Island Brewing Company (US)

Microbrewery in Carpinteria, California, United States 🇺🇸

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5049 6th St, Carpinteria, CA, 93013, United States

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ weekly tasting shared by Dutchdrebus and Niels. Clear dark amber color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, sweetish, a hint of hops, but also a touch of something weird and slightly earthy. Decently drinkable, but nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2014 at 14:06


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

Bottle @ benzai. Clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Smells coffee, cocoa, chocolate, roasty, nesquik, nice. Tastes roasty, chocolate, coffee, some red fruits, cocoa. Nice. Medium body, nice carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2014 at 13:59


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

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein sehr sehr dunkelbraunes Bier mit geringer bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Kaffee, Vanille. Geschmack bitter röstmalzig, Kaffee, Vanille, bittere Schokolade.

Tried on 16 Nov 2014 at 09:10


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

Bottle @ ZZT X, small sample, thanks all for sharing! Dark color, short head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, chocolate. Bit sweet, bit bitter. Nice stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2014 at 07:41


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ ZZT X shared by Dutchdrebus. Opaque very dark brown to black color with a brown head. Aroma and taste are malts, roasted malts, bitter, a hint of coffee, a touch of vanilla somehow. Medium body and carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2014 at 13:46


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at ZZT 10. Pours clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roast, caramel, licorice. Flavor is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2014 at 13:45


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ ZZT 10 shared by me or Ansjelaah. Dark brown to black colour with a small beige head. Smells roasty, some liquorice, chocolate, coffee. Tastes roasty, liquorice.. Nothing crazy. Medium body, soft carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2014 at 13:42


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

650ml bottle. Clear, copper-ish, brown colour with small to average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige-ochre head. Sweet-ish malty aroma, notes of toffee, caramel, a touch of marzipan. Taste is minimally sweet malty, at the same time moderately dry malty, hints of toffee, caramel, old nougat, very cautious hints of red berries. Slightly fusty.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2014 at 12:27


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Kastanienbraunes Bier mit geringer beiger Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, leicht holzig, torfig, Schokolade. Geschmack schokoladig, röstmalzig, etwas dünn, minimal holzig.

Tried on 01 Nov 2014 at 10:58


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Bottle.
Where: Shared at RBESG 14.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, fruit, hay.
Body: Light to medium body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2014 at 02:26