Clown Shoes

Client Brewer in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Barrel One Collective

Established in 2009

Contact
306 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, United States
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Description
Founded in December 2009 by beer lovers trying to make work fun again, Clown Shoes has been redefining what craft beer should be. We strive to add our own little creative twists on under-represented styles and styles in need of change.

In late 2017, Clown Shoes joined Mass. Bay Brewing Company, makers of Harpoon and UFO. With the greater resources and capabilities, we have expanded our special release and barrel aging programs with over 25 one-off beers in 2018 alone. Clown Shoes continues to grow and innovate, while keeping our own personality and style to bring you interesting and unique beers.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a clear deep gold with a copper hue and an off white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma pine and some earthy resin with a bit of grain and bread backing. Flavor has dank pine and resin with some earthy grass and grains coming through.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2024 at 15:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample (thanks omhper!). Black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is liqiuorice, some toffee and mild chocolaty and some roasted tones. Flavour is liquorice, some alcohol sweetness, chocolaty, nutty and mild roasted tones. Quite smooth, nice roasted, but sweet aftertaste.
Tried on 13 Aug 2024 at 19:25

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can, 1 pint 3.2 ounces, purchased at Bear World, trip to Bottlecaps Beverage Center with Jean-Frédéric Pleau, savoured 22 July 2024; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: anise, malt, rum, alcohol, light chocolate, light molasses; mouth : aniseed, malt, rum, light alcohol, light alcohol warmth, light chocolate, light molasses, finale in rum with presence of chocolate presence, medium-full bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, mellow texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Canette, 1 pinte 3,2 onces, achetée chez Bear World, voyage à Bottlecaps Beverage Center avec Jean-Frédéric Pleau, savourée le 22 juillet 2024; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : anis, malt, rhum, alcool, léger chocolat, léger mélasse; bouche : anis, malt, rhum, léger alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, léger chocolat, léger mélasse, finale en rhum avec présence de chocolat, corps moyen-corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture moelleuse; en résumé : bien
Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2024 at 22:43

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Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2024 at 18:32

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint can found locally, I have a tulip glass in place to catch the pour. Really dark brown in color, almost black, with a here and gone cover of creamy tan foam. Nicely fragrant, sweet chocolate, grain, vanilla and booze. The taste, unfortunately does not keep up with the promise of the scent. Chocolate, bread, a hint of bourbon, malt and a curious metallic presence. A thin sensation, I expected some depth. Significant comedown from previous Clown Shoes beers.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2024 at 00:52

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Lett uklar orange/golden med tykk, offwhite topp som daler sakte og blir liggende rundt kanten. Aroma; Malt, aprikos, humle, furu, guava, phyllis, lynghonning, smørblomst. Smak; Guava, malt, humle, furu, smørblomst, plomme, hermitisert ananas. Frisk, fruktig og lett til å være så sterk. Kort ettersmak. Kjøpt på Systembolaget nær Tärnsjö, Sverige
Tried on 05 Jul 2024 at 16:06

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Black with a medium sized foamy brown head. Sweetoah and toasty with maple, rum, whiskey, caramel and faint smoke. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried on 02 Jul 2024 at 20:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can 35,5 cl. Pours a clear amber with a creamy, off-white head. Sweet, biscuity nose paired with discreet, piney hops. Solid, malty body, a biscuity and toffeeish malt base before a solid bitterness i the finish. Elegant old school DIPA. 260624
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2024 at 15:08

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample (thanks omhper!). Black colour, not much head. Aroma is liquorice, some burnt wood, alcohol and mild dark chocolaty tones. Flavour is dried fruits, dark chocolate, burnt wood, alcohol and some slight almond tones. A bit Amarettoish finish.
Tried on 11 Jun 2024 at 19:06

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
35,5 cl can from Systembolaget, Örebro. Pours clear amber with a medium sized, off-white head. Hoppy aroma with pine and citrus, some other fruits as well and a solid malty backbone. Medium sweet with medium flavour intensity and ditto bitterness. Balanced, tasty and quite enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2024 at 16:50