Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, small to average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Cautious, roasty, chocolately, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, couverture, weak fruity overtones with a touch of blueberry, a minimally ashy touch as well. Taste is mildly bitter, roasty, dark malty and mildly bitter hoppy, chocolately dark malty and minimally caramel malty, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, a touch of burnt caramel, ashes, minimally metallic overtones with a touch of rust, iron rust, even weaker fruity overtones with a touch of blueberry.
Creamy texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously dry palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Barely "Imperial" compared to the flood of double digit abv Impy Stouts available today, but well crafted, harmonious, nice bitterness - enjoyable.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks a lot for another ship!]. Jet black colour with average to huge, fluffy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Roasty, almost a tad ashy, and chocolately, dark malty as well as slightly fruity and resinous, hoppy and minimally spicy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, fruit flavoured dark chocolate, a touch of chili flavoured dark chocolate, strawberry, blackberry; later additionalya touch of pumpernickel and plum butter, treacle. Taste is roasty and chocolately, dark malty with mild bitterness and some residual sweetness, hints of couverture, dark chocolate, mocha, some roasty spiciness somehow produces a touch of chili flavoured dark chocolate, cautious, resinous and fruity hoppy hints of blackberry in addition; almost ashy finish.
Slightly oily, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine, dense, prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, somehow clean and focussed and a bit earthy and dirty at once, eventually even rather complex and multifacetted - good stuff!
ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Black IPA from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is caramel, piney, roasted malts, fruity and chocolate. Decent body and minimal carbonation. Nice biter sweet finish.
ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Putcher from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is straw, cardboard, grain, citrus and touch floral and herb. Decent body and soft carbonation. Bitter sweet finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is roasted, malty, coffee, light smoke, chocolate and bready. Decent body and minimal carbonation. Nice bitter finish.
ITFCfan (3577) reviewed IPA from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is vegy, herbal, grainy, wet straw and stone fruit. Weak to moderate body. Bitter drying finish.
ITFCfan (3577) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is roasted malts, ashy, coffee, dark fruit, bready and chocolate. Soft carbonation and very good body. Nice bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is smokey, dark fruits, coffee, chocolate, woody and nutty. Very good body and minimal carbonation. Very nice bitter sweet finish.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Brinker from Anglo-Oregon Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Wales Ales. Black pour with small beige top. Roast malt, coffee, toffee, liquorice, hint of dark fruit - inviting. Taste of roasted malt, brown bread crusts, liquorice, molasses and blackcurrant. Medium bodied, somewhere between slick and chewy, drying.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle [at 7.0% abv, courtesy of Grumbo - thanks a lot!]. Quasi black colour with rudimentary ruby shimmer and small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Mildly roasty and smoky, minimally spicy and chocolately, dark malty aroma, hints of smoked eel, dark caramel, barbeque sauce, whiffs of peat and leather. Taste is sweet-ish, mildly roasty and smoky, dark malty, slightly caramel malty, notes of dark caramel, some smoked eel, smoked wood, a touch of malt lozenge, barbecue sauce, peaty and leathery overtones, mildly bitter, hoppy counterpart. Oily-watery texture, smooth, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation. Rich and manifold but still mild, somehow more condensed than intense - pretty decent.