Fort George Brewery Reclusa

Reclusa

 

Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale - American Regular Out of Production
Score
7.66
ABV: 13.0% IBU: - Ticks: 9
A blend of barrel aged stouts and English barleywine.

Blended in collaboration with Bottleworks for their 19th Anniversary.

The final decision was 57.1% rye chocolate stout aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels, 14.3% buckwheat walnut stout aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels, 14.3% oatmeal stout aged in House Spirits Westward Whiskey barrels, and 14.3% English barleywine aged in Adelsheim Pinot Noir barrels and finished in Bull Run Bourbon barrels.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

[2018 vintage] On tap at Bottleworks. Pours black with a beige head. Smoky whiskey, roasted malts, and red wine barrels on the nose. Flavour has roasted, bready malts, dry pinot noir barrels, some smoky whiskey. This is fantastic, wonderfully complex and well-integrated.

Tried from Draft from Bottleworks on 05 Oct 2025 at 02:26


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at the SteveOJ Birthday bottle share dark brown black pour. Dark malts and some coffee and dark chocolate aromas and flavors. Chalky dry finish

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2019 at 07:45


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at share.Dark brown pour with a small cap of head. Aroma is boozy, brown sugar. taste is big malts, with a sweetness throughout. Sugary and boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2019 at 06:18


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

Bottle pours out brown topped with a small ring of a head. Nose is great sweet malts chocolate big barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate bourbon barrel booze vanilla very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2019 at 04:09


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

On tap at Bottleworks, pours black with a tiny beige head. Aroma is loaded with decadent bourbon barrels upfront, with vanilla, bourbon, maple syrup and light cocoa. Flavour is similarly intense, with decadent bourbon barrels, light vanilla, and a touch of caramel. Intensely deep and complex. Just an amazing beer.

Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2019 at 19:34


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

Bottle - Big barrel notes with a touch of toffee. Jet brown black with a frothy small beige head. Dark toffee, roast and a toasted coconut finish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2018 at 05:42


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

Bottle. Medium brown, not much head. On the nose, there's a fair bit of bourbon, vanilla, coffee, maybe a touch of burnt fruits. On the palate, there's some soft dark malts, nice deep rich fruits that are just a touch burnt. Rich and barrelly, with a big bourbon and slight red wine signature. The barley wine seems to lend a little bit of malt complexity while still being lighter than the intense stouts that comprise most of this beer. This is fun - really nice complexity. Really nice - fun stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2018 at 05:40


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Enjoyed on draft at Bottleworks. Another solid beer to celebrate the anniversary here. If it werent for the anniversary beers, I probably wouldn't ever.. nevermind. A near black pour. Excellent aroma, dark chocolate, smooth bourbon, hints of cherry? Complex, and beautiful. Flavor is a good amount if whiskey, bold dark chocolate. Dense body, a good amount of booze. Excellent flavor. I really should get a bottle of this. I feel like it would age well. Amazing blend here.

Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2018 at 23:29


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Maybe the best beer of the day. On tap at Dark Arts. Pours a dark brown reddish color with a medium white head. A big sweet boozy nose. Sugary, hot rum, some roast, malty berries, spicy sweet rum. Very complex like a Firestone Walker Anniversary.

Tried from Draft on 20 Feb 2018 at 04:38