Brinker

Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company in Newport, Newport, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Stout - Imperial Regular

Score

7.04

ABV: 7.4%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

Brinker is an imperial stout produced by AOBC and the Living Levels Partnership to celebrate the Gwent Levels and its unique and fascinating 'Levels Lingo'. A solid fawn-coloured head on top of a pitch black body. Spotty lacing on the glass. Mid-sweet, roasted earthy malts on the nose, with a well blended taste profile of dark bread, chocolate and caramel malts. Smoothly roasted ending. Velvety mouth feel. Brinker is the local name for a person who owns land on one side of a reen and is responsible for clearing vegetation, traditionally with a scythe.

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7.5

Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 4 months ago

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

330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, small to average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Cautious, roasty, chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, couverture, weak fruity overtones with a touch of blueberry, a minimally ashy touch as well. Taste is mildly bitter, roasty, dark malty and mildly bitter hoppy, chocolately dark malty and minimally caramel malty, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, a touch of burnt caramel, ashes, minimally metallic overtones with a touch of rust, iron rust, even weaker fruity overtones with a touch of blueberry.
Creamy texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously dry palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Barely "Imperial" compared to the flood of double digit abv Impy Stouts available today, but well crafted, harmonious, nice bitterness - enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2025 at 22:19

7.9

ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is roasted malts, ashy, coffee, dark fruit, bready and chocolate. Soft carbonation and very good body. Nice bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

Bottle from Wales Ales. Black pour with small beige top. Roast malt, coffee, toffee, liquorice, hint of dark fruit - inviting. Taste of roasted malt, brown bread crusts, liquorice, molasses and blackcurrant. Medium bodied, somewhere between slick and chewy, drying.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

6.9

bb (18428) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Caramel and light molasses aroma. Caramel and molasses flavor with dark fruit and chocolate. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel and molasses linger with light chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2024 at 17:04

7.5

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

28/6/2024. Bottle from Anglo-Oregon Brewery, Newport. Pours black with a small short lasting frothy beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malt, ash, coffee, caramel, dried fruits, touch of coconut. Medium sweetness, roasted bitterness and body. Quite smooth, soft carbonation. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2024 at 21:18

6.5

Hanoi (1998) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago

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

Bottle. Nose is chocolate, hint of marshmallow, dark chocolate. Taste is coffee, dark chocolate, woody, licorice, salty, herbal, minty. Cheerful

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2024 at 21:55