Black Butte XXIV
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.69
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XXIV. 24 years after Black Butte Porter’s debut, our potent, layered, imperial tribute returns. As usual, it’s a jazz riff, guided by the brewer’s muse and the lure of exotic ingredients. Artisanal dark chocolate nibs. Daglet dates. Mission figs. It may, possibly, hopefully, be the best edition yet. But, as it should be, you’ll be the judge of that.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF Shindig, 2016 (Sunday sesh.). Black pour with a beige head. Raisin, chocolate, licorice, cocoa aroma. Flavours of raisin, toffee, walnut, caramel, licorice, coffee, dark chocolate. Smoky-sweet finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 08:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pre-gbbf-shinding. Dunkel orange braunes Bier mit mittelgroßen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch nach minze, dunkles malz, Lakritze, wenig schokoladig. Geschmack süß Röstmalzig, minze, viel Lakritze, schokoladig, gut!
Tried
on 07 Aug 2016
at 13:58
8/10
Tried
on 07 Aug 2016
at 08:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Rose and Crown in Palo Alto as part of SF Beer Week and an aged beer special. Beautiful deep brown with massive deep brown, oily head. Anise and dark fruit. Slight funk and a little medicine. Very nice after 4 years of aging.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2016
at 00:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Ryan while we waited at ABC for ADWTD release: Poured a motor oil black with a creamy brown head. Aroma was coco and malts. Taste was a complex mix of dark fruit, coco, and robust malts. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2016
at 21:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Vintage 2012 - Sweet dark sugars, dates, chocolate and a nice roasty note. Deep jet black with a nice brown head. Dark roasty chocolate, dates, dark fruit and a nice long rich finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2015
at 18:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft pour at Snallygaster shared by solidfunk, thanks! Black with tan head. Aromas of caramel, bourbon, chocolate. Similar notes in the taste. Full body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2015
at 19:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draft at Snallygaster 2015. Pours a clear cola with an off white head. Flavors of chocolate. Smooth roasty finish,
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2015
at 20:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Awesome, seems to have aged well. Pours black with good head and lacing. Bittersweet finish. Lots of roast and dark chocolate. A hint of nut. Tap
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2015
at 10:36
8/10
Tried
on 09 Sep 2015
at 10:51