Private Press Brewing Fifth Press

Fifth Press

 

Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
  Strong Ale - American Series
Score
7.53
ABV: 17.1% IBU: - Ticks: 2
The annual solera style anniversary blend is back! Each year this blend moves closer to barleywine, one barrel at a time. First Press was all stout; Fifth Press features only a single barrel of stout. That means sixth press will be all Barleywine. This years blend has a pronounced salted toffee note accompanied by tannic dark chocolate and a touch of licorice. Fifth Press really opens up after coming to room temp and presents one of the longest finishes yet.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Sample during "Farm Fest 2025 (Friday VIP)" on 07/04/2025. Black pour with some mahogany around the edges, and a thin light beige head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of bourbon, malt, oak and fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, chocolate malt, anise and ripe fruits. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Very good all around.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2025 at 19:25


9.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours inky black, small brown head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, toffee, bourbon cocoa, vanilla, fudge. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Some heat. Gr8.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2025 at 02:57

gave a cheers!