Barley Island is the 17th century term for an alehouse room in which beer was consumed. Although just a couple of years old, Barley Island has built an evening tradition in Noblesville. Open only on Thurs - Sun for lunch, evenings are the real time to be there. Architecture is sort of Irish with stained glass shamrocks. Sunday is acoustic and Wednesday is electric rock open mike. Bands play Fri - Sat evenings. Check out Noblesville local cable channel 19 for live broadcast. They are starting to have their beers available in some liquor stores. Look for Dirty Helen hanging out in the beer aisle. The bar front is from an Irish pub in Brownsburg.

Basics

639 Conner Street
Noblesville
317-770-5280 (voice)
317-770-5254 (fax)
Just west of the town square on SR 32.

Web site

Opened 1999
10bbl system.
Brewer: John Lang

Monday - Thursday   5 pm - 1 am
Friday    5 pm - 2 am
Saturday  11 am - 2 am
Sunday    3 pm - 12 am

Casual dress.
Tours Saturdays 1-3pm

Seats 130.
Banquet room available for up to 100.
Reservations suggested Fri, Sat for meals..

Awards

Indiana State Fair
2007 - Gold - Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout
2007 - Gold - Bourbon Barrel Stout
2007 - Silver - Barfly IPA
2006 - Gold - Black Magic Java Stout
2005 - Silver - Flat Belly Wheat
2005 - Silver - 60 Shilling Scotch Ale
2005 - Silver - Dirty Helen Brown Ale
2005 - Silver - Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
2004 - Gold - Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
2004 - Silver - Winter Warmer
2004 - Silver - Dirty Helen Brown Ale
2004 - Silver - Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout
2003 - Silver - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout
2003 - Silver - Rust Belt Porter
2003 - Silver - Dirty Helen Brown Ale
2002 - Silver - 60 Shilling Scotch Ale
2002 - Silver - Heavy Maibock
2002 - Silver - Nickel Plate Ale
2001 - Gold - Amber (American Brown)
2001 - Silver - 60 Shilling Scotch Ale
2000 - First - American Brown

Great American Beer Festival
2006 - Silver - Black Majic Java Stout

Suitability factors:

Sitting at the bar Quite conversational. Blues music.
On a date Make it a night of music at the Island or stop in before a concert at Deer Creek Verizon. Romantic secluded booths in the back.
Out with the guys Games on a couple of TVs at the bar.
Business dinner Certainly, just avoid Karioke night.

Mug club is $28. Includes special tastings and discounts including a 24oz mug for 9˘ more than the regular pint.

Brewery tours are usually available upon request.

Been through the desert on a moose with no name. Where there's a moose head, there's outstanding Scotch Ale - Eric Furman, Indianapolis Men's Magazine

Representative Beer Menu

Flat Belly Wheat American Wheat style.
Nickel Plate Pale Ale
Blind Tiger Pale Ale		 Nicely hoppy American pale ale.
60 Shilling Scotch Ale Properly sweet and sharp.
Rust Belt Porter Nice brown porter.
Whose Ear? Red Ale Balanced amber beer - deserving of the State Fair medal.
Oatmeal Stout Dark, creamy, chocolate, coffee.
Dirty Helen Brown Ale Bold with an edge. Between a Yorkshire and a Dark brown.

There's a handpull that normally has a non-carbonated version of one of the menued beers or even a special beer the brewmaster has made in a very small batch.

$3.30 per pint. ($1.50 Monday, 2.00 on Tuesday).

Sampler tray is $1 per beer - normally 7 or 8 on tap.

Growlers (2 quarts): $9.95. Refills are $7.50 ($6.00 on Monday and Thursday).

Weekday early evenings are $9 pitchers - an experiment that may turn permanent.

Representative Food Menu

Appetizers $5 - $7
Salads $4 - $7
Soup $2 - $3
Sandwiches, Burgers, Wraps $6
Tex Mex $10 - $12
Pizza $10
Pasta $11 - $12
Fish & Chips $8
Kids Menu $3
Entrees $12 - $20

Extra Battered Shrimp are offered for $5.
 


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