Private Press Brewing
Microbrewery in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
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332 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, Batch #2. Pours opaque chestnut, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, dark sugars, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, cocoa. Flavor is sweet but not cloying, light plus bitter. Medium body, low carbonation, silky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2021
at 02:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a dark brown with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong maple, cocoa, roast, wood, vanilla. Slick body, maple syrup, dark chocolate, roasted malt, bourbon, wood, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2021
at 02:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a dark brown with small tan head. The aroma is strong almond, dark chocolate, licorice, bourbon. Slick body, roasted malt, cocoa, molasses, wood, boozy finish, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2021
at 01:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is chocolate, roast, vanilla, wood, licorice, bourbon. Slick body, dark chocolate, vanilla, roast, bourbon, licorice, wood, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2021
at 05:07
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 19:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Smooth, woody and oaky with some bourbon, caramel, toffee, syrup and hints of roastiness. Okay blend of BW and IS. Quite complex and nicely balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 16:45
8/10
Quite balanced old skool BA IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 14:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Smooth, roasty, heavy and slightly bourbony with some vanilla, oak, wood, toffee, syrup, molasses and rye. Quite balanced and heavy BA IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 11:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample during the We're Covered with all the Beers Stowed from Vermont, Maple You Woodstock Less? tasting on 08/21/2021.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2021
at 17:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle pours out black topped with a brown head. Nose is very complex tons of barrel action sweet honey chocolate rich malts. Taste is more of the great deep barrel notes chocolate honey malt sweetness, well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2021
at 07:51