Decadent Darkness
Valley Brewing Company in Stockton, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.77
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Deep mocha black with a beige head that did not last long. Great dried prune on the aroma. Great full flavor of mocha, roasted bourbon and raisin. Mouthfeel is full and chewy.
Tried
on 11 May 2010
at 22:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. Blackish beter with a tan head. Chocolate and barrel notes in the aroma. Barrel and chocolate flavor with light roast and toffee. Fuller bodied. Barrel and chocolate lingers with light roast and light vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2010
at 13:50
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap, City Beer Store. Pours dark, black with dark brown highlights. The head is mocha-colored and relatively small but sticks around well. The aroma is a big mix of brown sugar, molasses, chocolate, caramel, coffee and bourbon, which is fairly restrained. The flavor is sweet but works quite well. It’s a thick, rich and luxurious beer with a deep well of flavor. It coats the mouth with sweet beer flavors and is quite excellent. One of my favorites from Valley so far.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2010
at 19:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75 cL bottle. Aroma is dry malty and slight butterish to dark malty. Dry roasted and dark malty with a distinct bourbon note. Dry and bitter to dark malty. Phenolic and bourbon dry finish. Dark roasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2010
at 06:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at Bistro’s BA Fest! Nose is oaky vanilla, light chocolate, and some bourbony sherry notes. Black with a medium cinnamon tan, glass lacing head. Flavor has a hint of bitterness, coffee, chocolate, light oak, and vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2009
at 19:15
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Tap at the Bistro BA Fest. Pours very dark with a good tan head. Aroma is dark malt, maybe chocolate, slightly oaky. It is indescribable, but wonderful. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is dark cherry-like fruit, burnt malt, chocolate, and enough oak to make me think sour. Very smooth. It is very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2009
at 13:56