyholla	3.6 Barley Island Bernie & The Bretts Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours a hazy amber brown with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some sour red fruits with a decent amount of oak and funk. Flavor has notes of acidic red fruit with some sweet grains and a brett backbone. Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Patrickctenchi	3.5 Barley Island Barrel Aged Whose Ear Draft: Cloudy, dark amber, with a short, off-white head. Mild grain, bourbon aroma. Flavour is caramel malt, bourbon..... Probably my imagination, but I almost thought it had a slight corn cob bitter/graininess. Pretty good. Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Travlr	3.7 Barley Island Bernie & The Bretts Draft at GTMW 2015. Medium amber brown color, off white head. Aroma is dusty berry. Taste has lightly funky and dusty fruity toffee. Decent. Sunday, August 9, 2015
Weevo	2.5 Barley Island Barfly IPA Bottle, clear amber pour, nice white head. Hop and grapefruit on the nose. Citrus and floral to taste. Exceeds my Ibu limit but not bad otherwise. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Patrickctenchi	3.7 Barley Island Miller's Marzen Fest Draft: Orange-amber with a creamy, off-white head. Caramel, barley aroma. Taste is caramel and barley malts.....with a slight nutty, cocoa hint. Very creamy..... Really nice. Wednesday, July 29, 2015
queenholly	3.1 Barley Island Bernie & The Bretts Draft. Tart spicy (allspice, holiday spices), sweet caramel and light funky aroma. Deep chestnut with a small off-white head. Tart vinegary spice flavor/ Medium body, lively carbonation. Sunday, July 26, 2015
Cybercat	3.6 Barley Island Damien Pours slightly hazy amber with a very thick and persistent pale buff head. Aroma has fruity and yeasty tones, not strong but inviting. Flavor delivers more - apple, sweet malt, cloves, yeast, and a hint of caramel. Devilishly good! Texture has firm body and some good fizz, and leaves a fruity and slightly woody finish. One helluva good brew. Thursday, July 16, 2015
geeklimit	3.9 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale Pours a root beer reddish brown. Thick and lumpy foam head. Solid malt aroma with a bit of nut. Rich malt with a touch of chocolate. Slightly sticky mouthfeel. Nutty aftertaste. Tuesday, June 23, 2015
shrubber85	3.9 Barley Island Apricot White IPA Draft. Apricot, wheat malt, and orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Sweet apricot, malt, and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Nice balance. Very pleasant. Saturday, May 23, 2015
shrubber85	3.8 Barley Island Barrel Aged Whose Ear Draft. Bourbon, caramel malt and hay aroma. Hazy dark amber with small head. Sweet bourbon, toffee malt, and moderately bitter herbal flavor. Good body. Saturday, May 23, 2015
shrubber85	4.1 Barley Island Bernie & The Bretts Draft. Brett, berry, and toffee malt aroma. Cloudy dark brown with small head. Sweet raspberry, toffee malt, and mildly bitter herbal hay flavor. Nice balance. Excellent. Saturday, May 23, 2015
Travlr	3.2 Barley Island Apricot White IPA Draft at Upland sour fest. Hazy yellow color, white head. Aroma of pure apricot. Taste is jammy, very fruity. Not bad. Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Travlr	3.8 Barley Island Old Bernie Sour Ale Draft at Upland’s Sour Wild Funk Fest 2015. Hazy maroon color. Aroma of plums, prunes. Taste starts sweet, then sour cherry, vanilla, plums. Very tasty. Sunday, May 17, 2015
queenholly	3.5 Barley Island Whitefly IPA Draft. Light caramel malt. grapefruit hops, and citrus peel aroma. Clear copper with a large white head. Grapefruity hops and biscuit malt flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation. Friday, May 8, 2015
beersfan	2 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale Saturday, April 25, 2015
shrubber85	3.6 Barley Island Miller's Marzen Fest Draft. Creamy barley malt and hay aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Sweet barley malt and hay flavor. Nice easy drinking Maerzen. Sunday, April 12, 2015
dmbsnuts	3 Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde Saturday, February 21, 2015
Christpuncher	2.8 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale Upper malty and horrible beer. Boozy and bitter. I don't taste any of the brown roasted malts. Garbage. Stay away. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, February 20, 2015
cbfobes	3.6 Barley Island The Alchemist Flanders Red Ale On tap at GTMW 2014, pours a murky brown with a thin off white head, the aroma is of sour fruit and vinegar with a touch of oak in there as well, the flavor has a dry red wine touch on the front end with sour fruit in the finish, tart through out the entire drink, not bad. Friday, January 2, 2015
cbfobes	3.8 Barley Island Barrel Aged KGB On tap at GTMW 2014, pours black with a thick brown head, the aroma is of heavy chocolate and dark fruit with a good amount of the bourbon coming through too, the flavor has a nice amount of vanilla and chocolate on the front with bourbon and oak in the finish, pretty tasty. Friday, January 2, 2015
arminjewell	2.9 Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde Pour on tap, clear yellow pour with white head, aroma brought notes of slight watered down wheat, grass, some coriander, touch of orange peel into a bit of biscuity bread. Taste is a mix of grass, bread, biscuit, hints of spice, touch of orange into a bit of coriander, finishing dry, slightly sweet. Wednesday, December 31, 2014
patrick767	3.3 Barley Island Whitefly IPA sampled at Mad Anthony’s Oktobeerfest - Pours a hazy straw color and smells of resinous hops. It tastes moderately bitter with some wheat character, slight resin, and pleasantly lingering bitterness. Pretty good. Wednesday, December 24, 2014
DrSilverworm	2.8 Barley Island Barfly IPA 12oz bottle, pulled from the cooler at Kahn’s on Keystone. Clear orange amber color. Thin off-white head. Leaves good ridges of lace. Caramel, biscuity bready malt sort of dominates the flavor, though it’s not awful sweet. Just moderate sweet (a bit too much sweet). Light bitterness. A little bit of piney hop heat on the end. Medium body. Kind of crisp, lighter carbonation. Slick finish. Not a great IPA, as it is. Tastes too malty and sweet to be fresh. No date on the bottle though, so what can anyone do. Wednesday, November 12, 2014
DrSilverworm	3 Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale 12oz bottle, from Kahn’s. Clear red, sort of brown color. Decent short ropes of lace. Thin tan head. Nutty, some milk chocolate, dark fruit. Some carmael, and mild roast. Moderate sweet taste. Light bitter. Light earthy hop. Light body. Crisp, kind of light carbonation, more slick finish. Sort of easy-drinking and refreshing. A decent brown ale. Good to wash my lunch down with, but when enjoyed on it’s own there’s a slight roughness noticeable, a hint of metallic. Thursday, November 6, 2014
rumproasts	3.1 Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde Tap. Pale golden with one finger head. Very clear. Light body with kind of a watered down flavor. Monday, October 20, 2014
peterschreurs	3 Barley Island Barfly IPA Mediocre at best. Didn't have the solid hop flavor that I was looking for. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, October 10, 2014