Clockwork
Commonwealth Brewing Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.57
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GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From notes. Can. Black, light tan head. Aromas: orange dark chocolate, malt, roasty coffee. Tastes: orange, dark chocolate, coffee, cocoa. Full body
mcm1 (3805) ticked Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
11-1-19 SAM only
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Canned 11/21/18, drunk 1/10/19.
Dark ebony with a mahogany tint, undetermined clarity and a large tan head that fades slowly to cover.
Nose is nice! Love that orange. Can't say I usually like orange stouts as it gets to floral/acidic and sharp, which doesn't work well with the roasted character. But here it's as soft as can be. Very gently fragrant. Light coffee sits in the background with a bit of fudge. Good roastiness and the fruitiness really helps balance. Surprisingly no alcohol.
In the mouth it's soft and sweet with tons of fudge. There's good bitterness on the end and tons of chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Orange isn't as prominent here. The sugar conceals the alcohol which is nice, but it is quite sweet, probably just a touch too much, though not syrupy or cloying. This would work better as an 8% imperial with much less residual sugar but the same flavor profile. At least you can't taste the lactose. Lingering dark malt and coffee helps provide enough balance to be able to finish the entire can. Pretty impressive that I could do it pretty easily. Though not something I'd want to do often.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Pounder: Charred oak, dark chocolate. Cola black, thin tan head. Charred oak, orange peel, dark chocolate. Full body, easy carbonation. Very well
Drake (22934) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
16 ounce can thanks to hershiser2! Meaty Odd tasting. Black, large dense creamy brown head, good retention. Aroma of orange, chocolate, roast, vanilla. Taste is milk chocolate, honey. lactose, granola. caramel, roast. juicy citrus. Full bodied, creamy, booze well hidden.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Nice stuff. Roast with chocolate and light orange. Milk. Good balance. Black pour with good head and lacing. Can.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16oz can pours an opaque black with khaki head. Nose has chocolate syrup, malt, molasses, the orange is there too. Flavor has chocolate and malt, orange, some spice, molasses. Full bodied, sweet finish. OK.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16oz can at the early December Ratebeer DC Tasting. Poured a nearly pitch black color with a very small light tan head. Aroma was a blast of coffee, roasted malts, with some orange and chocolate. Flavor was really nice smooth coffee, roasted malt, orange. Flavorful.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed Clockwork from Commonwealth Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a 16 oz. can at the December 2018 DC RB gathering. Pours a clear dark cola with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and tobacco. Flavors are sweet milk chocolate with some egg nog spices.