Stronger Than Fiction
(has 6 batches)
Bottle Logic Brewing in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Rotating|
Score
7.71
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Bourbon barrel aged American strong ale finished on coffee beans and coconut. This strong ale is malt-rich with a syrupy caramel base that melts into the silky coconut feature. An exclusive blend of hand roasted coldbot coffee beans balances the dessert beer with warm, roasty, bitterness. Liquid macaroon!
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle (2024 vintage). Dark brown with small beige head. Subtle coconut and coffee notes with underlying cacao nibs, some dark fruit and a feint hint of bourbon. Lots of flavours going on, but they don't all mesh together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2026
at 03:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Darkish brown colour, with a thin head. The aroma has a lot of fruitiness, some rough bourbon, and a bit of vanilla. There's a fair bit of vegetal coffee on there as well. It's a little bit fizzy, then falls back into a raisiny and sweet barley wine character, again the bourbon is quite rough. While the coffee was strong on the nose, it takes a back seat on the palate. There's more than enough positive elements, but I feel like with Bottle Logic I shouldn't be looking for silver linings.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2026
at 03:00
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
31/XII/25 - 1Pt. 0.9Fl. Oz. bottle, shared @ ElManana+1’s place, BB: n/a, batch 003 (2025-1501) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Pretty clear red brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, unstable, falls down quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, malty, caramel, bourbon, coconut, alcohol, a bit oxidized, lovely! MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: a bit sweet, caramel, lots of alcohol, coconut, oxidized, leathery, vanilla, bourbon, lovely! Aftertaste: caramel, sugary, alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, oxidized, some tobacco, sugary, coconut, coffee notes, a hint of soy sauce, lovely beer!
Pretty clear red brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, unstable, falls down quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, malty, caramel, bourbon, coconut, alcohol, a bit oxidized, lovely! MF: soft carbon, full body. Taste: a bit sweet, caramel, lots of alcohol, coconut, oxidized, leathery, vanilla, bourbon, lovely! Aftertaste: caramel, sugary, alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, oxidized, some tobacco, sugary, coconut, coffee notes, a hint of soy sauce, lovely beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2025
at 21:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Peders Turns 8 - Vol 2, Copenhagen 07/12/2024 Intense dark roasted malty with lots of chocolate, some coconut, vanilla, full bodied, lovely mouthfeel, bourbon and coconut coalesce into the lingering malty close. Gorgeous.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2024
at 11:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Caramel, coconut and a hint of leather. Dark brown pour without much head. Bourbon is light, well done and just a hint to add some character. Orange peel. Sweet finish. Thick consistency, big body. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2024
at 01:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBJ - many thanks to WW. Cheers! Pours clear, reddish brown with a creamy, tan head. Medium sweet flavour, sugary, with notes of dried berries, a little toffee, booze. Full bodied with fine carbonation, lightly chewy. Warming and sticky to finish. Not bad, a bit heavy-handed overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2024
at 21:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd July 2024
CBJ Tasting. Bottle thanks to Wingman. A mild haze on this amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, quite light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts, coffee and coconut obvious and combining with the barrelling to make quite the honey estery sweetness. Finishes little and estery fruity. A little left field. Banana burps.
CBJ Tasting. Bottle thanks to Wingman. A mild haze on this amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, quite light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts, coffee and coconut obvious and combining with the barrelling to make quite the honey estery sweetness. Finishes little and estery fruity. A little left field. Banana burps.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2024
at 16:14