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

Bottle, thanks for sharing. Pours a hazy amber brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of fruits and apple with some earthy grains. Flavor has notes of bread and grain with some light fruits underlying.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2014 at 21:01


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

Bottle - Roast malts, cherry and yeast. Cloudy dark brown with a brown head. Dark sugars, bourbon, cherry and Belgian yeast. The individual components don’t marry well into what is expected.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2014 at 20:56


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Tried on 20 Jun 2014 at 20:52


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

750mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out sour cherries, followed by cocoa, Belgian yeast, and bourbon. Flavour is pretty decadent, but also thinner on the mouthfeel than anticipated, with notes of tart cherries upfront, followed by dry cocoa, Belgian yeast and rounding off with bourbon barrels. Thinner on the mouthfeel than expected for a barrel aged Belgian strong. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2014 at 19:21


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

750 ml bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with light head of big bubbles. Aromas of dust/chalk, stale bourbon, and raisins. Flavors of brown sugar, roasted malts, bourbon, and a bit of dark fruit. Dry, full, a bit sweet and hot. Interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2014 at 20:13


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown beer with a tan head. Bourbon and chocolate aroma with light fruitiness. Bourbon and chocolate flavor with banana, spice, fruitiness, and caramel. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and chocolate lingers with cherry, yeast, and light spice. Gets a little too much cola influence.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2014 at 19:29


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Yespr. Pours a hazy dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly sour cherry aroma. Fruity and slightly sour cherry flavor with weak hints of caramel. Has a fruity sour cherry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2013 at 03:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sample from 75 cl. bottle. Bottle # 34/150. Hazy, red-brown colour with a big,off-white head. Sweet and rich aroma with grapes, minerals, oak, cocoa nips, somewhat tart. Taste is sweet. Medium to full body, creamy texture, too excessive carbonation. Finishes tart with alcohol and vanilla notes. A complex beer.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2013 at 07:16


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

75 cl bottle. Pours hazyto murky brown with a small off white head. Aroma is cherry fruity and toasted malty. Cherry, toasted malty and caramelish. Light bitter and toasted malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2013 at 12:46


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

Bottled. A dark amber beer with some sediment floating around under a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of fruits, alcohol, and prunes. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, prunes, wood, cocoa beans, brettanomyces, and alcohol, leading to a tart finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2013 at 11:25