Orange & Cacao Cuvee
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special|
Score
7.67
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Orange & Cacao is Fremont’s latest barrel-aged release, a complex cuvée that brings together multiple layers of flavor and process. The beer blends an imperial oatmeal stout brewed with licorice and cinnamon bark, aged in 10-year-old bourbon barrels, with a second imperial stout brewed specifically for the blend. The result is then finished with orange zest and cacao nibs, creating a rich, multidimensional drinking experience.
The final beer delivers chocolate-forward richness balanced by bright citrus lift, with underlying notes of anise and cinnamon that add warmth and intrigue.
At 11.0% ABV, Orange & Cacao pours deep black and opaque, offering a full-bodied, decadent profile suited for slow, intentional drinking.
“This beer is all about layering, building depth through blending, barrel aging, and complementary ingredients,” said Lincoln. “You get the richness of cacao, the brightness of orange, and the structure of a well-built stout, all working together.”
The final beer delivers chocolate-forward richness balanced by bright citrus lift, with underlying notes of anise and cinnamon that add warmth and intrigue.
At 11.0% ABV, Orange & Cacao pours deep black and opaque, offering a full-bodied, decadent profile suited for slow, intentional drinking.
“This beer is all about layering, building depth through blending, barrel aging, and complementary ingredients,” said Lincoln. “You get the richness of cacao, the brightness of orange, and the structure of a well-built stout, all working together.”
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9.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Pint can, 2026 vintage. Cinnamon aroma with notes of cacao, chocolate, toffee, licorice, orange, molasses, vanilla, whiskey and oak. Pours deep brown with half a finger of mocha brown head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with rich cacao, chocolate, licorice, toffee and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with cinnamon, orange, whiskey, oak and molasses flavors. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Coaltrain Wine and Liquor
on 11 Sep 2026
at 06:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can. Aroma is orange, licorice, dark chocolate, woody, cigar ash, alcohol. Pours motor oil black with a half finger tan head with decent retention. Taste is cinnamon forward, with cocoa, orange, licorice, and faint bourbon notes following. Bittersweet. Nice chocolate orange character.
Tried
from Can
from
Pilgrim's Market
on 29 Jun 2026
at 23:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap at Fremont - Columbia City, pours a deep dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of orange peel, gentle cocoa, light cinnamon, and blended bourbon barrels. Flavour has a wonderfully cohesive mix of orange peel, cinnamon, cocoa, and bourbon barrels. For such a disparate mix of adjuncts, this works wonderfully—probably their best cuvee to date. The orange and cinnamon work beautifully in particularly. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fremont Brewing Company - Columbia City
on 05 Apr 2026
at 05:56