Gigantic Brewing Massive! - Port Barrel

Massive! - Port Barrel

 

Gigantic Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.40
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 14
In making Massive! Barrel Aged, we used only Skagit Pilot Pale malt and boiled for eight hours, giving the feel of a deep ruby color and rich malt flavor. We then aged Massive! in a variety of barrels - scotch, mezcal, port, cognac, rye and maple syrup. The sticker on the crown identifies which barrel the beer was aged in.
 

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Port Induced sweet and toasted malty with notes of dark dried fruit, caramel and toffee sweetness, medium body, port edged malty finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:37


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, thanks to Kenny, 10/09/23. Deep amber with a beige cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is sweet malts, caramel fudge, port barrel, fruit cake mix, brown sugar melt. Taste comprises figgy jam, brown sugar melt, sticky toffee pudding, surprisingly airy malts, good port barrel vibes, caramel, dates. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid port BA BW.

Tried on 10 Sep 2023 at 21:14


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

29th July 2023
Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Enticing vanilla tinted oaky port nose. Smooth palate, slightly soft, good fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, a light creamy sweetness, smooth caramel. Lovely smooth vanilla oak with rich ripe berry fruits. Red berries and dark berries, juicy and fermented and slightly spicy. Smooth finish. Wow! If your going to do a Port Barrel barleywine, this is how to do it. A delight.

Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 19:09


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

How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2021.
Appearance: Brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, dried fruit, port.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, dried fruit, port.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2022 at 08:17


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy dark earthy brown with a light brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains and toffee with a bit of caramel and a touch of port underlying. Flavor has port and sweet grains with a bit of toffee and a hint of caramel backing.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2022 at 23:01


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


Draught @ MBCC '21 [ Red Session 🧙‍♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2021, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.

[ As Gigantic Port Barrel Aged Massive! ].
ABV: 14.0%. Murky medium brown amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, woody, dried fruit, sweet malt, tobacco, port, barrel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, port, barrel, woody, dried fruity, rich. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20211023]
7-3-8-4-16

Tried on 15 Jan 2022 at 10:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Gigantic and massive, certainly, with a huge front of caramel, cocoa, dates, black cherry, and tobacco, followed by strong notes of oak and finished off with a port flourish. Pushes my boundary for sweetness in a beer, but never crosses it. Good pint.

Tried on 02 Dec 2021 at 18:57


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

Tap @MBCC 2021, Red Session. Cloudy dark amber, offwhite head. dried fruit, malt and caramel aroma. Malty, caramely and boozy flavour. Dried fruit, light port.

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2021 at 15:17


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[10/23/2021] Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2021. Red session. Amber-brown. Malt, caramel, wood, wine, hops, a bit of vanilla, sweet, alcohol.

Tried on 12 Nov 2021 at 12:56


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

Tap@MBCC 2021, Copenhagen - brown with a beige head. Port Induced sweet and toasted malty with notes of dark dried fruit, caramel and toffee sweetness, medium body, port edged malty finish.

Tried from Draft on 05 Nov 2021 at 15:45