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Port Brewing Older Viscosity

Port Brewing Older Viscosity

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An American Strong Ale brewed by
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey

San Marcos, California USA

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2184.1/5.04.09/5.0Special12%98.7 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
100% Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Ale. This is the oak aging beer which makes up the oak aged portion found in our Old Viscosity. This is aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels for 6 months.

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 mabel (1633), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20

Apr 30, 2007  
[272-20070413] Bottle (c/o mds, w/ him, blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev). Tart floral banana aroma has alcoholic wood notes and toasted caramel with some chocolate. Dark brown black body with a disappearing light tan head. Floral banana remains in flavour, has noticeable alcohol and is a little sour. Full body is manageably smooth. Unfortunately super boozy.

 RCL (1020), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/517/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Pours like old, old motor oil. Licorice and and molasses aroma, with a very distinctive licorice and baker’s chocolate flavor.


 DMRz (148), Durham, North Carolina, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Inky black-brown pour with a short lived tan head. Intense aromas of vanilla extract, bourbon, and sweet malt. Flavor is well balanced and not overpowering, with sweet vanilla, bourbon, and a hint of oak on the finish. Very smooth and rich. This is a truly extraordinary beer!


 henrikb (1094), Aarhus, Denmark
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Very dark brown body with a small but lasting beige head; Excellent nose, very settled, very balanced and super welcoming, layer upon layer upon layer of notes topped by a fruity whiskey touch; The body is the super full, dense overly complex Old Viscosity body with a fruity part added, AMAZING!!!!; It finishes long with a deep smooothness, again balanced perfectly by a fruity whiskey bite. AMAZING BEER!!!!!!!!


trevor211 (86), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Wow. This one was an incredible treat. Bottle at a PB/LA tasting at Brouwer’s (Tomme Arthur present). I spent a good few minutes savoring the aroma before the first sip. It reminded me of a cross between a dusty attic and a sauna. Oak (lots of it), bourbon (perhaps a bit of scotch), sweet malts, dark brown sugar, vanilla and smoke come through in the aroma. The taste adds powerful notes of cocoa and coffee, with spices and just a tad of black licorice at the end. Like its name suggests, this one is almost chewably thick. It drinks like a port, but is amazingly smooth and finishes incredibly clean. The carbonation manages to keep it from actually feeling like a motor oil, and the oak from those barrels comes through more with each sip. So glad I got to try this one - just wonderful.


 DewBrewer (248), Austin, Texas, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 28, 2008  
0.375L bottle. Wow. What an enticing aroma. I just soaked up the aroma for about 4 minutes before tasting it. Incredibly smooth bourbon and oak aroma with a bit of alcohol. Delicious and smooth flavor with hints of wood, chocolate, and smoke. Thanks to Randy for sharing.




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