Older Viscosity
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
8.06
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100% Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Ale. This is the oak aging beer which makes up the oak aged portion found in our Old Viscosity. This is aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels for 6 months.
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9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
jet black pour, but not as thick as i was expecting, but still quite nice. Not much carbonation, and little to no head. Aroma is loaded with bourbon, and it adds such a wicked vanilla to the aroma. Lots of chocolate, espresso, molasses, raisins, and dark fruit. Flavour is very very smooth, and a tad boozey. Again, loads of bourbon vanilla notes along with more of the same from the aroma. Just an amazing sipper of a beer, i loved it.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. 2014 vintage. Aroma is lots of vanilla, chocolate, lots of Bourbon, malt, oak, dried dark fruits, raisins, liquorice, caramel. Flavour is sweet, body is full, a bit creamy texture. Massive Bourbon and vanilla, heavy but for its ABV this is fairly easily drinkable. Smooth and creamy, rich and complex. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
2008 vintage bottle, finally opened. This one was old when we bought it 10 years ago. Cheers, T. Can't believe how well this has held up over the years. Very dark brown pour, quick fading head. Nice nose with lots of bourbon barrel, caramel, graham cracker. Smooth taste, dense toasty malts, soft vanilla. Such smooth, and wonderful flavor to this. Bonus points for holding such greatness for 16 years. Incredible beer. See you guys in May!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2024
at 01:20
7/10
Tried
on 03 Jul 2023
at 21:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can shared at the Columbus tasting 22/06/2023. Thanks to LKS. A dark black brown coloured pour with a halo of dark tan head. Aroma is soy, dark black malts, boozy dried fruits, chestnut, oily. Flavour is thick, oily, dark black malts, soy, liquorice, treacle. Palate is oily, no condition, aged.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2023
at 18:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 12.7 ounces, via Importation Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), with Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on November 26, 2020; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, molasses, roast, bourbon, light anise, light alcohol; mouth: malt, molasses, roast, bourbon, light anise, light alcohol, light alcohol warmth, finale in anise with slight presence of molasses, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12,7 onces, via Importation Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), avec Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 26 novembre 2020; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, mélasse, torréfaction, bourbon, léger anis, léger alcool; bouche : malt, mélasse, torréfaction, bourbon, léger anis, léger alcool, léger chaleur d'alcool, finale en anis avec très légère présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Bouteille brune, 12,7 onces, via Importation Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), avec Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 26 novembre 2020; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, mélasse, torréfaction, bourbon, léger anis, léger alcool; bouche : malt, mélasse, torréfaction, bourbon, léger anis, léger alcool, léger chaleur d'alcool, finale en anis avec très légère présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2021
at 15:51
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2021
at 14:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On draft Hops & Pie 8/3/2014
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2021
at 14:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Strong oaky bourbon, prune, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Very dark brown with small brown head. Mildly sweet bourbon, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay and alcohol flavor. Body much lighter than expected. Light malt flavor. Good but not great - don't know if I let this one age too long.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2021
at 00:07
10/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2020
at 06:45