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Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale 2.91 94

Barley Island Dirty Helen Brown Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
942.92/5.02.91/5.04.3%27.6Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Sweet tasting malty brew, medium hop bitterness. Dirty Helen, legendary tavern owner, supposedly could outswear anybody in town. An American original, just like our tavern style brown ale.
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kddewees (33), Muncie, Indiana, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/101/57/20

Jun 24, 2009  
Nasty aftertaste. Pours a deep amber with a slightly yellow head. Nothing i’d every buy again.

 esjaygee (1581), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 17, 2009  
Hazy orangish copper with a one finger beige quickly dissolving topper. Aroma of nuts, sweet malt, ample, brown sugar and no real hop aroma. Taste of caramel, mild nuttiness. Cola-like and sweet the sweetness has kind of a funky aftertaste that just hangs. Okay.


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Floral hop aroma. Bronze coloured and hoppy with a little dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish.


 hogan873 (334), Joliet, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Dark brown body with a sudsy light brown head. Pleasant aroma of sweet malt, brown sugar, and just a touch of hops. Smooth, but slightly thin palate. Overall sweet flavor with brown sugar and caramel giving way towards the end for a decent spicy bite. Not a bad brew.


 deyholla (743), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/513/20
Oct 26, 2009  
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.


 ucusty (1915), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Brown pour thin tan head, and some spotty lace. Nutty aroma. Flavor is overly metallic, nuts and sour malts


beercamel (84), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/101/510/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Clear brown with a tan head, sweet, peppery, weak and not to great. Drinkable but I aint buyin...


 omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2009  
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.


 Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 19, 2009  
Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of sweet malt, some earthy hints. Tastes earthy with some peppery splashes and a sweet finish.



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