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
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.
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.
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Opaque black color, medium to full sized light brown colored head, but a bit fizzy and quickly disappearing. Aroma is malts, brown malts, roast, distant metallic hints, bourbon heavily. Flavor is malts, soft to medium roasted malts, bourbon, vanilla, sweetish bourbon in the beginning and then a moderate bitter note. What a great balance, what a great beer. Delicious.
Tried
on 08 May 2025
at 22:29
7/10
Malm� February Tasting - dark roasted and sweet malty with notes of rich cocoa, brown sugar, then the rich maple kicks in, sweet sticky maple, dark malty spiced finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2025
at 05:37
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Dark amber body wit a creamy beige head. Aroma has caramel malt and unfortunately lots of cooked vegetables. Flavor is not sweet malt with bitter nuts and vegetables. I guess something was wrong with this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Can) Cloudy amber colour with frothy, tan head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of dried apricots, resin, rye bread, mango and orange marmalade. Hoppy, malty taste with dried apricots, resin, rye bread, mango, orange peel and a generous resiny/spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a slight sweetness. Rich and hoppy, with a smooth mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 22:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Very dark brown with a very small tan head. Aroma was chocolate and spice. Taste was spicy with chocolate with hints of vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 06:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Almost black in color with almost no head. Aroma is chocolate, slight coffee. Taste is very rich, dark chocolate and some slight spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Very dark brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is coconut mocha. Taste is dark roasted grains, coffee, chocolate and coconut.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma was dark roasted grains with hints of coffee and chocolate. Tastr was dark roasted grains, some coffee, chocolate,and vanilla. More well balanced than most.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Dark brown in color with a small tan head. Aroma is nutty chocolate with roasted grains. Taste is chocolate, nuts and dark roasted grains.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Dark, brown in color with a small brown head. Aroma is malty, dark roasted grains and cinnamon and chocolaye. Taste is chocolate and cinnamon.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:02