Deschutes Black Butte XXVIII

Every year, we celebrate our anniversary with an imperial, barrel-aged version of our flagship Black Butte Porter. Our brewers love to experiment and they always add some fun new ingredients to this beer like chilies, cranberries, figs and other such treats. This year, to celebrate 28 years of brewing, they’ve added the interesting mix of ingredients above for another multi-layered flavor experience.

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201 reviews

Bend, United States

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3.8 Bottle. It poured a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma was of dark fruits, coffee, molasses, toasted malts and caramel. The taste was similar to the aroma with more dark fruits, coffee, molasses, toasted malts, caramel with medium carbonation and a nice chewy aftertaste. Another good year.

4.2 Akárcsak a 29. születésnapra készült ital esetében, a test ezúttal is kólaszínű, bézs habbal a tetején, mely alól kevésbé barley wine-szerű, vagy éppen american strong ale-re hajazó aromák szűrődnek ki, ez esetben nem kell sokat bizonygatni, hogy imperial porterről beszélünk. Illatai fásak, pörkölt malátásak, narancsos trüffeles, édesgyökeres, olvasztott csokoládés jellegűek, karamellásak. Íze méltó folytatása az illatjegyeknek, kerekded és olajos kortyai visszafogott szénsavtartalmúak, kakaó, étcsokoládé, vanília és whiskey karakterét hordozzák. Az idő egyáltalán nem ellensége, jó pár perc elteltével és a hőmérséklet emelkedésével sem esik szét a szerkezet. A hordóerlelés kifinomult módon érzékelteti a hatását, mint ahogyan a főzet is minőségi, prémium ital benyomását kelti. A XXIX-es verzióhoz képest számomra sokkal szimpatikusabb, kiforrottabb, határozottabb karakter.

3.8 It pours dark brown with a beige head. It has a medium full body with cry little carbonation. The taste has dark fruit, licorice, dark roast, molasses, figs and light smoke. Nice.

3.4 Aroma of blackberry, light malt, carAmel, and nutmeg. Taste is toasted malt, orange rind, and booze.

4.2 The aroma is molasses and caramel, figs. Pours a dark brown with an ambeer hue, light tan head mostly diminishing and excellent lacing. The taste is a medium sweet. The body is medium/full, the texture creamy, the carbonation lively and the finish long. Very good!! The slower you drink it the better it is, good flavors, great taste and excellent body.

4.1 Bottle 22fl.oz. [ As Deschutes Black Butte XXVIII ]. Clear dark red - black brown colour with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, coffee, bourbon - whisky, wood. Flavor is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dark malt, chocolate, wood, alcohol, bourbon - whisky, dark fruit, light spicy - peppery - maybe also a chili warm touch. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180414] 8-4-9-4-16

3.9 Sample from the bottle at Ruoholahti, Helsinki. Color is dark brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, whiskey, some bourbon, dryness and roasted malts. Surprisingly soft.

3.8 65 cl bottle (11,6%) @ Ruoholahti Beer Festival 2018. Bottled on 13.06.2016 Aroma has licorice and sweet bourbon tones with vanilla. Flavour has vanilla, bourbon, salty licorice and alcohol. A tad too salty and boozy but decent slow sipper anyway.

3.6 65cl bottle @ Ruoholahti Beer Festival 2018. Pours black color with a small head. Aroma is toasted malty roast, dark fruits, some toffee, mild coffee. Flavor is malty, toasted, caramel, malty. Okay. 5525

3.9 650ml bottle @ Ruoholahti Beer Festival. Pours dark brown, almost black with a small head. Aroma of roasty malts, peat, bourbon, wood, oak, orange peel and cocoa. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and sweetish with some orange peel, peat, oak, wood, whisky and cocoa. Finish is sweetish, slightly roasty and syrupy with some coffee, cocoa, peat and orange peel. Okay, quite balanced.

3.9 Bottle from Beer Hall SF. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, nuts, chocolate, licorice, orange peel, oak, a bit of bourbon and dark fruits. Bitter finish with roasted malts, licorice, oak, orange peel, chocolate, bourbon and dark fruits. Exquisite imperial porter.

3.9 Bottle shared by Tom, thanks! Dark brown pour with a tan head. Malty nose, boozy bourbon with some sweetness and a touch of heat. Solid.

4.1 Bomber shared by me. Dark pour with little head. Aroma is boozy and nuttly. Taste follows, earthy, dry, bitter. I like this alot. Well done.

