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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tasting at Peters, Ystad, Sweden (25/11/2023) - solid hoppy fruity with a sweet caramel malty backing, some tangerine and citrus rinds, sweet caramel malty backbone, resinous dank hoppy finish. Nice one. --- Beer merged from original tick of Galactica - Dank Nebula on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:08 - Score: 7. Original review text: Ystad Tasting (25/11/2023) - solid hoppy fruity with a sweet caramel malty backing, some tangerine and citrus rinds, sweet caramel malty backbone, resinous dank hoppy finish. Nice one.
Tried on 10 Dec 2023 at 09:32

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Burk från SB. Kladdig mörkt gyllenfärgad vätska med krämigt medelhögt skum. Kladdigt söt och besk. Pomerans, grape, marmelad, resin, värmande alkohol. En klassisk västkust-DIPA med rejäl beska. Maffig och god
Tried on 03 Dec 2023 at 12:54

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. Clear, dark brown in the glass, with a dense dark beige head. The aroma has toffee, dark chocolate, coffee and roasted malts, and hints of vanilla. It’s full-bodied and warming, smooth and sweet, with lots of dark chocolate, coffee and roasted malts in the flavor. Caramel sauce and some vanilla. Lasting finish. A bit too warming this one, else sure nice. 231125
Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2023 at 15:08

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, shared by bergstaden. It's a hazy dark golden colored beer with a dense, two-finger off-white head. Cute lacing. The aroma is piney, citrusy and with a touch of caramel and bread. Orange marmalade notes, bready hints and a light grassy note. It's full-bodied and smooth on the palate, with a decent bitterness. Not too sweet either. Pine cones, grapefruit, orange zest, hints of grass and bready malts in the flavor. Lasting finish. Sure pleasant to have a nice IPA again, even though this isn't the most exciting IPA I've had. 231126
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2023 at 20:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can picked up from Beer Republic webshop, Breda, Netherlands and consumed at home Friday 17th November 2023 playing a selection of funky tracks in the dining room, we had Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew) for tea and it was fantastic. Pours shark eye black with a dark beige head. A little bit boozy on the nose, but there is also some maltiness & coffee. Thickness in the mouth, chocolate, liquorice, roasted malt, some bitter cocoa, a little burnt edge, a touch woody, but thick chocolate returns.
Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2023 at 05:46

7/10
Tried from Can on 04 Nov 2023 at 22:37

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours dark brown with a frothy creme head. Aroma of pumpkin spice. Taste has pumpkin spice, chocolate malt. Palate has loads of nutmeg, some squash, cinnamon, chocolate. Good.
Tried on 03 Nov 2023 at 04:18

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours near black. It smells of roast malt, chocolate, and pumpkin. The flavor is fairly sweet with chocolatey roast malt, a definite spicy character, and pumpkin. It’s full bodied and works very well.
Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 04:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
A black beer with a beige head. Aroma of pumpkin spices, cinnamon, strong dark malt. Taste of dark spicy malt, cinnamon, pumpkin. Warming finish.
Tried on 01 Oct 2023 at 14:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at Red Cow North Loop. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has earthy and dank citrus with grass and bread supporting. Flavor has earthy and bitter citrus with a bit of pine and some grass underlying.
Tried from Draft on 30 Sep 2023 at 16:37