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King and Barnes
The Horsham Brewery
(Closed)
Notes
Closed: 2000
Contributors: Danny Ashton, Kevan Mitchell
King and Barnes was taken over by Hall and Woodhouse and subsequently closed in August 2000.
Updated: January 21, 2008
Beer List
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Date: August 5, 1996 (#1544)Package: bottledPlace: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HIScore: 16 pointsOverall Impression (3)
Deep red, fairly high carbonation, big head. Sweet candy-like nose. Big beer with a lot of caramel/chocolate flavor. Very good hop balance. No alcohol in flavor, but just a little warming at the end. Tasty hop flavor in finish. It's very cold - my fault. Hop flavor comes through more as it warms up. This is a fantastic beer compared to 17-1325. Just a few weeks ago, a Honolulu distributor showed me stacks of cases of K-B beer that she was planning to dump because it was so nasty. The label describes this beer as "...a Real Ale that conditions in the bottle", but aren't all imports pasteurized? Do they condition it before pasteurization? Why does it say "Florida" on the cap? Why am I asking so many questions?
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Date: February 26, 1996 (#1325)Package: bottledPlace: Long's Drugs, Kailua HIScore: 6½ pointsOverall Impression (2)
Red-brown, big head, mild gusher. Spicy brown aroma, some alcohol. Very sharp. Oxidized. Nasty. Infected.
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Date: April 30, 2000 (#3429)Package: bottledPlace: World Beer TourScore: 15 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Amber, fairly high carbonation, thick head. Big hop aroma. Medium body, quite hoppy (Kent?), with a nice malt background. This beer disappeared for a while after the closing of the brewery, but it's being revived in the museum brewery at Bass.