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Newport Storm 07

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RATINGS: 105   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.33   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 324   ABV: 10.8%
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For 2007 the brewers have selected a blend of 7 malts and 7 hops to create our unique annual limited release. When you decide to open this, you will notice a pitch black ale that pours with small brown head. The aroma is full of citrusy and floral notes, not only from the hops added from the boil but also the hops added after fermentation, the dry hop stage. Finally, one taste of this years beer and you will understand why it is so dark, roasted chocolately and malty flavors are abundant from the various dark malts that make up so much of the recipe. It is extremely limited, extremely strong and extremely original, because as we like to say around here "Its all about extremes!"

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
CharlesDarwin (2570) - Peace Dale, Rhode Island, USA - JAN 16, 2012
750mL Bottle poured at the brewery tasting room for The "Odd" Years Vertical Tasting. Incredibly strong and pungent dusty oxidation nose. Flat as a pancake. The dark malt complexity is enjoyable in the finish, but it’s hard to ride through the syrupy, dusty patois of oxidation. Nearing soy sauce quality. Faded.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Butters (2841) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - SEP 5, 2011
Clear brown pour with no real amount of head. Very unusual ’pine cone’ note on the nose. The oxidized soy sauce flavor was offputting for most people at the tasting, but I really dig it so I rated it a bit higher. Wish it had a bit more carbonation, as this thing was very flat.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bu11zeye (9614) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - AUG 29, 2011
(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy mahogany body with a spare tan head. Aroma of mustiness, raisins, roasted malt, citrus, and florals. Flavor of caramel, roasted malt, raisins, and chocolate.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Beerman6686 (2384) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 1, 2011
Thispoured a dark brown color with a tiny beige head. Aroma was molasses toffee, chocolate, and minty oxidation. Flavor chocolate covered cardboard, but with nice roast and dark fruit and malt flavors.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
womencantsail (3572) - Home of Rebecca Black, California, USA - JUN 13, 2011
A: It should be noted this beer comes in a corked wine bottle with no cap or cage, and is maybe 85% full. The beer itself is a murky dark brown color with no head. S: Smells sort of like I expected. Caramel, toffee, chocolate, and oxidation--cardboard to be specific. It’s got a bit of a dusty smell to it which is really off-putting. Maybe a hint of anise and booze. T: Not much better in terms of the flavor. The dust and cardboard really come through here. Decent caramel and chocolate, but there’s a definite soy sauce thing going on as well. M: Medium in body with very minimal carbonation (obviously). O: Not sure if this was ever good, but it certainly isn’t now.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 12, 2011
Bottle I brought to the RBSG. Poured a deep brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of roast, some chocolate, and coffee. Tastes of roast, some earthiness, chocolate, and coffee.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
blipp (3600) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - JUN 10, 2011
Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours deep brown with a beige head. Sweet malty aroma with some toffee-like notes. The flavor has sweet malts. toffee, and a hint of oxidation. Pretty good.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jtclockwork (3434) - , New Jersey, USA - JUN 5, 2011
Part of an amazing Newport Storm vertical at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours black. Nose/taste of toffee, molasses, bread, brown sugar and chocolate. Oxidized, but still very drinkable.


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Beer: Newport Storm 07 Rating Avg: 3.33 No. of Ratings: 105
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