The Commons Brewery Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

 

The Commons Brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.88
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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample, brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, 2014 vintage, from and with Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on October 14 2015; eye: dark brown, semi-opaque, brown head that turns into a ring, slight lacing; nose: bourbon, woody, roasted barley, chocolate, cherry, oak; mouth: bourbon, woody, roasted malt, chocolate, cherry, oak, woody finale with presence of bourbon, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, millésime 2014, de et avec Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 14 octobre 2015; œil : brun foncé, semi-opaque, mousse brune qui se transforme en un anneau, très légère dentelle; nez : bourbon, boisé, orge torréfiée, chocolat, cerise, chêne; bouche : bourbon, boisé, orge torréfiée, chocolat, cerise, chêne, finale boisée avec présence de bourbon, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2016 at 11:21


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

Bottle at Wtf 2, pours a very dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong cherry skin, wood, roast. Medium mouth, tart cherry, wood, chocolate, light roast finish, very good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2016 at 16:25


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a dark burgundy color ale with a large off-white foamy head with light retention. Aroma of sweet dry fruits, with some light chocolate notes and some bourbon/vanilla notes. Taste is a complex mix of chocolate, sweet dry fruits notes, light molasses, some residual sugar notes and some bourbon and vanilla notes. Body is about average with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Intriguing experiment with great flavours but lacking some cohesion.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2015 at 14:39


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A hazed dark amber brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with treacle, candy sugar, dark fruits, plums, licorice notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light coconut oil, chocolate, light coffee, treacle and dark fruits, molasses, alcohol warmth, very nice. Bottle from Boutip.

Tried from Can on 16 Oct 2015 at 20:37


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to bauermj. Pours clear hazel, quite large beige head, kinda fizzy, diminishes to a decent residual with good lacing. Aroma is dusty, some bourbon, caramel, some toffee. Flavor is light plus sweet, oak, bourbon, dark sugars, perhaps cherry. Very light bitterness, some ABV heat. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2015 at 02:29


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[2/27/15] Draught at The Commons Brewery in Portland. Nice deep reddish brown. Lovely aroma of bourbon, vanilla, cookies, chocolate and some dark fruits. Sweet flavor with chocolate, vanilla, cookies, some fruitiness and a tart cherry note. Medium-bodied. Very good.

Tried on 16 Mar 2015 at 17:15


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

Bottle during RBSG 2014. Dark amber brown color. Aromas of light bourbon, dark fruit, light tart notes. Tastes of bourbon, light tart notes, spices. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2014 at 23:02


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at CapFlu’s Blomster Bash
The color is near black with frothy head. Dusty aroma, a bit of fruits. dusty dark makes flavor, some fruits, boozy.
Very messy.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2014 at 18:10


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared by Ferris RBSG St. Louis. Pours dark reddish brown. Off white. Nose/taste of bourbon, oak, vanilla, cocoa nib, dark cherry. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2014 at 15:39


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can @ the pussy palace. Pours a dark reddish appearance with a khaki head. whiskey, cinnamon, chocolate, caramel, dark fruity aroma. Twangy whiskey, tart cherry, woody, leather, toasty flavor. Ok.

Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2014 at 21:35