Barley Island Barfly IPA

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Noblesville, Indiana USA

I was pleasantly surprised by this. Pours a murky, dark orange color with a small white head. Decent lacing. Floral and piney hops at the forefront of the aroma along with some citrus and malt undertones. Thin, dry citrus on the initial taste with a big infusion of the hoppy bitterness following. As this warmed the hops dominated but not in a bad way. Has a bit of a tart finish. Good brew.

6/07/2007: Barley Island Barfly IPA is a "Tavern Style" India Pale Ale. I’m not entirely sure what that means, but this was a very drinkable beer that would make a nice session beer... Barly IPA pours out in a thick looking stream. It is dark amber and opaque in the glass. It has a dense, frothy, and lasting beige head that also leaves some lacing. The aroma is orange, citrus, and sweet pinapple. The flavor has a smooth, malty backbone balanced by a juicy citrus bitterness. The bitterness level is fairly substantial, but isn’t offensive since it is so well balanced by the hefty, sweet caramel maltiness. Not only is the flavor great, but this beer is smooth on the palate and has a nearly creamy texture. The body is medium to medium-full. This is a great IPA and really underrated, in my opinion.

12 oz bottle from The Hop Shop in Indianapolis, Indiana. Shared with Rob at our weekly/bi-weekly beer tasting.

Bottle. Pours hazy amber with copper highlights. Pleasant nose with a decent amount of sweet and bitter hops. Average carbonation. A bit creamy. Nice creamy malttiness balanced with a good amount of citrus/pine hops. Slightly above average IPA.

Excellent off white head on this dark orange beer (Though I suspect this is more of an artifact of the Kwak glass I’m using). Too much sediment floating around the body. Floral hop nose with some vegetable properties. Bitter hop body a hint of biscuit from the malt.

Bottle. Caramel malt with a light pepper/pine hops aroma. Hazy amber with a ton of white particulate matter that remains suspended in the beer like grapes in Jello. Moderate head. Slightly sweet caramel/butter malt flavor initially followed by a strong bitter pine hops finish - from the aroma wasn’t sure if this was going to have much hops to it but it didn’t disappoint. Strong diacetyl notes for an IPA - very different.

Super fruity, caramel and hop aroma. Woody, hoppy, English cast. Some butte, pretty bitter. FInish is a bit clingy. Bottle, McNiven’s, Indianapolis.

12oz bottle pours dark amber with a short offwhite head. Aromas of grapefruit, slight pine and lots of floral notes. Flavor is pretty well balanced with some pineapple notes over bready malts. Slight spice and lots of bitterness at the finish. Medium bodied with good balance.

Bottle: Pours a hazy copper color with an off white head. Aroma, citrus, floral, and some spicy hops, bready pale malts. Flavor, caramel, some spice, a bit bready, with a slight bitterness.