Black Diamond Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Concord,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Black Diamond Brewing Company
- Out of business
Established in 1994
Closed in 2017
Description
We are an artisan brewery located 30 miles northeast of San Francisco in Concord, CA. Our brewery lies at the confluence of the mighty Sacramento river and majestic Mt. Diablo. Our name comes from the Black Diamond (coal) Mines, 8 miles east of the brewery. Here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, nearly 4 million tons of “black diamonds” were removed from the local hills.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Everybody’s rating this nowadays, so I’m living up to the trend. Hazy amber with a big off-white head that diminishes quickly. Fruity hops, orange. Light body, woody aromas, vegetables, sweet. Aromatic and drinkable. Nice fruity finish, no bitterness. Great! December 2017. Big tasting at Višnja's penthouse! Cloudy dark golden to amber, diminishing off-white head. Moderately hoppy, fruity, orange, peach, malts. Lightly flavoured, dry, low bitterness. Light body, moderate carbonation, light finish. not as impressed as two years ago.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2015
at 13:15
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 16:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Pivoteka, shared with ogivlado. Full golden body, medium white head, lasting. Aroma... fruit compote but in a good way, apples and peaches. slightly dusty, light fruity tartness that’s completely integrated with other flavors. Likable aroma all in all - not cloying, most importantly. Bit malty, spicy and dusty. Light fruity taste, peach again, a bit on the dry side, light dust, lighter still herbal bitterness, just trace sweetness. Tasty, but not impressively so, trace beets too. Eh, just OK. The American craft beers we get here are pretty much, unfortunately, consistently underwhelming, bar some notable exceptions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2015
at 13:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 650 ml from Vrutak, Zagreb. Pours orange, medium white head. Piney fruity aroma and flavor. Solid caramel malty backbone. Sweetish with bitter dry finish. Better than expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2015
at 03:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 750 ml courtesy of Luka, shared with him and rest of the guys. Pours brown with off-white head. Sour with bit of chocolate, fruit (cherries maybe), oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2015
at 14:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 355 ml at O’hara, Zagreb. Pours orange with white head. Yeasty, bit spicy, malty, bread. Watery.
Tried
from Bottle
at
O’Hara Zagreb
on 25 Jun 2015
at 13:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 650ml. -from Vrutak Zagreb. Dark brown coloured, medium to big sized brown head, raisins in the nose. Vinous malty, caramel, raisins, figs and vanilla with discreet touch of wood. Rather dry finish with hint of alcohol. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2015
at 17:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml at O’hara, Zagreb. Pours hazy yellow with white to off-white head. Citrus, fruity, bit piney, caramel. Bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
at
O’Hara Zagreb
on 20 Jun 2015
at 06:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 355 ml at O’hara, Zagreb. Shared with JFK10000. Pours amberish brown with off white head. Expected a bit more, caramel, bit sourish and fruity. Dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
O’Hara Zagreb
on 20 Jun 2015
at 05:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml at O’hara, Zagreb. Shared with JFK10000. Pours orange, medium off-white head. Great fruity citrus aroma. Light bitterness, fruity flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
at
O’Hara Zagreb
on 20 Jun 2015
at 05:34