Barley Island brewing is a brewpub based company based out of Noblesville Indiana. Barley Island is a small company only making 2000 barrel annually or 84000 gallons, I am surprised to find such a small place distributing to stores in Kentucky where I got this bottle.This beer has a strong coffee aroma, like smelling ground coffee. The color is black as can be without any light passing through. The head is this with good retention keeping a good inch of foam long after the beer is initially poured.
The beer taste malty and sweet. There is a chocolate and roasted coffee taste that could be from actual coffee or just lots of roasted malt. This is a hint of floral hops adding some bitterness to the beer. The mouthfeel is very thin. The finish is sweet with some coffee taste.
This is fine beer very drinkable. The coffee flavor tastes a little like stale coffee instead of fresh brewed coffee. The hops are just not blending well with the coffee taste. I've had better coffee stouts.
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