Black Butte XXXVII
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.82
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Malt: 2 Row, Wheat, Oats, Chocolate, Midnight Wheat, C75
Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Tettnang
This special 37th anniversary release of Imperial Black Butte Porter draws inspiration from a tequila orange truffle, blending rich chocolate, citrusy orange peel, and a hint of spiciness - perfect for any fiesta!
Tequila barrel aged.
Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Tettnang
This special 37th anniversary release of Imperial Black Butte Porter draws inspiration from a tequila orange truffle, blending rich chocolate, citrusy orange peel, and a hint of spiciness - perfect for any fiesta!
Tequila barrel aged.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Another Brewver Worldwide Top 50 (#23) for the style. 12 ounce bottle from Tavour. Jet black pour. Finger high foamy tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, orange and smokiness. Big complex menu of flavors. Lovely chocolate truffle notes, sweet orange, subtle oak barrel, spicy tequila and vanilla. Remarkably smooth. Dark dried fruits on backend. Outstanding!
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 13 Jul 2026
at 05:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is dominated by the tequila barrels, with obvious orange peel undertones, toasted malt, and a hint of vanilla. Flavour likewise reveals a nice marriage of the tequila barrels and orange peel, with subtle vanilla, gentle cocoa, and lightly sweet maltiness. That tequila presence is real nice and the orange peel is tasteful. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Elizabeth Station
on 01 Mar 2026
at 05:00
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 2025 vintage. Rich chocolate cake aroma with notes of milk sugar, orange peel, roasted malt, vanilla, oak and tequila. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has some retention and little lacing. Starts with chocolate cake, milk sugar, roasted malt and orange peel flavors as well as having a rich full body and silky smooth mouthfeel. Finishes decadently smooth with vanilla, oak and tequila flavors. No hint of booze for a decadently smooth stout.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Newton Wine and Spirits
on 15 Dec 2025
at 01:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled 6/10/25, drunk 11/23/25, as pictured.
Gettin a nice tequila nose with lots of bread and chocolate beside it. Really spicy, rich, malty, chocolatey. Wow, what doesn't this have?
No booze. Soft, rich, malty, comforting but with a good tequila spiciness and even a bit of smoke. Chocolate for days with bread and cacao lingering. They got the perfect amount of barrel here.
Gettin a nice tequila nose with lots of bread and chocolate beside it. Really spicy, rich, malty, chocolatey. Wow, what doesn't this have?
No booze. Soft, rich, malty, comforting but with a good tequila spiciness and even a bit of smoke. Chocolate for days with bread and cacao lingering. They got the perfect amount of barrel here.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 24 Nov 2025
at 00:15
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours black with a lingering tan head. Smells of chocolate, oranges, roast malt. Taste is on the sweet side. Chocolate, roast malt, orange, a little tequila, and booze. Full bodied. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belmont Beverage - West State
on 08 Nov 2025
at 05:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a large dark tan head. Aroma of tequila, citrus and chocolate. Med plus body. Flavor is tequila, chocolate, orange and more. Malt is hard to describe, but it's there. Not dry. Somewhat bitter. Very different porter IMHO. Dark fruit lurks in the background. Amazing complexity and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 27 Oct 2025
at 01:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
(Tap) clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown head; intense aroma of marmalade, prunes; thick palate; balanced flavor with a long, medium bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
at
Deschutes Brewery & Public House - Portland
on 07 Jul 2025
at 00:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Deschutes, Portland. Black with beige head. Chocolate, vanilla, medium sweetness, some fruity notes, caramel, a bit thin.
Tried
from Draft
at
Deschutes Brewery & Public House - Portland
on 28 Jun 2025
at 22:00