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Number of Barley Beers : 9
Number of times Barley has been used positively : 6
Number of times Barley has been used negatively : 0
Number of times Barley was neutral : 3
A Vibrant Presence by Polly's Brew Co. positive
Rated on 2024-08-24 by BeerDorkNik at Unknown (Gift)
Quality: 68, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 64
Opaque lemon. Large head on pour, dispersing, with good surface retention and good loose lacing. Fruity, creamy, emulsion paint aroma. Fruit barley water tase, almost tannic after.
Dogs & Cats Living Together [X Phantom Brewing Co.] by Sureshot Brewing neutral
Rated on 2024-11-09 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 60.5, Enjoyability: 55, Overall: 57.75
Opaque dirty yellow. Very good head on pour, with OK retention and lacing. Citrus barley aroma. Similar taste, lemon cordial after. Decent but dull. Name taken frfom Ghostbusters, obviously.
Vague by Northern Monk positive
Rated on 2025-01-31 by BeerDorkNik at Asda
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 62.5, Overall: 60.75
Hazy orange. Large head on pour, with good surface and halo retention and very good lacing. Some fruit barley water aroma. Light, fruity taste, bit barley sugar sweet after.
Fail-Safe by Track Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-04-11 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 58.5
Opaque orange with a good head on pour. Dry, orange, sawdust aroma. Dry, citrus, pith taste and after. Creamy
Kitchen Disco by Double-Barrelled neutral
Rated on 2025-06-05 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 53.5, Enjoyability: 55.5, Overall: 54.5
Hazy yellow. Extra extra large head on pour, with good retention but little lacing. Oaty, fruit pith aroma. Lemon marmalade (is that a thing?) taste and after, lasting oatiness. Slightly barley thick.
Comfort Settings [X Wylam] by Verdant Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-08-12 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 56.5, Enjoyability: 59, Overall: 57.75
Hazy orange juice. OK head on pour, with halo retention. Stale citrus pith aroma. Powdery barley sugar taste, pithy stale similar after. Bit thick.
Mithuna [X Other Half Brewing] by Bundobust neutral
Rated on 2025-08-21 by BeerDorkNik at Bundobust Brewery, Manchester
Quality: 57.5, Enjoyability: 59, Overall: 58.25
Very cloudy orange, clearing. OK head as poured, with a good halo but little surface retention, and very little lacing. Orange sherbet aroma. (Like a sherbet lemon, but … orange.) Travel sweet orange barley taste and after, bit peppery. Wet, with a little sharp effervescence.
Wavey Marms by Harrogate Brewing Co. positive
Rated on 2025-09-01 by BeerDorkNik at Harrogate Brewing Co. Royal Parade, Harrogate
Quality: 50, Enjoyability: 51, Overall: 50.5
Light gold. Some head as poured, with thin halo retention and very little lacing. Wheaty (?) orange barley water aroma. Similar taste and after, with a peppery effervescence.
Bodger's Barley Wine by Chiltern Brewery positive
Rated on 2025-10-04 by BeerDorkNik at Chester Beer & Wine
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 50.5, Overall: 54.75
Amber, with a good head on pour, dispersing. Oaty, wheaty aroma with a strongly boozy under. Oat, barley, bit grape taste and after. Honey thick, without the sweetness. Deent, I jusy don’t much LIKE it…