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Barley Island Rust Belt Porter

Barley Island Rust Belt Porter
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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 3.26/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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Dark English ale, chocolate & black patent malts. The name Porter comes from porters at London's Victoria Station, who were known to consume large quantities of this beer style.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
kp (10884) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 07/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Indy

dark brown, creamy beige head, dry dark chocolate and sweet roasted oatmeal aroma with a hint of tartness, rich chocolate flavor, earthy bitterness keeps it balanced, only a hint of sweetness, light bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ultraspank (867) - Alverca, Lisboa, PORTUGAL - JUL 22, 2007
Thanks to Bob, Michelle, and mostly my baby Jana for the 12th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival today! On tap @ the fest. Nose of oats & cereal, coffee and nectar. The brew is dark walnut with ruby highlights. The slow cascade meanders into a tan creamy head that is mostly lasting with good lace. The beer has a fruity & alcoholic start with a roasted coffee finish. The medium body is creamy and very soft. The finish feels chalky.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Tmoney99 (12247) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - APR 26, 2006
Draft sampler at Barley Island. Poured a black color with an average creamy off-white head that lasted and had good lacing. Light sweet roasted malt aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Moderate toasted chocolate malt flavor with an average smooth finish. Solid drinkable porter.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
mocarmel (48) - Fortville, Indiana, USA - MAR 13, 2006
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2006 Had this one from the tap at the brewery. Poured dark with decent head. Has aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Flavor is pretty smooth consisting of same dark chocolate/coffee taste. This was first porter so I don’t have much to compare it to. Update- Second trial 07/01/06 For some reason the July batch seemed to have lost some of it’s flavor. Seemed to be watered down

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MI2CA (1340) - Noblesville, Indiana, USA - MAR 4, 2006
Tap at brewery - Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, and a touch of coffee. Pours black with nice brown lasting head and great lacing. Flavor touches aroma character but doesn’t follow up. Palate is smooth and creamy but too thin. Tasty and easy drinking, but the body is too light for a porter.

1.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
jahughey (65) - Franklin, Indiana, USA - SEP 21, 2005
A stinker. Hoppiness would be appropriate with some malt present, but unfortunately, this is maybe the lightest porter on the planet, so the hoppiness seems overdone. I have homebrewed for 17 years and have been disappointed with porters better than this. Three cheers for Diet Porter (or not)!!!

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
YourDarkLord (1800) - Urbana, Illinois, USA - JUL 25, 2005
Growler shared by Scott. Pours out dark brown with a faint tinge of burgundy. Small tan head left some lacing for as long as it lasted. Aroma was roasted coffee, some notes of chocolate, malt powder. It was a bit thin in the mought and low in alcohol for a porter. The flavor was pleasant. The coffolate combo with a smathering of malted milk balls. Nice drink.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
canary dog (702) - Rutland, Vermont, USA - MAY 22, 2005
On tap. Very flavorful porter. Definitely better than average. It has the roasty malts flavor that is preferable for a dark variety.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dogbrick (9830) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - JAN 16, 2004
From a sampler: This beer pours a dark brown color with a ruby tint. Medium-thin beige head and sticky lacing at the top of the glass. The aroma consists of coffee and burnt chocolate. Medium-bodied and smooth with a decent mixture of coffee, chocolate and malt flavors. The hops come through pretty well in the finish. Overall this is a well-balanced and fairly well-done Porter.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
thedm (5207) - Fort Wayne, USA - AUG 17, 2003
This brew poured a small head of large light brown mostly lasting bubbles that left behind an excellent lacing and a semi-opaque uncarbonated dark black brown colored body behind. It had a very nice caramel aroma and a strong coffee flavor with some noticible caramel.


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