Deschutes Brewery Black Butte XXVIII

Black Butte XXVIII

 

Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production
Score
7.86
ABV: 11.5% IBU: 51 Ticks: 60
Every year, we celebrate our anniversary with an imperial, barrel-aged version of our flagship Black Butte Porter. Our brewers love to experiment and they always add some fun new ingredients to this beer like chilies, cranberries, figs and other such treats. This year, to celebrate 28 years of brewing, they’ve added the interesting mix of ingredients above for another multi-layered flavor experience.
 

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Tried on 14 Apr 2018 at 22:28


9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 650 ml, shared with JFK10000 and Max. Dark brown with medium light brown head. Malty, caramel, spicy, cocoa, chocolate, oranges. Smooth. Bitterness in finish. Easy drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2018 at 18:45


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

Sample at the "Black Friday 03" tasting on 11/24/2017. Black pour with a medium foamy dark beige head that diminishes gradually to a film. Patches of lace on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and dark fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, cocoa, fruit and vanilla. The finish is roasty and oaky with a malt and dark fruit aftertaste. Good beer overall.

Tried on 31 Dec 2017 at 18:23


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

On tap at Black Friday. Clear deep dark brown. Medium roast and barrel flavors. Carmel toasted malts and smooth feel. Some chocolate notes as well.

Tried from Draft on 24 Nov 2017 at 15:59


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle with about a year spent in the beer fridge. Very dark brown pour with a thick, but quick to dissipate brown head. Big aroma of rich malty sweetness, bittersweet cocoa, light bourbon barrel. Taste is heavily sweet, lots of dark chocolate malt, vanilla, and some woody barrel notes. Lingering bourbon barrel sweet end. Faint notes of the scotch barrel and a little bit of smoky peat, but very faint. Somewhat boozy, but great to sip on and warm up as the fall temps have arrived. Late in the glass, as it continues to warm, a little of the orange/citrus starts to emerge in the air.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2017 at 10:46


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

Bottle, thanks Eddan. Black with a medium tan head. A pleasant one with dark malt, chocolate, some dried fruit and cocoa. Smooth and nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2017 at 11:51


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

8 3 8 4 16 Bottle shared. Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate, cocoa and overripe dark fruits. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2017 at 03:12


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

650 ml bottle. Bottled on 6/ 2016. Very dark brown, thin head. Flavor is real nice, roasted malts, chocolate, mild oak, light citrus peel in the finish. Mild carbonation, fuller body for a porter. Mild smoky hints. It does show some mild booze, still decent.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2017 at 19:24


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle shared in NH - big thanks to AirForceHops. Pours deep brown with a frothy, khaki head. Nice aroma, rounded roasted malt character, cocoa, dried dark fruits. Medium sweet flavour with a hint of booze, rich chocolate, more roast, raisins, a little plum. Medium to full bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, with further dried dark fruits, rich and rounded chocolate, soft roast, a little vanilla, mellow ash. Great depth, and also really drinkable. One of the better Black Buttes I can recall. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2017 at 19:06


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

Bomber from AFH. brown edges. nearly black in the glass. 2 finger espresso head. fait aroma of cocoa, chlorine and licorice. Licorice flavor, a little vanilla but very faint. Not getting the other adjuncts. dark fruit finish with a lot of barrel. Tasty but too much licorice.

Tried on 18 Aug 2017 at 19:03