Barley Days are one of the more succesful Ontario craft breweries. Based in Prince Edward County near Kingston, they make a very popular, and pretty decent, harvest gold ale that you can get at the LCBO. When I noticed they had a dark brown ale I was looking forward to giving it a try. Although I had some reservations about the Harvest gold, I love brown ale, particularly English style brown ales so I was looking forward to giving this one a go, unfortunately I'll need to keep looking.
Everything about this was unfortunately a bit of a letdown. I took my first sniff and didn't get a whole lot of flavour in the nose but I still had high hopes for the middle and finish. It intros quite bland, not a whole lot of flavour, but the middle improves to a decent nutty and hoppy flavour, the only redeeming quality. Unfortuantely that hoppiness gets mixed with a bland, watery finish that produces a bitter, almost sour aftertaste. The potential is there, but the balance is all wrong, if you are a fan of brown ales I would suggest looking elsewhere, this one just doesn't cut it in my books.
It's available year round at the LCBO as well as on brewdonkey.ca
ABV: 5%
Rating: 1.5 Steins
What you need to know
Brewery address
13730 Loyalist Parkway
Picton, ON
K0K 2T0
Website:
www.barleydaysbrewery.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/barleydaysbrewery
Twitter:
@barleydaysbrews
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