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Barley Johns Belgian Special Bitter


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
153.36/5.03.3/5.0Special6.5%69.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Spiced with corriander and fresh orange peel, this golden ale enjoys a beautiful clarity with a thick foamy "Belgian Lace" head. We added a pale ale's worth of East Kent Goldings hops into this one for a crisp and bitter finish.Optionally served with an orange slice.
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 BückDich (4847), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2007  
Draft @ Brewpub: Yellow hazy, light head and lacing. Nose of belgian yeast and spicy herbs, moderate hops and malt. Thin flavor though, not much in the yeast areas in the tail. Meh.


 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 16, 2007  
(Draught) Pours a lightly cloudy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of coriander, orange peel, and soapiness. Flavor of grassy/floral hops, herbs, and spicy yeast with a dry finish.


 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy yellow, fine white head, drippy lace, sweet estery aroma with light fruit and a nice spicy character, light sweet malt flavor, nice bitterness from start to finish, spicy character blends well with the bitterness, touch of fruityness keeps it balanced and complex

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Draught glass at the brewpub, RBSG Minneapolis pub crawl, June 22 2007. Cloudy, bright gold-amber body with a small lasting white head, bit of lace....aroma of pears, lots of sweet and funky Belgian yeast, light earthy English hops; doesn’t meld perfectly but stays interesting....quite hoppy on the tongue, full-bodied, fairly juicy and fruity, lightly tart and a bit dry to finish.... to me it seemed more Belgian than English, but just barely so....a fascinating, reasonably successful experiment.


 yespr (12025), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Pours hazy light orange to yellow with a white head. Fruity spicy aroma. Flavour is slight chemical and going into a mild bubblegum sensation. Mild bitter finish. Yeasty bubblegum flavoured beers I really don’t get, well brewed, but I just don’t like it.


 sliffy (1967), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 27, 2007  
RBSG 2007 Pub Crawl: Pours a clear gold in color with a white head. Aroma, bubble gum, yeast, and spice. Flavor, yeasty, lemon, spice, some cloyingness, and some pepper. Tasty beverage.


 aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 27, 2007  
RBSG 2007 pub crawl. Nice thick head. Smelled spicey, tasted grassy with bananas. Smooth drink and finish.


 Dickinsonbeer (3449), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2007  
RBSG 07weekendl. Pours a nice hazy golden with a fluffy lasting white head- and decent carbonation (when I came back the following day for the pub crawl , this beer seemed to have less carbonation). Aroma is spicy yet clean belgian ale yeast- tons of herbal an dgrassy hops- hoppy saison-like. Very hoppy flavor with some spicy phenols, grass, herbal and flowery with a nice tacky almost harsh bitterness which I loved. Smooth body and mouthfeel.



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