Private Press Brewing
Microbrewery in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Bytemesis (16171) reviewed Second Press from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, shared at a party (but I drank most of it as they were wine people :)). Pours almost black, clear with a medium tan head that is slow to dissipates and laces well. Aroma is full of bourbon, vanilla, fudge, marscapone, toasted caramel, just a touch of figs and a bit of a coriander note. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Medium plus body. Muted, yet complex.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
[2022-05-27] Flaska från share, b2. Mörk svartbrun, liten beige krona. Kolaremmar, mycket smak från faten, bra hetta och riv i, lite katrinplommon, bränt socker. Mycket gott. [9/4/9/4/17=4,3] [2022-10-08] Flaska från Private Press, b2. Samma som ovan, men petar upp betyget ett snäpp. [9/4/9/4/18=4,4]
djd07 (28898) reviewed Electric Roads Blend #2 from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is toffee, cognac, wood. Slick body, cognac, licorice, toffee, oak, nice sweetness, dry finish, enjoyed this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is caramel, cognac, wood. Slick body, tobacco, licorice, cognac, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with tons of toffee, caramel, toasted bread, and burnt sugar notes. Hints of chocolate, roast and treacle. Medium alcohol notes with quite a bit of bourbon character with hints of oak and almond. Pours a rather dark brown with a small, thin, dark tan head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Faint lacing and very long legs. Flavor is very sweet with loads of toffee, caramel, toasted bread, and burnt sugar. Lighter hints of roast and chocolate. Medium high bitterness that lingers a bit in the finish. Hints of raisin and dates. Moderate alcohol notes with light bourbon character. Hints of oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid BA barleywine. Great malt notes with balanced barrel character. A bit bitter in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with a solid amount of toffee, layers of caramel, chocolate, maple and lighter notes of toasted bread, treacle and roast notes. Medium light alcohol notes with lighter oak and bourbon notes. Pours black with dark brown hues and and a small, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of toffee, layers of caramel, milk chocolate and lighter notes of maple, toasted bread, treacle, roast and burnt sugar. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Light notes of bourbon with hints of oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid beer. Nice maple notes that are a bit lighter in the flavor with great malt profiles. Barrel notes are nice and alcohol is well balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from a 500ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate, layers of dark caramel, lighter notes of honey, roast, toasted bread, and burnt sugar. Medium light alcohol notes and light bourbon and oak character. Pours back with dark brown hues on the edges with a small, thick, creamy, mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, layers of caramel and toffee with lighter notes of honey, roast, toasted bread, burnt sugar and treacle. Moderate bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Light bourbon notes with hints of oak and faint vanilla and almond notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid beer. I'm a sucker for barleywine & stout blends (hello King Henry) and this is a great one. Lots of caramel and toffee notes to balance out all the chocolate notes. The roast is well hidden and the honey adds some nice character. Great barrel notes in aroma and flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Flaska från PP, batch 1. Ska vara 11,5%. Nästa batch som är starkare. Något mörkare brunsvart, liten beige krona. Toffee, tjärpastill, marsipan, likörpralin, lite underliggande fruktighet, typ körsbär, mycket fat. Märkbart lättare (relativt sett) efter Plato's Shadow och Rev/HA portern. Men fantastiskt gott. Mer stout än bw.
samuel214 (2975) reviewed Plato's Shadow from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Flaska från PP. Batch 1. Tjock brunsvart vätska utan nån egentligen krona. Doftar och smakar av toffee, lakrits, läkerol, johannesbröd, snygga oxidationstoner, massor av fat. Snyggt åtstramad och samtidigt med tung sötma i botten. Fruktansvärt gott.
DSG (25968) reviewed Life Is Round Blend #2 from Private Press Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Ariel. Dark brown. Bourbon, vanilla, malt, caramel, nuts, choocolate, sweet, some alcohol, rounded.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.44 |
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