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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8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to fata2683: Poured a deep thick black oil with a tan to light brown creamy finger and half head. Strong cocoa aroma hits you head on but subsides to leave the bourbon booziness. Taste is a delightful mix of dark chocolate cocoa nibs, boozy bourbon and a strong coffee bean drying finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2012
at 19:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled at GABF. Pours a thick black with some frothy beige head. Sampled side by with the XX. The nose is bigger, vanilla, dark malt, molasses, cake icing. Flavor is sweet, light cherry, coconut, honey, vanilla, cake icing. Full bodied, smooth and slightly sticky. Really nice.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2012
at 09:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from a trade with 5000. I finally got this open after about five minutes of scraping wax off of the cap. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, bourbon, and chocolate. Dark roasted malt and bourbon flavors with bittersweet chcolate, oak, and some vanilla. Full body with soft carbonation. Very nice. Thanks Andre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2012
at 20:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a generous trader awhile back. Pours black with off white head. Nose/taste of bourbon, oak, vanilla, chocolate, orange peel and raisins. Sweet up front and a bit dried cocoa/orange peel in finish. Some citrus notes from the orange peel. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2012
at 20:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Mike12da. Chocolate nose with berries, orange, and some coffee. Big vanilla and bourbon flavor with some orange and chocolate, tangy, with a prickly, peppery finish. rather light bodied. Nice but way too sweet and the vanilla is a bit much. Could use a couple more years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2012
at 01:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentine. Thanks beerandbeyond. Black with a light brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate and a bit of alcohol. Sweet roasty and chocolatey flavor with some alcohol and hints of hot chilli in the finish. Full-bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2012
at 11:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Courtesy of beeranddogs. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty bitter chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with weak hints of licorice. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2012
at 06:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
clear dark brown, small brown head. caramelly and roasted malty aroma, boozy note. flavor is roasted malts, brown sugar, bourbon, wood. ends roasted malty , bourbon sweet. very nice.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2012
at 09:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown beer with a alcohol, roasted malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with roasted malt, alcohol, and wood, leading to a dry roasted and alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2012
at 08:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and chocolate. Smooth chocolate note. Light minerals note, thick chocolate and mixed vanilla and dark roasted malty. Lingering dark chocolate and dense caramelish into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2012
at 10:04