Deschutes Black Butte XXI 3.98 409

Deschutes Black Butte XXI

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	99
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Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
409	4/5.0	3.98/5.0	Special	11%	93.1	Snifter

Commercial Description:
XX - 20th Anniversary, released 2008
XXI - 21st Anniversary, released 2009

This masterpiece is a tribute to Black Butte Porter, the revolutionary Deschutes Brewery beer that has excited beer enthusiasts since 1988. This special Reserve Series release is a colossal version of Black Butte Porter. Our brewers enhanced Black Butte XXI by adding some Theo’s Chocolate cocoa nibs from Seattle, dry-hopping it with 100 pounds of Bellatazza’s locally roasted coffee, and then aging a portion of it in Stranahan’s Colorado whiskey barrels. These regional partners provided quality artisan ingredients that give this commemorative beer a truly handcrafted complexity.
Released as Black Butte XX in 2008 to celebrate our 20th Anniversary.

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daknole (3027), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	8/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Jan 11, 2009

I got a bottle from santa and 5000...this beer is AWESOME! Pours a nice black color with a good tan head. Aroma is very sweet. Chocolate and coffee hit first, followed by bourbon, molasses and some nice roasted malt. Flavor is full of chocolate, coffee, anise, vanilla. Mouthfeel is perfect. Man what a great brew.

edmajorjoe (79), Vail, Arizona, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	8/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

Jul 12, 2008

An pleasantly aromatic beer with a delectably smooth taste. A wonderfully tasting palate to die for. A god looking beer but with a thin head.

acblue (66), Seattle, Washington, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Oct 19, 2009

Lots and lots of coffee and chocolate in the nose with a bit of oak as well. Dark, dark black with a thick, dark tan head. Flavor is malt, coffee, chocolate and bourbon. Fantastic.

JaBier (1264), Capital City, Ohio, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Jul 11, 2009

Growler sample from a traveling friend. Black pour with a huge tan head. Malty aroma with lots of chocolate and coffee. Vanilla and chocolate flavor up front giving way to coffee and a bit of oaky bourbon in the finish. The barrel-aging is well executed as are the coffee and cocoa nib additions. Sublime.

lakersfan16 (53), Anchorage, Alaska, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Feb 7, 2009

22 oz. bottle. Pours a dark black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, and roasted malts. Flavor is very rich. Regular Black Butte is one of my favorite porters anywhere, and this version is absolutely incredible. This is probably the best bourbon barrel aged beer that I’ve had.

arminjewell (150), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Nov 5, 2009

Poured obsidian black with almost no head, tasted of delicious chocolate with coffee after tones, and almost no alcohol. The bourbon aging smoothed it out quite a bit, an outstanding beer!

slowrunner77 (58), reno, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Feb 28, 2009

"a little harsh (maybe hops, maybe from the cocoa nibs?)...i’d prefer it be barrel aged/blended at 50% or more instead of 33%, but that is really nit-picking. This is an imperial porter squared. great big chewy flavors, nose, and complexity throughout. Don’t know if it’s worth the price more than a couple times, but i’m glad i tried it."

brenn79 (212), Idaho, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 31, 2009

bottle- FIRST DRINK- Strong and tasty, nice cofee and mocha flavors, awesome. LAST DRINK- Mellows as it warms, gets even better.

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