Black Butte XXXVI
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.64
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Brewed with chocolate and peanut butter. This special 36th anniversary beer was inspired by the signature dessert at our original brew pub in Bend, Oregon: the peanut butter pie. Dig into this decadent bourbon barrel-aged brew with notes of dark chocolate and creamy peanut butter dolloped with a sweet vanilla cream. Cheers to 36 years!
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: black pour and black in the glass with a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which dissolved nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and barrel/woody scent, light coffee roast with light vanilla notes then super light peanuts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fair toasty to roasty and sweet nutty to chocolatey quality; finishes toasty, chocolatey and coffee-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; clean smoothness and a touch of a nutty dry edge
Overall: wasn't really peanut buttery to me, more like toasted salted nuts which were super faint, still this was well brewed and I could return to this.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: black pour and black in the glass with a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which dissolved nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and barrel/woody scent, light coffee roast with light vanilla notes then super light peanuts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fair toasty to roasty and sweet nutty to chocolatey quality; finishes toasty, chocolatey and coffee-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; clean smoothness and a touch of a nutty dry edge
Overall: wasn't really peanut buttery to me, more like toasted salted nuts which were super faint, still this was well brewed and I could return to this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 20:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Tavour. Opaque dark brown color topped by. Finger-high puffy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and a hint of peanuts. Flavor is big and boozy. Notes of dark chocolate, peanut butter and oak. Very smooth and flavorful. The peanut butter is subtle. Finishes with a big, bitter bang.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 14 Oct 2025
at 05:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
This will be my first Black Butte to rate in a few years, just have not seen one until I picked up XXXVI at Total Wine in Fort Worth last November. The 12 oz bottle, labeled as being packaged on June 5, 2024, is being opened before a pour into an ABGB snifter. It arrives so dark brown as it might as well be black and is finished by a small ring of light tan, very fine bubbles. The smell is grand, there is dark fruit, grain, chocolate and berries. I take a drink, well, I can say it has been worth the wait. Bakers chocolate, wheat bread, strawberries, malt, raisins, vanilla and earth. A good amount of bitterness too. Though all the Black Buttes have been similar to me, this could be the best one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2025
at 23:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 9
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark brn/blk with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roast and peanut butter. Med plus body. Not dry, but not sticky. Heat is discernible. Bitter from roast I think. Chocolate is dark. Thankfully the PB is not oerwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2025
at 01:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2024
at 21:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with just a little head. Aromas of peanuts, cola, and soft roasted malts. Flavors of peanuts, bitter dark chocolate, bourbon alcohol, a bit of vanilla and roasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2024
at 00:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours black with a medium beige head. Aroma has plenty of peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, lactose, and a touch of oak barrel. Flavour is rich and cohesive, with lots of cocoa and lactose upfront, rounded by bourbon barrels, and then the peanut butter kicks in to add a nice element. Finishes somewhat bitter, but that helps keep the sweetness in check. If they used PB2 powder, it works well. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2024
at 04:26
8/10
Tried
on 04 Aug 2024
at 02:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle.Pours a dark brown hue with a medium tan head. A big sweet nose, licorice, some bourbon. Chocolate, dark bitter chocolates, some sweeter elements, vanilla, licorice. Very rich. Lovely. Put this on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2024
at 08:13