Private Press Brewing
Microbrewery in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
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332 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
8/10
Intense, stingy and woody oaky with some roastiness, barrel, vanilla, toffee, syrup, toffee, dates and prunes, hints of raisins. Hints of tartness as it warms up. A bit heavy and slightly boozy
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 20:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown, light brown head. Very boozy nose with straight up alcohol burning my nose hairs,roasted malt and other things underneath but this really isn’t good. Pretty simple very boozy. Man this isn’t that great some caramel and chocolate notes are rede
Tried
on 27 May 2025
at 03:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, minimal head. Aroma of coffee and treacle. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Dense, massive malt. Coffee, treacle and dates. Intensely warming mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 24 May 2025
at 13:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle. Leggy brown no head. Cocoa and malt and brown sugar. Huge booze. Very hot. Maple. Wooooo. 7 6.5 6 6 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2025
at 13:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Leather, roast and tobacco. Black pour with mocha head. Bitter end with some salty caramel. Bottle. 78778 3.7
Really not sure which blend this is as had at a tasting.
Really not sure which blend this is as had at a tasting.
Tried
on 19 May 2025
at 19:43
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear deep mahogany, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma of wood tannin, caramel, bourbon, vanilla, lightly vinous. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Rich and decadent. Full body
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2025
at 03:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the DCBeer May share. Poured a very dark brown, almost black color with a small tan head. Aroma was chocolate, boozy notes. Vanilla, woody barrel, and sweet toffee. Some kind of leafy character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2025
at 22:37
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sampled from the tap at Tørst. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of coconut, vanilla and a hint of tobacco with bitter dark grains backing. Flavor has a great coconut and earthy chocolate with bitter dark grains, fig and vanilla supporting.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tørst (Torst)
on 04 May 2025
at 20:20
9.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours inky black, small brown head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, toffee, bourbon cocoa, vanilla, fudge. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Some heat. Gr8.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2025
at 02:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Short pour at Side Project. Pours black, with a small, beige head. The nose is maple, bourbon, mellow coffee, cinnamon, and bright caramel. Sweet and sugary, with a bright, easy booziness. Heavy body, syrupy, and thick. Beautiful, barrel-forward, and clean.
Tried
from Draft
at
Side Project Brewing
on 19 Apr 2025
at 04:00