Barley Island Beastie Barrel Porter

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Porter
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Aromas are almost sharred roasted malt, very subtle hints of the barrel flavors ,a little of the maple vanilla fragrance,and just a touch of the bourbon spike, flavor is roasted malting,bakers chocolate, more of the bourbon sharpness but buy now means overpowering, ,roasted smooth alcohol finish,satisfying

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, smoke and roasted malt. Taste of roasted malt, chocolate, boubon and some malty goodness.Has a slightly warm semi sweet finish. Nice brew !

Pour opaque darkest brown with only glimmers of red. Tan, head, good retention but only minimal lace. Aroma of tart cherries with a whiff of chocolate. Flavor built around the tart-sweet roast malt dark fruits, especially at the beginning of the sip, moving on to a chocolate malt finish. The caramel from the barrel is a very subdued secondary characteristic. An added dimension comes in from a generous addition of smoke and ash, pleasantly roasty, not burnt. Full bodied, but refreshing in spite of its weight. Nice beer.

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark brown body with a one finger frothy beige head that fell to a thin film. The nose is light bourbon and dry chocolate malt with some cocoa powder and coffee. The flavor is a little heavier on the bourbon, but not so much that it dominates, still a good bit of Porter there. Very chocolaty with some light roast, vanilla, and dark licorice. Mouthfeel is on the thinner side with a fairly dry finish. Moderate fizzy foamy carbonation. Overall, the nice subtle barrel aging did good things to this Porter, any more bourbon influence and it would have overpowered the base beer. Well done.

Draft sample at Keg Fest of Ale. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate toasted chocolate malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy sweet toasted flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate duration. Drinkable brew that met my expectations.

Deep brown pour with a small tan head. Nutty and sweet malt s with some caramel and subtle vanilla, oak, and bourbon. Just a hint of spicy noble hops come out in the finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.

12 oz bottle from Archer Liquors. Dark brown oily pour with messy brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla a bit of oak and alcohol. Flavors are similar but on the watery side, kinda bland, mouthfeel is oily. Not that impressed by this or the other barley Island availiable in my area.

12oz bottle. Darkest brown pour with a huge tan head. Nose of whiskey and roasted malt. Flavor is malt and roasty coffee with a bit of whiskey and oak in the finish. They didn’t overdo it on the booze.