Err to Excess
Breakside Brewery in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.50
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Bourbon barrel aged stout brewed with hazelnuts, sea salt, caramel and chocolate.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes. Consumed 06/27/2018
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a film of a little white foamy head which slid off into oblivion
Aroma: subtle nuttiness, milk chocolate, vanilla, caramel and a super light dose of salt, I caught a dried woody whiff as the beer warmed
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a mostly sweet sense with a subtle nutty to salty tone riding in underneath; finishes very sweet through the chocolate, vanilla and caramel
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; good carb level; some smoothness along the tongue but also some roasty grip there too
Overall: nice enough pastry impy stout, not sure why it was more of rounded nuttiness when normally I could have picked out actually hazelnuts, eh, I dunno/whatever, next beer please.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a film of a little white foamy head which slid off into oblivion
Aroma: subtle nuttiness, milk chocolate, vanilla, caramel and a super light dose of salt, I caught a dried woody whiff as the beer warmed
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a mostly sweet sense with a subtle nutty to salty tone riding in underneath; finishes very sweet through the chocolate, vanilla and caramel
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; good carb level; some smoothness along the tongue but also some roasty grip there too
Overall: nice enough pastry impy stout, not sure why it was more of rounded nuttiness when normally I could have picked out actually hazelnuts, eh, I dunno/whatever, next beer please.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2026
at 21:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at home with Johnny. Dark brown to black color, small to average sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, soft roast, chocolate, vanilla, sweetish. Wow, very good this one. Very solid.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2026
at 23:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Black-brown with no head. Nose is caramel and chocolate, soy sauce, grapes and berries. Sweet and silky with rich chocolate and berry notes.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2025
at 00:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour, guessing 2018, maybe 2017 vintage based on reviews. Cellar dweller, and worked out nicely in this case. Jet black pour. Lasting cola foam head. Aroma of nutty grains, bready notes, soft chocolate. Thick body, some coffee up front, with lots of nutty grain, whiskey Barrel, cocoa, and a cool vanilla whiskey finish. Well layered and complex stout. Very good all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2023
at 03:34
8/10
Tastes like double chocolate oreos dipped in bourbon. Bit carby and wish it was thicker but so sweet and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2018
at 17:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Salty and nutty with chocolate notes. Jet black with a decent beige head. Nutty and salty with some woody notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 06:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma bings out lots of smoked bourbon barrels, with toasted caramel and a toasted hazelnut. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of complex bourbon barrels upfront, followed by salted caramel and light toasted nuts. Don't get the chocolate. Love the barrel character here. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2018
at 05:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours a dark brown color, almost black, a small brown head. A big bourbon nose. Very dry, roast, cocoa powder, some sweet licorice and bourbon. A bit hot. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2018
at 21:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown with light tan head. Aromas of rich roasted malts, dark sugar, ans salty nutted chocolate. Flavor follow same with additional bourbon. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2018
at 03:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a hazy brown with large tan head. The aroma is cocoa, dark fruit, oak, bourbon. Slick body, fig, cocoa, oak, boozy finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2018
at 01:55