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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can. Black beer with a tan head. Chocolate and maple aroma with bourbon. Maple and chocolate flavor with bourbon and caramel. Medium-plus bodied. Maple and chocolate linger with bourbon, caramel, and light dark fruits.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2025
at 18:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Not sure of the vintage but this seems like the correct entry/ABV. Moderate sweetness, sun-baked pale malts, oily pine, orange peel, a little spicy cedar, pepper. Great stuff, nice old-school vibes.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2025
at 21:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Aroma is roasted malt, vanilla, chocolate, mild chili, cocoa, dark fruits, prunes, plenty of liquorice in the finish, touch of roasty coffee and soy sauce. Flavour is medium sweet and light to moderate bitter with some chili burn in the throat. Flavour is medium to full. A bit heavier on the liquorice than I’d expected. Not top tier Imperial Stout but good, nice vanilla chocolate and subtle chili notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is piney hops with soft tropical fruits, caramel malt, grapefruit, orange, and plenty of pine resin. Flavour is sweetish with a long bitter finish. Body is above medium. Smooth and very drinkable sweetish piney classic style IIPA, tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is fruity hops, strong tropical fruits, plenty of guava, grapefruit, papaya, citrussy with orange, and a little dankness. Flavour is above moderate sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Pretty smooth and tropical with lots of guvava, Mosaic hops, very fruity, very good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is fruity hops with tropical fruits, zesty citrus, grapefruit, mild pine, fruit peel, touch of stone fruits, and soft pale malt. Flavour is light sweet with a firm bitter finish. Body is medium. Bitter fruity hop juice, citrussy and tropical, awesome IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Sterk Amsterdam. Aroma is wheaty and yeasty with citrus, orange peel, coriander, spicy notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Pretty well-rounded Witbier.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Just In Beer, Groningen. Aroma is piney and fruity hop, orange, mango, pine resin, grapefruit. Malt. Moderate bittersweet, medium body. Fine run-of-the-mill IIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Just In Beer, Groningen. Aroma is roasted malt with coconut, caramel, cocoa, chocolate, candy bar, and vanilla. Moderate bittersweet, above medium body. Nice, good coconut flavour.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is chocolate, roast, coffee, caramel, cocoa, some spices, dark malt, touch of vanilla. Flavour is medium sweet, moderate bitter. Body is medium. Good. Sweet with powdery cocoa, coffee, caramel and spicy notes.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:08