Barley Island Barfly IPA

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

IPA is always my beer of choice. Barely Island Barfly has the best aroma and flavor of all that I have sampled.

Hazy caramel color with big, foamy off-white head / Nose of pine, caramel, and citrus / Medium body, with good malts and sharp, biting hops, and good finish / Muted but solid flavors of cut pine, caramel, grapefruit / A very fine ipa, reminiscent of a double in body.

Nice strong hoppy flavor. Pours a nice dark citrus colour, along with a good fresh aroma. Not too much bad to say with particular type, go out and buy one you hop-heads!

12 oz bottle into shaker. The aroma is dominated by floral and citrus hops while the flavor is mostly dominated by grapefruit hops. It is smooth and sweet with just the right bite. Medium bodied on the palate. Overall: Not much to say here except that this beer is underrated and delicious IMO.

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a shaker. This beer poured a dark brownish copper color with a foamy beige head that slowly faded. Some uneven, sticky lace was left around the glass. The aroma consisted of a big citrus/grapefruit presence followed up by a nice caramel malt backbone. The flavor was super hoppy, with sweet grapefruit flavors giving way to the roasted caramel, and finishing just slightly bitter. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with minimal carbonation. This is an excellent brew, done in the same vein as Alpha King. Very tasty, and vastly underappreciated.

Thanks to Hopdog for this one as part of Mystery Swap #2. Pours hazy medium copper with luscious 2-finger off-white head. Aroma of wet hops, tropical fruit (tangerine, grapefruit, honeydew, even cherry and berry notes), heavy black pepper. Tastes hoppy, with a firm caramel malt base, plus some fruity notes. It stays a bit sticky and on the sweet side, with more citrus as it warms. This one is very good. A tad more complexity and balance would have catapulted this one into the low to mid 4.0 pantheon.

Tap at brewery - Aroma is huge floral hops with carmel undertones. The summit hops used are very pungent. The aroma is so appealing I can’t wait to taste it. Pours cloudy orange with a nice big fluffy head and great lacing. Flavor is chewy, earthy hops with some citrus snap. Not incredibly bitter due to the well balanced nature of the brew. Palate is tart and very smooth. Smells like a IIPA and tastes like a great American IPA. This is easily the best brew I’ve had from Barley Island.

Pours dark orangish amber with a mostly receding wispy tan head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit. Taste is citrus, bready, crackery malt, toasted grains, grapefruit. Full bodied, resinous with lush carbonation. Pretty enjoyable IPA, not aggressively bitter.