Barley Island Blind Tiger Pale Ale

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale
Noblesville, Indiana USA

This beer pours a medium brown body with a nice foamy head. Not a lot of retention. Aroma is very tart hops with some pine notes. Flavor pretty much matches the aroma. Some malt can be found underneath the hops but definitely play second fiddle to the hops. Blind Tiger is a straight forward beer that ambushes the taste buds with tart hops. Its not a bad one, either.

bottle-i made my way through a fairly fresh 6pk about 2 months ago. At first, i didnt care for the beer at all. I had flying dog IIPA wild dog right before it, so i was biased. Subsequent visits to this beer definately improved. nose is mostly fresh citric and lighty grassy/green hops-pretty pleasant. flavors show pale grains and light hops, but for some reason, i get a lager character, maybe in the hops. I dunno. its pretty decent though. body is soft with pleasant sharp carbonation. short finish of light citrus. a decent session pale from Indiana.

If this isn’t contaminated, its terrible. Overly carbonated (contamination?)...poured 1/8" beer and the rest head in a pint glass. It smells like pizza crust. Very hazy amber/orange color. Large bubbly head that left some lacing. Taste is sour, earthy (dirt) and oily feeling.

From a 12 oz. bottle with no freshness date, sampled at cellar temperature in a pint glass. Poured a hazy orangey copper with a foamy off-white head that settled into a thin sudsy lacing. Aromas of toasted caramel and grains, floral, citrus and a touch of pine. Moderate carbonation and a crisp, dryish, smooth medium bodied mouthfeel. Tastes of sour citrus, earthy as well, the hops have a soft bitterness, toasted grain and a light caramel, nutty butter, towards the green pine needles come out, and a dryish, sour fruity, malty finish. I looked at the website, but I have no idea what they mean by "Tavern Style Pale Ale," I could see this being related to a 1930’s APA recipe or a take on the English pale ale. Easy smooth drinkability, not bad, I prefer this to their IPA.

Pours a clear medium amber. Aroma is floral and soap. Definitely soap. Taste is floral hops with little malt and that soapy taste. Sharp bitterness provides more bite than I expect from an APA. Mouthfeel is average. Not very drinkable at all. I had this beer a few months ago and it was much much better. Looking at the scores on here, they seem to be all over the place. My assumption would be that Barley Island has some serious quality control issues and are sending out batches that vary wildly from batch to batch. I really liked the last one I had (hence buying more), but would never buy THIS product again.

Flowery, hoppy aroma. Copper with thin head. Flavour had mild fruit notes and hops were distinct, but had some soapy notes. Bitter start to finish.

Pours a cloudy orange/amber with a respectable white head. Aroma is mild hops and sweet malt. Clean crisp sweet malt and maple syrup flavor with significant, but not over done, hoppy tartness. Pretty decent American pale.

Pour is a cloudy brown with a average white head. Aroma is a nice mix of earthy hops and dark malts. Also has a rye aroma to it. Flavor is decent as well. Very much citrus hops with some butterscotch and dark fruit. Never heard of this brewer before but this is pretty darn good.