Humboldt Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Arcata, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1987

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856 10th St, Arcata, CA, 95521, United States

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

1st January 2010
Opaque black beer, dark brown edges. Semi dry softish palate. Starts with spicy licorice, then a little creamy malt. A light light touch of vanilla and very subtle red fruits - well buried. Complex beer embedded in a soft palate. Finishes semi dry and with fruity aniseed alcohol. Very drinkable and a little different.

Tried on 05 Jun 2012 at 02:25


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ home. Clear, dark burnt orange appearance with a tan head. Rich fresh, piney, somewhat grapefruit hoppy, somewhat resiny, toasty caramel malty aroma. A touch fruity, big toasty caramel malty, piney, earthy hoppy flavor. The big hoppiness in the nose didn’t seem to come through as much in the flavor. Tasty nonetheless.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2012 at 17:52


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

bottle at home ... deep brown read ... big bubbly light tan head ... soft sweet toffee malt ... ligth brown suger nose... over fizzy ... bitter toffee malts ... soft roast ... little thin ... no real flavour ...

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2012 at 11:37


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours almost black with nearly no head. Aroma is dominated by chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor is of chocolate, caramel, roasted malts, and almost a minty note. Very crisp, almost winelike in mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2012 at 21:30


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Pours mahogany red with off white head. nose/taste of grains, caramel, syrupy malt, dark fruit and citrus. Body is on the thin side. Lots of citrus and dried grains on the palate. Finishes slightly bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2012 at 15:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Chriso’s Easter tasting 2012. It pours very deep ruby, with a thick tan head. The nose is chocolate, caramel, vanilla ice-cream and toasted coconut. The taste is roasted malt, charcoal, coffee, toffee, chocolate, dark fruit, vanilla and toast, with a dry-roasted finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. Alcohol is fairly well hidden. Not particularly complex. An enjoyable Imperial Stout nonetheless.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2012 at 05:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Chriso Easter Tasting 2012. Black beer ruby edges lasting tan head. Decent impy stout some decent choc. Some choc sponge cake. Bit one dimensional.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2012 at 13:03


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught@Blind Tiger, NY
Clear red-amber color, small white head. Fruity caramel in the nose. Medium-bodied. Caramel, some American hoppyness, cracker maltyness. Good basic Amber Ale.

Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2012 at 02:07


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled at EBF on Saturday Afternoon. Poured a solid black color with a moderate tan head. Smells of coffee mostly, but I think there’s a stout under there as well. Taste is again heavy on the coffee but complimented by the usual suspects of caramel and chocolate. Thick body with a light carbonation level and a roasty almost chalky mouthfeel. Nice coffee with a side of stout.

Tried on 11 Feb 2012 at 18:41


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught at Rattle ’N’ Hum, as part of a flight of beers, on January 29, 2012Clear golden color, white head. Very hoppy, caramel, sweet taste. Sweet aftertaste. Medium a bit spritzy mouthfeel, high bitterness. Hoppy, green, malty, sweet, caramel scent.

Tried on 02 Feb 2012 at 07:26