Barley's Centennial India Pale Ale
Smokehouse Brewing Co.
- From:
- Smokehouse Brewing Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 14.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 07, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 24, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio
3.64/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Growler fill, drank same day. Shaker pint.
A: pours a slightly hazed golden copper with initially 2 fingers barely off-white head and streams of small bubbles flowing slowly up. Decent lacing.
S: very classic IPA smell; bright floral citrus with strong sweetness. Smells remarkably like GL Commodore Perry, which also bills itself as an English style IPA. A little muted.
T: arrival is sweet, mild hoppiness, orange peel, followed by a good, lingering clean hop bite. No way is this 70 IBUs. I’d put it closer to 45-50. Very well balanced IPA. 7+% ABV is very well hidden.
M: hefty, and just a touch slick. Lower carbonation than the appearance let’s on. Notably, I remember a couple of years ago visiting Smokehouse and thinking every beer they make is slick. I sampled 3 tonight before I filled the growler, and I did not have that experience. That is a tremendous improvement over just a couple of years ago.
O: a very well balanced, approachable, if unremarkable, IPA. Grading this as an English IPA in terms of taste and texture. It is a little heftier, sweeter, and more floral than some palates might appreciate, but I like it.
Jul 07, 2018A: pours a slightly hazed golden copper with initially 2 fingers barely off-white head and streams of small bubbles flowing slowly up. Decent lacing.
S: very classic IPA smell; bright floral citrus with strong sweetness. Smells remarkably like GL Commodore Perry, which also bills itself as an English style IPA. A little muted.
T: arrival is sweet, mild hoppiness, orange peel, followed by a good, lingering clean hop bite. No way is this 70 IBUs. I’d put it closer to 45-50. Very well balanced IPA. 7+% ABV is very well hidden.
M: hefty, and just a touch slick. Lower carbonation than the appearance let’s on. Notably, I remember a couple of years ago visiting Smokehouse and thinking every beer they make is slick. I sampled 3 tonight before I filled the growler, and I did not have that experience. That is a tremendous improvement over just a couple of years ago.
O: a very well balanced, approachable, if unremarkable, IPA. Grading this as an English IPA in terms of taste and texture. It is a little heftier, sweeter, and more floral than some palates might appreciate, but I like it.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.48/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Trying the Centennial IPA at the smoke house. It poured a hazy golden with no head and no lace. The scent has just a tinge of fruit. The taste leans english with bitter citrus presence. The Mouthfeel is medium in body with good carbonation. Overall it's decent and worth a try.
Jul 17, 2016
Rated by wapcap from Nebraska
4.06/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I really like this Brew. A classic IPA featuring centennial hops with a malt bill to balance the hops.
Oct 17, 2015
Rated by rlee1390 from Indiana
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A tadd too malty but enjoyable.
Apr 21, 2015
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.85/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer is slightly hazy yellow in color. It poured with a thin off white head that died down and left delicate lacing on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: There are light to moderate aromas of pine resin hops in the nose.
T: The taste has balanced flavors of pine resin hops with caramel and pale malts. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The finish tingles your tongue a bit.
O: This is a solid IPA that is well balanced and easy to drink.
Aug 16, 2012S: There are light to moderate aromas of pine resin hops in the nose.
T: The taste has balanced flavors of pine resin hops with caramel and pale malts. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The finish tingles your tongue a bit.
O: This is a solid IPA that is well balanced and easy to drink.
Reviewed by Ryan011235 from Ohio
3.39/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On cask at the Smokehouse on 12/14/09
A - Cloudy & murky dark amber. One finger of white foam dissipates quickly, as rapidly bursting bubbles settle to a thin layer. Hardly any retention or lacing.
S - Nice citrus hop aroma - grapefruit, tangerine & hints of lemon. Pine notes, as well. Faint dry, toasty malt.
T - Pine tar bitterness with prominent citrus undertones. Notes of dry biscuit & pale malts. Not bad, but fairly tame & a little underwhelming.
M - Medium body with appropriately low carbonation; it's rather smooth & somewhat creamy. Gritty with a lingering bitterness on the finish.
D - Not too bad; basically enjoyable overall. I'm glad I had one, though one is sufficient. Barley's has done way better, in my opinion.
Feb 21, 2010A - Cloudy & murky dark amber. One finger of white foam dissipates quickly, as rapidly bursting bubbles settle to a thin layer. Hardly any retention or lacing.
S - Nice citrus hop aroma - grapefruit, tangerine & hints of lemon. Pine notes, as well. Faint dry, toasty malt.
T - Pine tar bitterness with prominent citrus undertones. Notes of dry biscuit & pale malts. Not bad, but fairly tame & a little underwhelming.
M - Medium body with appropriately low carbonation; it's rather smooth & somewhat creamy. Gritty with a lingering bitterness on the finish.
D - Not too bad; basically enjoyable overall. I'm glad I had one, though one is sufficient. Barley's has done way better, in my opinion.
Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois
2.76/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.76/5 rDev -26.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
I drank this on tap into a pint glass.
The beer pours a cloudy murky orange with a very light tan head with only about a half a finger of retention and poor lacing.
The aroma is light citrus with grapefurit and orange dominating with light hops on the back end.
The taste is really bad. Its all bitter pine mixed with metal and hops. The metal also has an orange taste.
The feel is actually decent but this beer is utterly undrinkable.
Dec 27, 2009The beer pours a cloudy murky orange with a very light tan head with only about a half a finger of retention and poor lacing.
The aroma is light citrus with grapefurit and orange dominating with light hops on the back end.
The taste is really bad. Its all bitter pine mixed with metal and hops. The metal also has an orange taste.
The feel is actually decent but this beer is utterly undrinkable.
Reviewed by UDbeernut from Florida
3.62/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
on tap poured into a standard pint glass.
a: slightly hazy yellow hue color, Slight head, with surprisingly decent retention.
s: citrus hop aroma mixed with a blend of malt
t: surprisingly a well balanced IPA, Definatly had a nice hop backbone, but was not overly dry. Well done.
m&d: clean mouthfell, does not dry as dry as other IPAs. Very drinkable beer.
Apr 02, 2009a: slightly hazy yellow hue color, Slight head, with surprisingly decent retention.
s: citrus hop aroma mixed with a blend of malt
t: surprisingly a well balanced IPA, Definatly had a nice hop backbone, but was not overly dry. Well done.
m&d: clean mouthfell, does not dry as dry as other IPAs. Very drinkable beer.
Reviewed by Yetiman420 from Ohio
3.11/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.11/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Hazy straw color. One finger head that was gone 1/4 of the way in. No lacing.
With a name that includes Centennial, I had Centennial hops expectations for this one. Very light nose. Really nothing to comment on which is dissapointing.
Really lacked hop bitterness you expect from an IPA. I'm not a pro brewer and this tastes like the hop bitterness from my homebrews that I have to use lots of low alpha acid hops for bittering (does not work well).
Mar 02, 2009With a name that includes Centennial, I had Centennial hops expectations for this one. Very light nose. Really nothing to comment on which is dissapointing.
Really lacked hop bitterness you expect from an IPA. I'm not a pro brewer and this tastes like the hop bitterness from my homebrews that I have to use lots of low alpha acid hops for bittering (does not work well).
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