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Port Brewing Old Viscosity

Port Brewing Old Viscosity - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: American Strong Ale

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7403.97/5.03.96/5.010%97.6Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Definitely not your Dad's Wimpy 30 weight. An enormous & luscious dark ale that's as opaque and dark as the most well used motor oils.
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 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 28, 2008    Updated: Mar 29, 2008
thanks to bman for the bottle. midnight black pour with a 1 finger espresso head. oak, roasted malts, chocolate and vanilla on the nose. smoked chocolate flavor and a damn good thickness.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 28, 2008  
22 oz. bomber courtesy of Naka. Pours black wit ha touch of red. Small, chaki/brown head, quickly dissipating. Wow. Huge roasty nose with a touch of ruit, raisin and plum. Slight chocolate. Taste is a lot of roast with prominent chocolate. Smooth, reamy mouthfeel, good carb. It’s like chocolate milk. Slight fruit. Thick, viscous, creamy, roasty, fruity, chocolatey goodness.


 Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 27, 2008  
From bottle courtesy of Naka. Sweet and chocolately, smoky and rich with a bit of broth - smells like a stout or smoky porter. Light bitter hoppiness. Dark, dark brown-black clear, with a thin lacing light-tan head. Heavy body, almost oily, with a medium carbonation. Starts with sweet malty coffee taste, brown sugar, smoke and molasses. Medium alcohol warming with decent acidity. Dry nutty bitter finish and after with some coffee-chocolatey finish. Nice ale, warming.


 tiggmtl (4307), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/513/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Dark malts, bourbon, chocolate sweetness and a pleasing light spiciness in the nose. Opaque, dark brown body is topped by a low tan head that recedes rapidly to a slight ring. Strong chocolate flavour with plenty of alcohol and strong dark fruits. Alcohol is unfortunately quite dominant. Somewhat watery in texture due to low carbonation. Very strong alcohol warming. Bottle sampled at Oakes’ Xmas tasting 2007.


 kepano (239), Meudon, France
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Announcing itself with machismo – “Definitely not your dad’s wimpy 30 weight” – Old Viscosity lives up to the preamble oozing like crude oil out of the bottle. A thin tan ring is all I can muster out of this brute. The nose incongruously breathes of light spices and shockingly subtle tonalities. Hints of armagnac, mint, ginger, and root beer extract are apparent while toffee and maple syrup add a raw malty sweetness. Plums and prunes also lend depth to the aroma but aren’t quite balanced. Though certainly viscous, the mouthfeel isn’t as dense as the color suggests. Dark chocolate and coffee, the habitual Imperial Stout duo, here combine with fruity undertones. Banana, blackcurrant, raisin and grape are particularly noticeable. The root beer aroma turns to cola on the tongue and walnuts are a welcome treat. The carbonation is hesitant, unable to overcome its tenacious milieu. Finally, the thick texture itself concedes to alcoholic heat in the aftertaste, though almondy flavors sweeten the compromise. Despite obvious potential, the complexities of this brew remain muted throughout the experience. Where they could have been emphasized, these subtle flavors disappear capitulating perhaps to the virile intentions of the brewers.


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Pours pitch black with foamy brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, alcohol, and liqorice. Flavors of malt, alcohol,and chocolate. Thick as all hell and a nice finish. A little too much alcohol presence in the finish. I thought I was drinking a stout for a little while there.


 deftim13 (103), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/518/20
Mar 10, 2008  
750 bottle. Original release. Pours pitch black with a small micro bubble tan head. Smell is of oxidation and dark fruits. Taste is chocolate, figs, wet cardboard and candy sugar. Mouth feel is smooth with a cask like carbonation. Original recipe is much better. Glad to have another bottle of the original 750’s.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Blind tasting at Papsoe. Black colour with a light brown head. Great aroma of vanilla, roastedness, chocolate, oak and alcohol. Great taste of chocolate, roastedness, alcohol and liquorice. ends up with a warm feeling from the alcohol, but maybee too dominated by the alcohol.



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