Port City Brewing Company Colossal Eight

Colossal Eight

 

Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Bock - Doppelbock Special Out of Production
Score
7.09
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 28 Ticks: 7
To celebrate eight years of brewing, we created a delicious German-style doppelbock. COLOSSAL 8 is a malt-forward, russet-colored lager with crimson highlights. At 8% ABV, COLOSSAL 8 is slightly warming with a touch of sweetness, evoking baking bread and plums.
 

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7

Draft from Charleys. Pours an opaque deep brown. Maltiness, plum and such. Pretty nicely done.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 02:01


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

S: tobacco - leather - rich malts A: clear light brown body - tan head T: bourbon - maple - raisins P: caramelised sugars - spiced pears - nutty at end O: complex - very subdued - aged well 12 ounce bottle - Whole Foods (grocery): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia - purchased: 08-February-2019 - bottled: 30-January-2019 - US$2,99 - sampled: 01-November-2024, a good deal over 5 years after purchase/bottling

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2024 at 18:51


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From notes. Draft at Dominion Wine & Beer. Clear amber, beige head. Aromas: malt, nutty notes. Taste is same plus caramel. Medium body

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2020 at 01:02


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle thanks to hershiser2. 1/8/20. Dark brown large tan head, fair retention. Aroma of raisin and roast. Kinda weak. Taste is toffee, caramel, plum, cherry, a bit of spice. Medium bodied, well hidden booze. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2020 at 02:46


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Ginger Man - NYC. Pours clear dark copper-red, beige dense foamy head, very faint caramel aroma, low carbonation, bitter caramel taste with dried fruits flavor, thin smooth body, medium finish. Smooth and easy to drink.

Tried on 13 Jul 2019 at 19:38


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle pours a dark, garnet amber with some ringing off white head. Nose has dates, candy sugar, raisins, fruit cake, dried cherries. Flavor is well balanced, dark candi sugar, marzipan, dates, raisins, caramel, pumpernickel. Finishes sweet, full bodied and sticky.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2019 at 01:19


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour at Hops N' Shine. Poured a slightly clear, dark amber color with a medium sized, slightly off-white head. Aroma was a blast of sweet malts. Light toasted, roasted notes. Flavor was sweet malts, roast. Smooth. There's a little bit of alcohol here, but it's quite pleasant. Very crisp and clean.

Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2019 at 06:39