Gigantic Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
5224 SE 26th Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Description
Gigantic Brewing Company is an independent, crafty brewery located in the Southeast quadrant of the Peoples Republic of Portland. Brewer/Owners Ben Love and Van Havig are veterans of the Oregon brewing community.

At Gigantic we only do two things: make the best damn IPA in Portland, Oregon and produce seasonal, exciting, flavorful beers, most of which will be brewed only once. Our goal is simultaneously to create new interpretations of classic styles and to ignore those same style guidelines completely and brew whatever our creative natures produce.

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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle: Poured a black color stout with a large dark brown foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of roasted malt notes with some black chocolate notes and maple extract. Taste is also a mix of roasted malt alt with some maple extract and some black chocolate notes. Body is too thin for the style with good carbonation with no discernible alcohol notes. A bit of a miss for me with too much maple extract and not enough body.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2024 at 20:24


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tavour. Pours translucent gold with a large white head. Aroma has a lot of grapefruit. Med body and very smooth texture. It's juicy with a little sweetness, but a whole lot of grapefruit bitter. Some pine and floral, but not resin, are in the mix. A light touch of grapefruit pith. Good flavor.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2024 at 01:42


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Pours a clear orange hue with a medium white head. A light sweet citrus nose. Toast, sweet malt base, big sweet tangerines, lemons, some sweeter tropical orange. Medium bitterness.

Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2024 at 07:34


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

(Tap) hazy, bright orange color with a small white head; intense aroma of strawberry jam, citrus; intense, dryish flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 23 Feb 2024 at 01:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped 500 from Tavour. Pours very dark brn/blk with a moderate rusty tan head. Aroma is coconut with some light rum notes. Full bodied. Flavor is dark burnt malt with coconut and heat, with discernible and tasty rum notes. Very tasty.

Tried on 28 Jan 2024 at 01:42


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige bead. Aroma is loaded with peated whiskey, toffee, toasted caramel, and bready malt. Flavour is rich and peated, with tons of Islay barrels, followed by dark fruits, toffee, and toasted caramel. The barrels really carry this. Real nice peat character—the base beer is good enough to support the barrels. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2024 at 05:29


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) clear, bright, very dark color with a small brown head; aroma of raisin, say sauce, rum; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish; slightly smooth palate

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2024 at 05:30


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, 650 ml, shared with others. Brown with beige head. Malty, caramel, sweet, some brown sugar, dried fruit. Medium sweetness. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2024 at 05:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda at home, thanks to Kenny, 20/01/24. Deep mahogany brown with a beige cap that thins to the edge. Nose is toffee, stewed fruits, fruit cake mix, molasses, subtle barrel tones, oak, caramel. Taste comprises toffee, brown sugar melt, figs, dates, rye whisky, fruit cake, molasses. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced barrel edge and rising boost. Solid Life Sipper.

Tried on 20 Jan 2024 at 15:34


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, thanks to Kenny, 20/01/24. Unclear deep chestnut brown with a beige covering that veers edgewards. Nose is big on scotch, caramel, brown sugar melt, molasses, dates, light booze whisper. Taste comprises balanced whisky barrel, airy malts, booze, touch of chocolate, caramelised brown sugars, toffee, dates. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost cloaked in scotch. Solid sipper.

Tried on 20 Jan 2024 at 15:18