Black Butte XXIII
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.71
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Black Butte XXIII: Porter brewed with cocoa nibs, orange and natural flavors added, with 25% aged in Bourbon Barrels [sic].
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught. Dark pour with pale tan head. Light chocolate aroma. Full flavour with a chocolate edge, Malty finish
Tried
on 15 Jul 2013
at 15:23
10/10
My last bottle and pretty amazing. Dark chocolate and yeah, an orange peel kind of bitterness. Carbo is great, but it's still a hot sob.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2013
at 17:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a very dark brown with creamy medium tan head that lasts awhile leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a strong cocoa nibs and oak. Thin mouthfeel with sweet roasted malt and cocoa nibs flavor with nice sweet finish. A very good imperial porter from Deschutes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2013
at 15:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Rosé and Crown. Pours very deep brown with a light brown head that fades quickly but leaves lacing. Boozy cocoa. Very bitter and full roast with bitter finish. Slightly hot with boozy bourbon notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2013
at 14:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Bruce’s 30th Birthday Bash - CBC Clerkenwell, London. Thanks to the ever-generous Bruce himself! Pours dark brown with a fine, beige cream head. Big chocolate malt nose, some milk chocolate, general dark sugars. Big sweet flavor, some charred malts, more dark sugars, moderate roast. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish with bitter cocoa, charred wood, roasted malts, dark cocoa. Rich and very tasty. (April 2013, Score: 4.0)
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014 London Sunday Tasting. Pours clear brown with a foamy tan head. The nose holds old chocolate, bread, ripe fruits. Medium sweet flavor with slight oxidation, earth, char, strong roast, burnt sugars. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with sturdy bitter charred grains, roasted malts, dried blackberries. Not bad. (August 2014, Score: 3.5)
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014 London Sunday Tasting. Pours clear brown with a foamy tan head. The nose holds old chocolate, bread, ripe fruits. Medium sweet flavor with slight oxidation, earth, char, strong roast, burnt sugars. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with sturdy bitter charred grains, roasted malts, dried blackberries. Not bad. (August 2014, Score: 3.5)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2013
at 14:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
9th February 2013
Bruce’s Birthday Bash at the Craft Clerkenwell. Thanks again to Bruce for more birthday treats! Opaque black - brown beer, little pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry. Nice dark malts, minerals. A little coffee. Pinch of bourbon spice. Semi dry finish. Quite simple but so very drinkable!
Bruce’s Birthday Bash at the Craft Clerkenwell. Thanks again to Bruce for more birthday treats! Opaque black - brown beer, little pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry. Nice dark malts, minerals. A little coffee. Pinch of bourbon spice. Semi dry finish. Quite simple but so very drinkable!
Tried
on 16 Mar 2013
at 11:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Bruce’s 30th celebrations, 08/02/13, big thanks to the birthday boy for sharing this one ! Light black with a good sized tan head. Nose is dark malts, light soap, toffee, cocoa, molasses, liqourice. Taste follws, molasses, chocolate, light booze, wood and mineral notes in the background. Full bodied, oily, moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2013
at 11:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, thanks to Bruce on his 30th birthday. It pours very dark brown with small light tan head. The nose is roasted malt, dark chocolate, dark caramel, light vanilla and coconut. The taste is chocolate, caramel, toffee, earth, wood, sharp alcohol kick, bourbon, faint coffee, roasted malt and vanilla with a boozy finish. Medium-full body and average carbonation. Nice flavour, but pretty rough around the edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2013
at 11:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Deeblo 30 th birthday. Black beer yep its an impy stout. bit hot alcohol some choc. too hot
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2013
at 12:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of oranges, a bit of oxidation, cocoa nibs and some coconut flakes - not much hint of the barrel aging. Flavour is very complex, with orange fruits, cocoa nibs, a bit of coconut, very subtle barrel characteristics and a bit of sherry-like oxidation. Complex and well-rounded. Great stuff, but inferior to Black Butte XXI.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 18:25