Dirty Helen Brown Ale
Barley Island Brewing Company

Dirty Helen Brown AleDirty Helen Brown Ale
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From:
Barley Island Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 11.57%
Reviews:
80
Ratings:
165
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 13, 2017
Added:
Mar 28, 2003
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  9
STYLE Brown Ale
MALT Pale, Crystal 60, Munich, Carahell, Chocolate
HOP Tettnang, Challenger, Cascade, Glacier
ABV 5.2
IBU 25
SRM 21
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Ratings by BedetheVenerable:
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Reviewed by BedetheVenerable from Missouri

3.2/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Presentation: 12oz brown pop top, so-so label, no date

Appearance: Slightly hazy dark mahogany beer with a creamy ivory cap which shows decent retention and some nice lace

Smell: Nice mild, toasty malt and sweet, nutty character

Taste: Overly sweet, almost cloying, really. This shows a lot of warm nutty flavors, which is nice, but this is just too sweet, with a little odd, steely bitterness on the finish...this, combined with the sweetness, just doesn't really work

Mouthfeel: Fairly full, which makes the sweetness seem more intense

Drinkability: Medium at best

Conclusion: This has really nice aromas and appearance, but the flavor just falls a bit flat.
Jan 17, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.4 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

Feb 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by adamjthompson00 from Indiana

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Feb 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by cd34 from Illinois

Oct 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by lucky_rodent from Illinois

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by Bux-n-Dux

Jan 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by rabbitguy from Illinois

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by FrankHashimoto from Illinois

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Bamwaterski from Missouri

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.64 by Brumback

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.92 by PatrickKlopfenstein from Iowa

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by myteam24 from Indiana

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Robloc303 from Colorado

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by seanstoneburner from Indiana

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by RoseHulmanBeerClub from Indiana

Sep 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.12 by JVan from Illinois

Aug 23, 2014
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Rated by cclark2 from Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%
A little bitter for my tastes
Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1jstafan from Indiana

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bigbluebeerguy from Kentucky

Aug 11, 2014
Dirty Helen Brown Ale from Barley Island Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 165 ratings