Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale

On tap at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured chestnut with a light brown head. Aroma was malty with a bit of an acidic coffee bite. Flavor was well balanced with malty flavor that dominates a lesser bitter hop flavor.

Brown pour thin tan head, and some spotty lace. Nutty aroma. Flavor is overly metallic, nuts and sour malts

Clear brown with a tan head, sweet, peppery, weak and not to great. Drinkable but I aint buyin...

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear reddish brown, small head. Roasty, dusty and nutty, Dry with slim, rounded body. Mild roasty maltiness. Pleasant but inexciting brown ales without any real discerning features.

Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of sweet malt, some earthy hints. Tastes earthy with some peppery splashes and a sweet finish.

Had at a random bar near the hotel at my brother’s wedding in Indianapolis. Not too bad, but nothing special.

Found this one bottled at a liquor store in St. John, Indiana, as part of a mixed 12 pack of various beers from the state. Hazy, medium brown pour with a thick, tan head, a nice malty nose, chocolatey and a bit of baked bread enhance this nice, malty ale. An impressive brew in a so-so style.

Six pack from Kahn’s, Indianapolis. I only bought it because my wifes name is Helene. Turned out though to be not that bad. Nice malty backbone that reminded my of Newcastle Brown. A bit rough about the edges, but a drinkable beer.