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Port Brewing Old Viscosity

Port Brewing Old Viscosity - American Strong Ale

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99
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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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 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a blackish-brown color with a thick brown head. A very nice aroma of vanilla and bourbon. Maybe even a little hint of chocolate. Mouthfeel is pretty nice, although not as full as the pour led me to believe it would be. Flavor is also not really what I thought it’d be. It was more of a porter or chocolate stout than a Strong Ale, in my opinion. There wasn’t really that much bourbon flavor to it. Although this is a good beer (a really good beer), the flavor didn’t stack up to the aroma and appearance.


 legion242 (1572), Richardson, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 29, 2007  
A very nice beer. Though bourbon aged, the bourbon is only a slight element. Wonderfully viscous and went down nicely.


 truegen (164), Puyallup, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2007  
22oz. bomber. Jet-black ichor with minimal head. Smooth coffee/mocha aroma, backed by the strong alcohol. The flavor is actually somewhat restrained, sticking to the dry side of the style, rather than delving into the winey fruit character that other brews explore. This goes down rather easily, so watch out for the alcohol content later.


 doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 28, 2007  
On-tap. Pours black. No hues or colors can be seen when held up to the light. Thin but dense brownish head that lingers through the entire glass. Not a huge nose for me. Smells of deep dark malts, coffee, and a little chocolate. Tastes of coffee and chocolate, with some grains and malt to back it up. Thick, but not too thick. Doesn’t obtrusively coat the mouth or throat. Good carbonation for a stout. I wouldn’t drink more than two pints before lightening it up a bit.


 Erdinger2003 (127), Ames, Iowa, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Pours a nice head that has retention. Smel is sweet with a light roasty tone. Tasted great, great balance of sweet dark flavors and roastiness. Smooth with a little burn, but not enough to cover up the great smoothness. Overall I found this to be a great beer, that’s well balanced and ful, FULL of grea flavors.


 flutetokill (515), Fresno, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 25, 2007  
Delicious rich chocolate, cherry, lightly roasty aroma. Opaque dark brown color. Nice, thick feel with moderate carbonation. Very nice.


 loweredsixth (942), Fresno, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 25, 2007  
First of all, this is totally an imperial stout (why is this listed as an American Strong Ale?) Deep, dark brown (completely opaque) with a light brown head. The aroma and flavor had tones of milk chocolate, prunes, cherries, alcohol, and a genlte roastiness. The feel was thick, very wet, with medium carbonation. Very nice beer.


 CapFlu (3480), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 25, 2007  
(650ml bottle) Sampled at Oakes 2007 Christmas party. Brown head with opaque body. Nose is spicey and soya sauce, coffee. Flavour is straight cocoa with a mild spiced finish. Okay.



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