Belching Beaver
Microbrewery
in
Vista,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
980 Park Center Dr, Ste A, Vista, CA, 92081, United States
Description
Launched in 2012 by by Thomas Vogel, Dave Mobley, and brewmaster Troy Smith, Belching Beaver Brewery evolved from a desire to make great beer and have a ‘Dam Good Time’ doing it. The award-winning craft beer company is focused on two things: First, have a brand that offers quality craft beer, while also being whimsical and fun to inspire good times. Each Belching Beaver beer release carries its own individual style and personality. Second, make beer for everyone and all palates. Our San Diego Brewery hosts 5 different locations serving craft beer you're going to love, of which the Oceanside Brewhouse is the production brewery.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the North Park taproom, 15/11/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a moderate light beige head. Nose is spice, dark malts, toffee, pumpkin seed, nutmeg. Taste comprises mellow pumpkin pie, toffee, spice, dark fruit rinds, nutmeg. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent pumpkin affair.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2015
at 14:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap on 2nd June 2015 at a Board and Brew’s outlet in Dana Point, California: the only beer from this brewery I have ever had before. 12th Jan 2015, shared at a Shrewsbury Bottle Exchange meeting: cheers Paolo for bringing this unusual and different brew. Bomber, split between five of us. Pours a typical Milk Stout colour and look: black with a tanned head. The nose however gives the game away somewhat as buttery esters tell you this is no ordinary Milk Stout. The aroma leads you into a taste that is also buttery, but with a strong vanilla flavour that overrides any chocolate or coffee notes that try to appear, the vanilla even held back the peanut flavouring. I quite enjoyed it but I could not have drank the whole bottle by myself.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2015
at 05:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bomber pours with a very dark brown body that supports a weak dark tan head of brief foam. The aroma offers up sweet malts, sweetened coffee, a molasses sensation, sweet black licorice, cinnamon graham cracker, dark chocolate and then white chocolate at the end of the draw. The taste is smooth and pretty rich as it quickly picks up chocolate, a dash of sweetened coffee and then a dash of molasses. And then to midway it barrels straight into cinnamon graham cracker and a white chocolate sort of sweetness. Pretty cool brew.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2015
at 22:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown/black color stout with a medium size off-white foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of butterscotch and hazelnut with quite a bit of residual sugar is a bit surprising. Taste is also dominated by butterscotch notes with some hazelnut with quite a bit of residual sugar. Body is about average with good carbonation. A bit too sweet for my own taste and I could see the butterscotch notes becoming over the top if I was to drink too much of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 13:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle poured into a snifter. Half a finger of tan head with half a finger of tan head that quickly fades into a thin ring. Aromas of cinnamon, caramel, vanilla, marshmallow fluff, roast, milk chocolate. Tastes of mint, chocolate, light spices, light roast, some vanilla and lactose. Medium body with a dry finish.Medium-low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2015
at 02:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the North Park tasting room, 15/11/14. Black with a dirty tan head. Nose is light roast, milk chocolate, touch of coffee, spice. Taste comprises chocolate, raisens, light charr, cocoa powder. Medium bodied, soft and smooth, light drying close with sweet tones. Decent sweet stout.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2015
at 07:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at wpbf. Dark brown color, tiny beige head. Aroma has strong vanilla and peanut butter aroma. Medium-bodied. Lots of vanilla in the flavor. Sweet. Some peanut butter is there. Dessert beer in small quanties.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 08:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival Black, small beige head. Peanut butter dominate the nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Milk chocolate and peanut butter. Low bitterness. Peanut butter may be the most infantile ingredient in beer since marshmallows, but this is actually pretty balanced and tolerable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 08:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@wPBFIII. Black colour small brown head. Aroma is nutty, some sweet toffee, fudge, vanilla and some mild liquorice. Flavour is peanut butter, some fudge, vanilla and mild toffeeish notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 08:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
65 cl bottle @ wPBF Ⅲ
Aroma is very neat and sweet with lots of peanut butter and toffee ice cream. Flavour has toffee ice cream, peanut butter and mellow licorice tones. Sticky and sweet but I seem to enjoy this very much.
Aroma is very neat and sweet with lots of peanut butter and toffee ice cream. Flavour has toffee ice cream, peanut butter and mellow licorice tones. Sticky and sweet but I seem to enjoy this very much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 08:06