Taps Brewery & Barrel Room

Brewpub in Tustin, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1999

Closed in 2023

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15501 Red Hill Ave, Tustin, CA, 92780, United States

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Nice bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine lingers.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2011 at 11:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared by DrBill at Sourfest. Pours with a black body and a small tan head. Big barrel notes in the aroma. Vanilla, maple, light roast, chocolate, oak and chalk. Flavors of bourbon, lots of alcohol, oak, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and roast. Medium bubbles, syrupy, big!
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2011 at 18:00

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap. Pours with a hazed brown body and a thick off-white head. Aromas are extremely estery, pear, caramel, apple, brandy, green apple, honey and fruit salad. Flavors of raw green apple, alcohol, molasses. A bit astringent and dry.
Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2011 at 14:47

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at the Bruery Provisions. Pours with a clear orange to gold body with a just off-white head. Aromas of orange, grainy, bready, earthy, slight hints of marmalade. Flavors are bready, grassy, grainy, caramel and a hint of diacetyl. Slightly slick on the mouthfeel. With medium bubbles and a slight bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 02 Apr 2011 at 09:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Pours with a clear, light golden body with a small white head. Aromas are earthy, lightly spicy, toasty, no melanoidins. Flavors are of a light and delicate malt profile. Some breadiness and light spiciness (hops not yeast). Lively bubbles, grainy, crisp and dry.
Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2011 at 09:52

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours with a hazed golden body with a white head and good lacing. Aroma is estery, banana, spicy, earthy, clove and black pepper. Flavors of phenols, clove, spicy, light diacetyl and a touch of DMS (light but there). Vanilla and rye. Creamy bubbles but decently dry.
Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2011 at 09:50

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Pours with a clear, deep golden body with a small white head and good lace. Aromas are bready, toasty, light hops and a touch of esters (otherwise quite clean). Flavors are bready, light fruit, tea and caramel. Grainy, bready, toasty. Lively bubbles. Medium dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2011 at 09:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and tropical fruit flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and tropical fruit linger with caramel.
Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2011 at 12:19

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap. Wow, what a great beer! Actually quite similar to the late Covey’s Aduro Porter. Pours with a tan head and a black body. Aromas are rich with huge chocolate cover espresso beans, vanilla, coffee cake, bready, rich toffee and more madagascar vanilla beans. Huge espresso character on the flavor. BIG COFFEE. Very rich flavors but not in body. Huge vanilla. Creamy, with a light coffee astringency in the mouthfeel. Very good. As others have said, one dimensional, but that is how I like my coffee beers. Exceptionally well done!
Tried from Draft on 23 Feb 2011 at 23:52

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to DrBill. Pours with a hazed deep brown body and minimum head. Aroma is fruity, with alcohol, spicy, peppery, cologne, bourbon. Flavors are brown sugar, alcohol, vanilla, bourbon and spice. Creamy mouthfeel with light bubbles.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2011 at 11:58