Existent
Stillwater in Grand Mound, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanyFarmhouse - Black Saison Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.00
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Existent represents the philosophy behind Stillwater Artisanal. We strive to define ourselves through our passion and sincerity while accepting that not all aspects of life are readily explainable. To manifest this ideology we present an ale of intrigue. Deep & dark though deceptively dry, braced by a firm yet smooth bitterness and accented with an earthy hop and mild roast aroma. This is an ale for you to define..
’and if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.’ –Nietzsche
Note: Formerly brewed at Dog, now at Two Roads.
’and if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.’ –Nietzsche
Note: Formerly brewed at Dog, now at Two Roads.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Body is a cola-like brown and supports a big and fluffy tan head that dies down to lacing and a half finger or so of head during the walk upstairs. Aromas are fairly mild... A bit of a cola dark malt presence and grain dust is about all I’m picking up on. Flavor is much more interesting. A nice mix of lemon and chocolate with a little bit of a tangy funk to it. This is a very interesting combination, to say the least. Mouthfeel is middle of the road... Almost like a black lager or something as far as how it slides across the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2012
at 21:03
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Trocken malziger Beginn, wenig fruchtig. Starke Karbonisierung, eher langweilig, etwas bitter. Ok aber irgendwie unbedeutend. /8/8/7//7
Tried
on 08 Jul 2012
at 06:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at "30 år av surt", on May 5, 2012 in Göteborg. Cuivrée, col léger beige. Arôme fruité noire, malt et caramel grillé. En bouche, fine amertume, note malt grillé, fruits noirs, léger fumé, sucre candi, palais est réchauffant, sec au fini avec un malt oscillant entre le pâle et caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at "30 år av surt", on May 5, 2012Slight bit hazy brown color, smallish tan head. Malty, sweet, fresh scent, acidic (slightly) and chocolate. Sweet, spicy, dry, red wine, chocolate, bitter taste. Sort of thin mouthfeel, dry harsh high bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2012
at 01:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at The House of 1000 Beers this beer poured a black color with a small creamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was dryish and roasty with wood and vanilla elements. The flavor was dry,bitter and moderately roasty with notes of anise, wood smoke and raisin. The finish was long, dry and roasty with lingering wood, smoke and anise. Moderately full bodied. Disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2012
at 22:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep mahogany into a tulip. white head with good retention recedes leaving trailing sheets to coat surface. Chocolate and pit fruit aromas. Medium bodied and dry with earthy chocolate, toasted pumpernickel and sweet alcohol soaked pit fruit.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2012
at 16:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 750ml (courtesy of FatPhil and Anna in Tallinn)
Dark brown color, steady beige head. Riped fruits, caramel and chocolate in the aroma. Medium-bodied. Chocolate, some hops, caramel, some wood and maybe a bit Bretta-like wild yeast. Tasty.
Dark brown color, steady beige head. Riped fruits, caramel and chocolate in the aroma. Medium-bodied. Chocolate, some hops, caramel, some wood and maybe a bit Bretta-like wild yeast. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2012
at 22:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled:
Clear, dark brown colour. Large, thick head. Aroma is chocolate and sourish, dark berries. Slightly roasted, malty flavour followed by a boozy bitterness; tastes almost like a Doppelbock. Not very complex and rather shallow.
Clear, dark brown colour. Large, thick head. Aroma is chocolate and sourish, dark berries. Slightly roasted, malty flavour followed by a boozy bitterness; tastes almost like a Doppelbock. Not very complex and rather shallow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2012
at 10:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Almost clear, deep brown liquid with medium to big, firm cappuccino head. Aroma of chocolate, toasted malt, coffee, spices, earthy hops and nuts. Taste is dry, light to medium bitter and quite roasted with some spicy farmhouse notes. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Feels very much like a stout, but really nice still.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2012
at 10:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cl bottle @ home, no BBE info
Weird and stale aroma with some spices, flowery notes and licorice. Foamy palate. Slightly sour flavour is also rather unique with berries, flowery notes and some licorice. Rich finish. Good, but a bit too spicy.
Weird and stale aroma with some spices, flowery notes and licorice. Foamy palate. Slightly sour flavour is also rather unique with berries, flowery notes and some licorice. Rich finish. Good, but a bit too spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2011
at 04:04