Barley Island Beastie Barrel Stout

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

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours black and opaque with a small light brown head. Burned malty aroma with a little vanilla and wood. Medium body with hard roasted malts, vanilla and oak. Malt bitter finish. 270509

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a solid chocolate brown head. Roasted malt aroma, light hoppy note. Roasted malt flavoured, chocolate and smooth caramel too. Medium bitter and roasted malt flavoured finish.

Name: BA Oatmeal Stout
Date: May 11, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Party Pic, IN
Appearance: glass of foamy tan head on an inch of beer
Aroma: roasted malt aroma
Flavor: bitter malt flavor with a touch of bourbon character, the co2 in each swallow inflates you cheeks like a winter squirrel finding a lost cache of nuts, all bitter roasted malt and gas, some rich body tries to break through the gas

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 2/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Score: 4

Name: Beasty Barrel Stout
Date: August 09, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste
Appearance: black, wispt tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate and bourbon aroma, touch of oak and vanilla
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of bourbon, nice vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: Beasty Barrel Stout
Date: November 01, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Aroma: aroma is much more on the roasted side with a touch of dark chocolate, little to no bourbon
Flavor: sweet chocolate flavor, touch of bourbon sweetness, still has the vanilla sweetness that brings out the chocolate
Overall: bourbon is much milder than at Great Taste, maybe a blend?

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Near black colour with a big head. Quite fizzy, obscuring some chocolatey accents. Mainly malty with light chocolate but I can’t move past the fizz (I never can).

(7/15/09, 12oz bottle, thanks BBB63) Brown-black body topped by small brown head. Aroma is moderately sweet, vanilla/Bourbon, some chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, cocoa, some roast. Light-medium body. (6/3/6/3/12)

(12/19/05 22oz bottle, thanks BBB63) Enormous brown head atop a black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, vanilla/bourbon, light wood. Taste is moderately sweet, vanilla/bourbon, beneath which is buried light milk chocolate. Over-carbonated light-medium body. The beer is not strong enough to stand up to the bourbon barrel. (6/3/5/2/10)

From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 10/10/2008 Fruit and whisky aromas. Small beige head. Black and rich on the palate with some alcohol present. Creamy and slightly bitter coffee roast finish.

22oz bottles acquired in trades with atpayne & Sephiroth (thanks!). Poured a dark black color with brown edges and a larger sized tan head. Aromas of wood, vanilla, bourbon, roast, oak, light coffee, and chocolate. Tastes of vanilla, lighter wood, oats, bourbon, roast, and light coffee. Soft and creamy body. I’ll go against the grain on this one as I really enjoyed it.

(12oz bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a medium brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roastiness, molasses, vanilla, and light bourbon. Flavor of chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, and light vanilla.