Barfly India Pale Ale - Barley Island Brewing Company

blackcompg

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from their 12oz bottle...

Appearance - Pours a gorgeous slightly hazed orange amber with a finger of bumpy cumulus eggshell head, nice lacing at the end of the session.

Smell - Tropical fruits, pineapple, floral hops.

Taste - Really nice flavors of tart citrus peels and floral hops, a nice malt backbone with some light sweetness to balance, finishes with some nice grapefruit pith and some bitter earthiness.

Mouthfeel - Nearly medium with full flavors, carb is in the lighter side and very smooth, which really lets the floral hops blom on the tongue, nice dryness at the end.

Overall - Another good ipa with some great floral and earthy hop flavors going on, citrus is there but almost exclusively grapefruit. The balance is really nice on this, give this one a try.

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2012 03:18:30 | More by blackcompg

Durge

Connecticut

3.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

This twelve-ouncer has admittedly been sitting in my fridge for at least a year and finally I'll give it a try. It's a dark but clear copper color with a modest bit of white head and just scant traces of lacing. The aroma is fairly pungent and full of deep caramel honey with a slighlty boozy vanilla malt. Seems like it will taste extremely sweet and the hop character is difficult to identify, perhaps a bit of herbal-pine. The flavor offers a little more of the hop bitterness you expect from an IPA, though it's still muted and hard to put a finger on. The theme remains more heavily in the malt/vanilla/caramel sweetness. At first it all seems a bit too shy of a true IPA mark but perhaps it's just a different kind of an IPA, one that works the malt sweetness elements more vigorously. There's almost a sweet whisky idea here. Any hops are mild and somewhat overshadowed, closer to pineapple than pine. The body is medium light but it has a nearly resinous, slightly syrupy feel with very subtle carbonation. Based on the aroma I was ready for a drain pour, not so much because it smelled horrible but just because it didn't offer what I expect from an IPA. But, although I wouldn't really care to revisit this brew, it's definitely worth a try if you are open to something a little different for the style.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 03:40:28 | More by Durge

whoneeds8

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-18-2013 03:13:21 | More by whoneeds8

BRD14

Illinois

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-16-2013 03:29:39 | More by BRD14

neckbracesub

Indiana

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-28-2013 13:15:11 | More by neckbracesub

Punkyg0608

Missouri

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-13-2013 20:39:49 | More by Punkyg0608

Bestie_Ge

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

03-10-2013 01:18:06 | More by Bestie_Ge

jt31914

Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Very nice smell. Sweet honey and light hops. Delicious taste and smooth And refreshing mouthfeel. A solid ipa, but not sensational. I would definitely recommend it and think it is worth a buy. The beer has Very light Hop flavor and a nicE malt profile. I wouldn't mind more hours, but it is still delicious

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 05:18:47 | More by jt31914

beaker30

Indiana

3.73/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I really enjoyed it. My sister-in-law gave me a bottle in a pick-six for Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised by the nose--some citrus, very clean, with a hint of sweetness. It made me want to drink it.

It seemed lighter, a little "happier" than some of the other IPAs--less aggressive. I love IPAs, but sometimes they're bitter just to be bitter. This was a nice, smooth, very drinkable beer. I'll definitely have it again.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 02:37:46 | More by beaker30

poogas

Indiana

4/5  rDev +11.1%

12-16-2012 00:11:08 | More by poogas

ironwill54

3/5  rDev -16.7%

11-28-2012 21:18:18 | More by ironwill54

durlta

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

11-28-2012 03:08:34 | More by durlta

illini4x4

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

11-12-2012 01:10:53 | More by illini4x4

bzach

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

10-21-2012 05:30:08 | More by bzach

jakea

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +11.1%

10-20-2012 02:51:27 | More by jakea

coz

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

10-01-2012 00:48:01 | More by coz

freewill35

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

09-26-2012 01:11:26 | More by freewill35

kuestegg

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

09-24-2012 00:58:37 | More by kuestegg

xdefeatsy

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

08-27-2012 18:44:46 | More by xdefeatsy

eschuldt

Illinois

4/5  rDev +11.1%

07-20-2012 14:05:43 | More by eschuldt

glowsun

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

07-11-2012 23:22:43 | More by glowsun

brbrocc

New York

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

07-05-2012 21:15:36 | More by brbrocc

IndianapolisDrinker

4/5  rDev +11.1%

06-18-2012 05:55:41 | More by IndianapolisDrinker

n2185

North Carolina

3.08/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A: Pours a slightly hazy orange with two fingers of white head that fades into a thin cap with great lacing.

S: Some pineapple and grapefruit on the nose with hints of pine. It's all quite muted, though, and requires vigorous swirling.

T: Grapefruit and pine are strongest here, but there is also an odd nutty flavor that I tend to associate with brown ales. It's not bad, but a little weird. The finish is lightly bitter.

M: Medium body and carbonation that accents the hops well.

O: An alright IPA overall, though nothing great. The nose is too muted and the flavor is a little odd, but it's still drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2012 05:36:46 | More by n2185

rwilde

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

05-27-2012 20:13:06 | More by rwilde