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Barleys Auld Curiosity Ale


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
213.71/5.03.64/5.0Winter-97.2Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
Loosely based on a recipe from George Washington's plantation. A big beer made with English Pale and Belgian Brown malts and includes Columbus hops and English treacle. Brewed with the cigar smoker in mind. 1997 Real Ale Festival Bronze Medal winner and 2001 RAF Champion American-Style ale.
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 Dogbrick (2863), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 4, 2005  
On draught at Ale House #1. This beer is a murky burnt sienna color with a medium beige head. Thin and sticky lacing. The aroma is really sweet with caramel, brown sugar and malt. Medium-bodied with a nice balance of flavors. Brown sugar and malt are offset by a fair amount of hops. The finish is earthy and is equal parts hops and sweet malt, along with a bit of dark fruit afterftaste. Well done Alt!


 BennyTicklez (621), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2005  
Interesting beer. Pours brown with hardly any head. Earthy hop taste with malty undertones. Really upfront hop presence. Great unique beer.


 TomDecapolis (3174), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Thanks to hopdog for passing this growler onto me. Pours a mostly hazy deep amber with a medium off white head that left tons of lacing. Aroma of spicy noble hops, caramel, toasted malt, floral notes, light chocolate notes, surprised at how hoppy this was...but more noble than "citrusy". Flavor of some resiny hops, moderate hop bitterness, toffee, nuts, toasted malt and grapefruit. This was interesting...not sure I would really consider it an altbier.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2007  
Very nice hop aroma.Pours a dark cloudy brown with a medium tan head.Sweet malt and hops stand out in the flavors.Medium to full mouthfeel with a sweet finish and some hops in there as well.


 Darkover (1313), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 14, 2006    Updated: Mar 20, 2006
Very dark brown with very little head. Really rich and sweet, but also very bitter. Flavors of caramel and chocolate. Also was very warming on this cold day.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 11, 2006  
On tap at alehouse #1 - Pours a dark deep murky brown with a fair tan head that fades rather quickly. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, some chocolate, and some definite hop presence. Flavor is a divine mix of sweet caramel and chocolate malts also some notes of dark fruit with a curious hop finish. Palate is medium bodied and quite smooth and somewhat earthy and drinkable. Very well done...


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 24, 2005  
(No. 1) Cloudy dark brown body with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, raisin, caramel, bready, faint peat. Taste is medium sweet, raisin, caramel, some peat in finish. Medium creamy body. Very enjoyable beer.


 egajdzis (3626), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Poured a cloudy red brown color with a medium sized, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, light floral hops, citrus, nuts, and toast. Taste of toasted malts, nuts, caramel, citrus fruits, light smoke, and a bitter, hoppy finish.



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