Benzai (24515) reviewed Ursus Spelaeus from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Countbeer @ weekly tasting. Opaque pitch black color, small brown head. Aroma has malts, roasted malts, liquorice. Taste malts, roasted malts, lightly alcohol, bitter. Average body, medium carbonation. Somehow I don’t really like it.
Drebus (8639) reviewed Ursus Spelaeus from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ benzai thx to countbeer. Dark brown to black colour with a small off-white head. Smells liquorice, alcohol, red fruits, sweet. Tastes chocolate, roasty, malts, sweet, raisins, red fruits, coffee. Medoum body, soft carbo.
superspak (10160) reviewed Ursus Spelaeus from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Pours pitch black color with a small fairly dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, raisin, banana, toast, molasses, light char, clove, pepper, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, toast, molasses, raisin, banana, clove, pepper, light char, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Slight roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, molasses, raisin, banana, clove, pepper, light char, and roasted/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, balance, and robustness of dark/roasted malt and fruity/spicy yeast flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy, moderately slick, and lightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent Belgian imperial stout! All around great complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Humulo Nimbus Double IPA from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Spicy hops, cotton candy and a nice malt backbone. Clear orange amber with no head. Candy sweetness, grapefruit pith and a bitter alcohol finish. Nice balance overall, pretty good.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Reluctant IPA from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Tap House Grill in Seattle. Clear pale amber pour with a medium off-white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Sticky strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, pine and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of resiny hops, toasted malt and caramel. The finish is moderately bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
superspak (10160) reviewed Dubbel Entendre from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22 ounce bottle into chalice, no bottle dating. Pours hazy very dark reddish brown color with a small light khaki head with decent retention, that reduces to a small lace cap. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big toffee, raisin, prune, banana, toast, molasses, dark bread, candi sugar, clove, pepper, light chocolate, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big toffee, raisin, prune, banana, toast, dark bread, molasses, candi sugar, clove, pepper, light chocolate, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of toffee, raisin, prune, banana, toast, molasses, dark bread, candi sugar, clove, light chocolate, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of malt and yeast ester flavors; with great robustness and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a moderately creamy and slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent and unique Dubbel style. All around great balance and complexity of malt and yeast flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Ursus Spelaeus from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
This is NOT an Imperial Stout, but more of a high alcohol London porter Black,minimal head.Nose of chocolate,alcohol,brown sugar.Thin bodied light roast,dark fruit notes.Medium alcohol heat
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Latona IPA from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tp at Dig Beer. Sweet, syrupy orange nose, honey, light esters, vanilla. Pale orange color. Very sweet, with orange. Sweet, cloying, and weird. big disappointment.
KansaiBeerLovers (8927) reviewed Poundage Porter from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the GJBF Osaka. Fantastic creamy chocolate notes to this porter. A full bodied smelling beer with a small tan head & a dark clear brown. Wow, the flavor gives you more roastiness and coffee but with a chocolate backbone. A delicious beer for 5.1% with great balance. Frikin’ excellent.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Poundage Porter from Sound Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at GJBF 2013. Big chocolate nose, minerals. Rather light body, thin, flavors of chocolate, coffee, nuts. Decent porter. Nose better than mouth.