About
Mission Brewery was originally established in 1913, but like most breweries of the time, it went out of business during the first year of Prohibition. In 2007, Dan Selis, an avid homebrewer, re-established the brand and has built it into one of the top craft breweries in San Diego County.
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bomber. Pours a deep orange/gold in color. Thick and creamy white head that leaves plenty of spotty lacing. Aroma? Maybe a bit of citrus hops. Taste is big and bold. Flavor is exotic fruits, pine resin, sweet caramel malts, and yeast. Almost a funky belgian yeas (this one had lots of sediment that I swirled in). Medium bodied with above average carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel and slightly alcoholic in taste.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2012
at 15:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a bottle at velvet lounge dc. Pours a hazy copper with a thin white head. Citrus and pine nose. Nice balance of spruce and orange zest. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2012
at 17:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Opaque black with a nice creamy deep rusty beige head. Creamy chocolate aroma, a touch of vanilla. Pretty solid Imperial Stout, not super hop forward, as you might expect/hope for from a West Coast brewery. Solid, respectable offering nonetheless. Quite drinkable, Has some nice dark fruit tones, De Coqish at times, mundane at others. A nice depth that doesn’t center on overbearing qualities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 03:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours black with a tan head. Intense coffee and chocolate aroma carrying over to the taste. Hints of plums and dark fruits. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 17:37
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep, pitch black, about 95% opaque with a thin, oily deep brown head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of oak, vanilla, soy sauce, meat, licorice, mushrooms, tons of roasted malt and a bit of dark chocolate. Full-bodied; Nice chewy licorice and chocolate flavours at first with a nice roasty finish, a good warmth from alcohol and a pleasant lactic quality. Aftertaste shows a nice complexity with malt, caramel, earth, chocolate and a hint of vanilla and even rye noticeable. Overall, a very well crafted imperial stout with a range of flavours, a nice body, nice look and a good complexity. Well worth trying if you can find it! I only aged mine for half a year and it still turned out great. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Olive Tree Market Place in San Diego, California on 01-May-2012 for US$2.99 sampled at home the day after Thanksgiving on Black Friday, 23-November-2012.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2012
at 22:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
At a tasting, thanks DSG, a little hazy lightish orange colour, orange blossom, slightly overipe oranges, herbs and tobbaco, malty sweetness with some citrus and herbal bitterness which is quite short, overipe oranges aftertaste. Nice but not too exciting.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2012
at 09:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentin. Slightly hazy amber. Aroma of caramelly and cookie-ish malt and slightly stale hops, citric and a bit piney. Sweetish malty flavor, a bit of grainy, with a bitter hoppy finish, a bit too short. Medium-bodied. OK, but seems past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2012
at 10:10
3.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Yes, big bad impy stout that is on style all the way. Had on tap at the bocktown monaca. Oily looking brew, reminds me of old worn out oil from my 73 plymouth duster 318. Big over the top stout impact. Difficult rototilling thing messing up mu buds. Alky is not well hidden, wew. Big long bitter sensations on the back of my throat will not gop away. Way too stong for any girly budded lager laver.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2012
at 14:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
The best beer out of 5 at the bocktown monaca today. Yes, just like a hefe. Very friendly aroma. Bubble gum and banana greets the olfactory. Smooth thin creamy head. Very well behaved. A little more spicey than I like but good none the less. Easy to enjoy. Some creamy carbonation on the palate.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2012
at 14:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Stagshead. Pours golden with fluffy white head. Tastes of sour grains, vanilla, corn, crackers, and some malt. Crisp but kinda boring
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2012
at 12:01