Private Press Brewing

Microbrewery in Santa Cruz, California, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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332 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States

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8/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried on 13 Aug 2026 at 19:28

8.6/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Tap @ Frederiks, Aarhus. Black with a smll beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, maple syrup and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet. Sweet finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily, smooth and soft. 130826
Tried from Draft at Frederiks - Craft Beer Bar on 13 Aug 2026 at 19:20

8.5/10
Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2026 at 17:21

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draught @ Frederiks - Craft Beer Bar, [Messorem & Bad Seed β€’ Meet The Brewers & Double Tap Takeover], πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Frederiksgade 43, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark. β˜€οΈ πŸπŸ¦‹ [ As Private Press Another Earth ]. ABV: 16.1%. . [20260813] 8/-4/8/4/18
Tried from Draft at Frederiks - Craft Beer Bar on 13 Aug 2026 at 15:45

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
brown, light brown bubbly head.
nice rounded clean deep malty aroma with a lot of subtle complexity without exploding. very rounded. most bw at this strength are a bit stingy - this one is very soft. i do get some phenolic notes after a few tries, but i had to specifically look for them. flavor is malty, very slightly dried dark fruity, notes from wood but nothing sticking particularly out, end is malty. an ordinary barleywine but super well done with high complexity. the perfect sipper.
Tried from Bottle from Kihoskh on 11 Aug 2026 at 14:26

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours deep opaque near black, small tan head, hints of lacing. Aroma has notes of vanilla fudge, bourbon;. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter; a kiss of vanilla on a fudgy beer tempered by light bourbon notes. Full body, creamy.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2026 at 15:04

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, minimal head or lacing. Aroma is rich, boozy, treacle, molasses, bourbon. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, a bit hot.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2026 at 01:19

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Nice rare find here ❀️ Dark roasted and sweet malty with opulent chocolate, some dark sticky toffee and cramel sweetness, velvety smooth mouthfeel and body, lovely rich bourbon and vanilla accents coalesce into the warming malty finish. Gorgeous.
Tried from Draft at Frederiks - Craft Beer Bar on 17 Jul 2026 at 13:59

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Tap at PP. Pours inky black, minimal head or lacing. Aroma is fudge, bourbon, nuts, vanilla oreos, maple. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, silky. Good. Well masked abv.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2026 at 20:52

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to my bro. It pours darkest brown to black with limited head. The aroma is sticky, dark roasted malt, bourbon soaked oak, vanilla, toffee, mars bar, maltesers, jammy fruits, toasted coconut, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fruit cake, maple . syrup and cacao nibs. The taste is slick, thick, oily, sweet, sticky, chewy, toothy, loads of vanilla, vanilla cake frosting, toasted coconut, toffee, maple syrup, date, fruit cake, raisin, sultana, warming booze, cacao nibs, plenty of bourbon, bourbon soaked oak and a touch of spice, with a slick, vanilla bourbon finish. Fullsome body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Works very well. Moreish not too sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2026 at 15:23