1966
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Santa Cruz Mountain BrewingStrong Ale - American Special
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Score
7.44
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In 1966, Oldsmobile released the first model of the Toronado. In 1987, the Toronado opened its doors at 547 Haight St., and the rest is history. 1966, a beer crafted in honor of this storied institution's 35th anniversary, is a blend of munichwine, barleywine, and a touch of double-barrel quadruple. It is arguably Private Press's most dynamic blend. The blend presents waves of spice, caramel, fruit, vanilla, and a touch of botanical bitterness that washes over the palate with a long, ever-changing finish. As we raise a glass to another monumental birthday, it is important to remember the original birth year of Toronado's namesake, 1966.
Blend:
Hutcherson (barrel #111) aged 20 months in Pappy Van Winkle barrels
Dolphy (barrel #154) aged 12 months in Elijah Craig 10 Year barrels
Kriegel (barrel #216) aged 10 months in brandy barrels and 13 months in 17 Year George Dickel barrels
DeJohnette (barrel #223) aged 10 months in Buffalo Trace Experimental barrels
Ripple In Time Blend (barrel #237) aged 3 months in 10-gallon Venus Rye barrels
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tiong (21414) reviewed 1966 from Private Press Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dry, syrupy and slightly earthy with some barrel, oak, toffee, caramel and bourbon vanilla notes. Heavy and intense, slightly warming finish. Pretty good. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Nineteen Sixty Six on 24 Feb 2024 at 10:10 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Rated at Platinum Beer Lounge - Viikki Branch HQ. Dry, syrupy and slightly earthy with some barrel, oak, toffee, caramel and bourbon vanilla notes. Heavy and intense, slightly warming finish. Pretty good.
Bytemesis (16323) reviewed 1966 from Private Press Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is bourbon, cocoa, leather, dates, earth, vanilla. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Great, as would be expected from brad.
ineedbeer (4102) reviewed 1966 from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of dark caramel and toffee notes. Lighter notes of toasted bread, chocolate and faint notes of roast and molasses. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak. Pours a very dark brown but not quite black with a medium sized, thick, mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where a small film lingers. No lacing and long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of caramel and toffee notes. Lighter notes of toasted bread, treacle, chocolate and faint roast and molasses notes. Medium bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Medium light bourbon notes and light oak notes. Light raisin and prune notes with hints of anise and soy sauce. Mouthfeel is full bodied and silky with medium light carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice barleywine. Lots of malt character with a great body. Bourbon notes and alcohol are nice and well integrated with the malt. A bit of a dark fruit note in the flavor which I don't love.