Reserve Kill Devil Brown Ale
Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular|
Score
7.04
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Aged in Puerto Rican rum barrels, and brewed with Sweet Barbados and Blackstrap molasses, palm sugar, and Calypso hops, Kill Devil’s flavor and name were inspired by the ingredients used by Caribbean distillers.”
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught from draught 55. Super boozy and a brown pour. Rum raisin and sugar. OK but a bit much.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Taster at Taphouse. Hazy, dark amber, small , lasting creamy head. Aroma is light and in revealing, taste comes on strong and boozy. Malty, raisins, wood, molasses, rum. Initially sweet then boozy and bitter. Sip slowly and enjoy.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2017
at 14:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery
Clear dark amber with a small beige head, good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and chocolate. Flavors of caramel, chocolate and molasses
Good
Clear dark amber with a small beige head, good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and chocolate. Flavors of caramel, chocolate and molasses
Good
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2015
at 19:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy copper with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong rum, caramel, molasses. Medium mouth, very sweet, caramel, rum, really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2015
at 21:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at widmer Portland. Pours out a crisp golden copper topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet caramel malts honey and some wood. Taste is more of the sweetness caramel toffee honey and wood.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2015
at 21:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Sweet caramel and some raisin and plum. Cloudy copper with a decent white head. Dark sugars, caramel and a nice long brown sugar finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2015
at 21:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the taproom, PDX, 08/11/14. Lightly hazed amber with a moderate beige covering. Nose is light booze, rum, toffee, dark malt, spice. Taste comprises caramel, light booze, spice, dark fruit rinds, hoppy tones. Medium + body, fine carbonation, lightly warming alcohol in the close. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2015
at 15:14
8/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2014
at 16:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle shared by friends, split 4 ways. 2013 vintage. Aroma is all kinds of sweet; caramel, molasses, brown sugar and mild dark fruit.
The rum barrel is only lightly noticeable in the finish with the over the top sweet flavors. The booze is completely hidden but almost anything would be hidden in this amount of sweetness. Medium in body with soft carbonation. Perhaps this was not one to hold onto. Drink fresh.
The rum barrel is only lightly noticeable in the finish with the over the top sweet flavors. The booze is completely hidden but almost anything would be hidden in this amount of sweetness. Medium in body with soft carbonation. Perhaps this was not one to hold onto. Drink fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2014
at 08:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy light amber-brown, light sugary nose, some big molasses taste, with barrelly notes. Rich, lingering complex molasses character, the alcohol just enough to cut through this. Tasty.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2014
at 22:31