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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Imported from my RateBeer account as Humboldt Black Xantus (by Humboldt Brewing Company (Total Beverage Solution)):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

15/VIII/15 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ We're drinking all of Rich's American beers tasting - BB: n/a (2015-1086) Thanks to omgrich for sharing the bottle!

Clear dark brown beer, small fizzy beige head, non adhesive, unstable. Aroma: very rich, vanilla, bourbon, alcohol, bit sourish. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very alcoholic and boozy, bitter, roasted, caramel, molasses, bit smoky. Aftertaste: alcohol, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, bit hoppy, roasted, some coffee, a lot of coffee actually. Didn't know anything about the beer beforehand, looks like i got a lot of it right. Sourness from the wine barrels, bourbon, coffee, ... So, even at the end of such a big tasting, still got my senses serving me right! ;-)
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2015 at 14:11

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650 ml from Cigarette City, Seabrook. Used motor oil color with thin tan head. Aroma is chocolate, deep roasted grains, burnt coffee grounds, dark fruits. Mild bourbon notes/ leans more on oak rather than bourbon.

Flavor is bitter coffee, roasted malts, anise, light char underneath a mild bourbon treatment. Lots of dark fruit notes, raisins, red grapes, figs. Mouthfeel is nice and full with an oak finish. Very nice, wanted more coffee but I also have no idea the age of the bottle. Still a fine sipper overall.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2015 at 00:13

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Bottle from Cigarette City, Seabrook. Orange / Amber type color, thin lasting head in a chalice. Aroma has pine, tropical fruits and sweet caramel malt.

Flavor shows a ton of fruits, orange, tangerine with a caramel malt base. Solid amount of lingering pine finish. The body has a significant amount of caramel malt that gives it a slightly more sweetness then is warranted. I like the large pine hop profile that becomes dry. As it warms the bitterness gets harsh. The weighted average of this is about right. Good, not great.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 20:23

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Bottle - Vintage 2011 - Lots of rich chocolate notes and toasted coconut. Deep jet brown with a nice brown head. Sweet dark chocolate, coconut, marshmallow and a sweet cocoa finish. Long finish with more complexity, a great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2015 at 16:07

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Bottle: Poured a deep black with a light brown 2 finger head. Aroma is metallic, malt, and light chocolate. Taste is huge dark fruit, sweet burnt molasses, malt, very sweet. Drying metal finish.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 19:41

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Bomber from Bevmo Bakersfield. Nose is pine and citrus. Orange with a medium heavy lacing off white head. Flavor is lightly bitter with a malty caramel background.
Tried on 11 Jul 2015 at 21:14

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(tap) clear, dark brown colour with a small, brown head; aroma of coffee, chocolate; sweet, complext flavour with a long, light bitter finish; very nice
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2015 at 22:18

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On tap at Hopjacks. Pours a cloudy yellow with small off white head. The aroma is floral hop and citrus. Thin mouth, sweet honey malt, light citrus, easy to drink, very good.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2015 at 11:13

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On tap at Hopjacks. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is spruce and floral. Thin mouth, light bready malt and toast, decent.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2015 at 11:11

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Pours deep gold into a snifter. White head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Caramel and pine aromas. Sweet caramel and bitter earth upfront turning to mango and resin in the lasting hot bitter caramel and resin finish.
Tried on 14 Jun 2015 at 18:41