Barley Island Beastie Barrel Porter

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

Ok, while this beer looks average, it taste great! Just a smooth porter that is really quite enjoyable.

Very good barrel aged porter! I have to admit I had no idea who they were when I bought it. Aroma is very woody with vanilla being the dominate flavor followed by mild amounts of chocolate and carmel. Appearance is dark brown, opaque with a frothy tan head. Flavor is malty sweet. Bourbon comes up heavy on the finish. Well done.

(20oz bottle) Viscous beige head with an opaque body. Nose of alcohol, vanilla, chocolate and red wine. Strong initial alcohol flavour with a roasted nut and cocoa powder palate. Not terribly sweet; very mellow and relaxing. Very good. Thanks to Lubiere for giving me my first new beer in a month!!!

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

pour deep black, with nice full forthy head. nose is has slightly swet notes, and lacing coats glass fully, but settling quickly. tastes esp. bitter for a porter, but i’m a fan of bitter beers, so this is a nice touch. oak notes in finish, but not detecting much clasic bourbon notes (vanilla, caramel, etc) My roommate gave me this for xmas, bought it before he tried it. he seemed a bit dissapointed w/ it, but i’m wuite enjoying this. nice an bitter porter with slight sweet notes to balance it... though i’m not detecting much of the bourbon barrel aging. perhaps it was the manhattan i had earlier.

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 !

Dark brown porter with a thicj mucosy off-white head, Alcoholed filled choclate aroma with vanilla. Sharo alcohol knife cuts thorugh chocolate and roasted nuts, Grainy mouthfeel, rich body makes this an excellent beer.

This one had carbonation issues like the oatmeal stout. First pour was all foam. Eventually it settled into a mostly opaque darkness with a frothy tan head. Aroma is full of warming bourbon, sweet malts and a touch of dark chocolate. Starts with a pleasant oaky sweetness with nice bourbon balance and robustness leading to a bready smooth bittersweet cookie dough finish with lingering bourbon oak flavor. Incredibly complex for such a low alcohol beer, which makes it very drinkable. Many thanks to atpayne for this fine brew!