Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale

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

Bottle thanks to my girlfriend’s trip to Louisville. Pours a slightly murky red brown with fizzy tan head. Nose is munich malt and crystal malt, minimal spicy hops in the background. Wet cereal and a touch of chocolate. On taste, slight roast, biscuity notes, finish is sweet. Enough bitterness to balance. A bit effervescent. Thin body. Not bad.

bottle at 1st beer drinking meeting,. was ok. better brown ales out there

Poured a dark ruby/brown with a tan head. Good lacing on the glass. Aroma could best be described as dark and heavy with a pronounced malty sweetness. The flavor starts malty and sweet with a strong coffee flavor dominating. A long, coffee finish ends each drink.

Dirty, dark brown color. Medium body & texture. Smells of light malts. Slight hoppy taste, also very faint caramel taste. Almost no bitterness. Not bad, but nothing special here.

Dark red pour with a tan head. Faint aroma of roasted malts and some fruit. Flavor of caramel and dark fruits. Light to medium body.

Thanks to Bobby91w for the extra! Pours a murky reddish brown, like a good barley wine. Thin head. Very sweet-smelling, with lots of ripe fruits - some bright enough to be called tropical, and some darker (figs, dates). A bit of apple cider, and some light brown sugar - definitely mostly malts. Hops are barely present. Flavor is equally sweet, but more like caramel or even butterscotch than brown sugar. Watery palate, but what flavor is there is very pleasant. This one’s worth more than the score it has, I think - not fantastic, but satisfying enough.

Bottle. Dirty brown pours with a substantial, but diminishing tan head. The aroma is malty with notes of roasted malts, chocolate and nuts. Hint of metal. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. The finish remains sweet with a slight tartness and only a hint of bitterness. Medium body with a lively carbonation and watery texture. Off flavors of butterscotch and metal.

on tap-pours a light tan head and dark copper/red color. Aroma is roasty, medium/dark malt-chocolate/cocoa powder, peat, faint citrus hops. Taste follows. Smooth. Soft carbonation.