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Barrelhead Brewery
Brewed at J.W. Sweetman

Style: Amber Ale
Dublin, Ireland

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RATINGS: 9   MEAN: 3.52/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.35   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
keg,special
A malt-driven ale with roasted barley for colour and depth with hops to balance; deep and dark with lingering sweetness.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
elbernays (955) - Dublin, IRELAND - JUN 12, 2015
Pint in blackbird. Pours amber with white foam head. Bread, toffee, grass. Caramel malts with grass finish. Fairly subtle.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ambro206 (278) - ITALY - MAR 23, 2015
Nel bicchiere la birra si presenta con un colore ambrato carico. Schiuma giusta. Gli aromi sono complessi: pesca matura, prugne e un pizzico di caffè. La birra è perfettamente bilanciata nonostante l’importante componente maltata; il corpo è pieno e la carbonazione adeguata. Una birra piacevole ed interessante.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Deu (912) - Nantes, FRANCE - MAR 14, 2015
On tap. Medium body, medium carbonation. Crisp amber with a thin head, good lacing. Aroma is malt and dark fruit, flavour is again heavy on the malt, peppery background. Fruit and a little yeasty.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
teorn88 (4083) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 17, 2015
Keg at O’Neills, Dublin. It pours a rich amber color with a small tan head. Aroma is medium malty and lightly hoppy with notes of caramel and resin. Taste is medium sweet with notes of toffee, dried leaves, caramel, earth, resin. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall, tasty amber ale.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerfest5 (1206) - Cloneen, IRELAND - DEC 22, 2014
draught into a shaker, color is just what you’d expect from an amber ale, head was very thin though. Aroma of tropical fruit and some bready malt. Taste is a little weak compared to the aroma which suggests a slight imbalance with aroma vs flavoring hops. Finish is medium hoppiness combined well with the sweetness of the malt backbone.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
DedicatedToFun (4000) - Santa Monica, California, USA - OCT 4, 2014
Tap, amber pour, white head, nose is malty, taste is caramel, sweet, malty notes, decent

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beersiveknown (4224) - NORTHERN IRELAND - SEP 10, 2014
keg at ICBCF 2014
Decent 5AM saint a like perhaps missing some of the fresh hop punch on the nose but certainly delivering in the sweet vs bitter hopping stakes.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
culchiem (3111) - Berlin, GERMANY - SEP 6, 2014
Draught at ICBF14. Crisp amber with a thin head, good lacing. Aroma is malt and dark fruit, flavour is again heavy on the malt, peppery background. Fruit and a little yeasty.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ciaranc (1102) - Dublin, IRELAND - JUN 7, 2014
Draught at The Headline. Murky, teak tinted amber, creamy thin cream coloured head. Nose is big caramel, toasted malt, dark fruits, some leather. Huge malt flavour, par for the course with this brewer. Caramel malt, more fruits and fruity bitter hops. Belgian stylings abound. Big body, nice medium carbonation. Fabulous.


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