4.8 Amazing imperial porter! No words! Such aroma, such balance, such an incredible mouthfeel, such aftertaste! No words to explain it! After taste is extremely fruity, orange, berries etc... so smooth and balanced!

3.9 Bottle @ Ulfborg Tasting 20180414. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolarte, roast, barrel, ryebread, light dried fruits. toffee. Taste is rather sweet, coffee chocolate, velvet bourbon, toffe. Good stuff.

4.1 Bottle at Ulfborg Tasting 20180414. Aroma of vanilla, slight smoke, bourbon, oak, chocolate, light roasted malt. Black with tan head. Taste is moderate sweet, bourbon light bitter, chocolate, oak. Full body, oily creamy feel and bourbon light smoke.

3.8 Sort skum råhvid Citrus vanilje tømmer brændte malte Bittet mortste sød modrate Blød

4.0 Bottle @ Ulfborg tasting. Pours deep brown body that looks black in the glass. Beige frothy head that settles quickly. Aroma is full of cocoa and roasted malts. A bit of peat and whisky on the aroma as well. Taste is sweet, cocoa, spice and a bit of ethanol flavor in the background. Possibly from the barrels. Very smooth and very decent. Medium body, medium carbonation.

4.1 Bottle at Ulfborg Tasting. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, dark fruits, peppery and spicy. Heavy sweet and moderate bitter with lingering roasted notes. Full and oily.

4.2 Bottle @Ulfborg tasting 20180414. Dark brown body with a small offwhite head. Roasted malt, oak, vanilla, dark fruits, lovely.

3.8 Bottle @Ulfborg Tasting. Black with beige froth. Roasted aroma, chili. Flavour has chili heat, bourbon booze. Hmmm... quite flavourful, but not entirely balanced.

4.5 Bottle, 650 ml, shared with JFK10000 and Max. Dark brown with medium light brown head. Malty, caramel, spicy, cocoa, chocolate, oranges. Smooth. Bitterness in finish. Easy drinkable.

3.8 11/9/2016 -- from notes: Tap sample at Brass Tap. Nice fig fruitiness, dark chocolate, touch of light roast. Moderate-plus bittersweet, light heat. Good heavy chewy body. Little vanilla. Delicious. Rich, but great for a small sample.

4.1 Sample at the "Black Friday 03" tasting on 11/24/2017. Black pour with a medium foamy dark beige head that diminishes gradually to a film. Patches of lace on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and dark fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, cocoa, fruit and vanilla. The finish is roasty and oaky with a malt and dark fruit aftertaste. Good beer overall.

4.1 Bottle share in Lodz. Aroma is dark chocolate, sweet orange. Nicely balanced, orange is strongly present, barrel is there but in the background.

4.5 Piana kremowa drobna zdobi szkło, kolor czarny. Aromat czekolada, praliny, wanilia, kokos, dębina, bardzo przyjemny złożony choć niezbyt intensywny. Smak o kurcze dużo się dzieje, wchodzą smaki z aromatu do tego karmel, suszone owoce rodzynki śliwka, kakao, kawa gorzka i mleczna czekolada. Świetnie gra beczka wszystkimi swoimi nutami bourbonu, tanin, wanilii, alkohol wyraźnie zaznaczony w szlachetny sznyt komponuje się w całość. Piwo o średniej słodyczy, gładkie, umiarkowanej pełni, zaznaczonym zielonym chmieleniu i goryczce, smaki grają nic nie dominuje można sączyć małymi łyczkami i doszukiwać się niuansów. Dla mnie piwo wyśmienite, perfekcyjne, Brawo WOW.

4.6 Another fantastic annual offering. Bomber pulled from the cellar. Dark chocolate pour with mild carbonation that settles out. Aroma of chocolate, booze, vanilla, orange, & peated malt. Taste mimics the aroma identically, extremely smooth, great mouthfeel. Premier barrel aged beer.

4.2 It is nice, very nice, 650ml bottle. Pour is lovely aroma is bitter chocolate orange. Taste is quite intense with noticeable alcohol, The layers of orange and that cocoa are lovely, giving way to a quite bitter and unfinished finish.

4.6 Pours deep brown with medium tan head. Nose is hugely complex: dark roasted malts, charred oak, caramelized orange peel, brown sugar, vanilla and discrete whiskey. And so is the taste: sweet caramels and malts upfront, doubled by scotch/bourbon-soaked oak barrel. Bittery and smokey character in the aftertaste. Low carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel. Full bodied. Wow, just wow.

4.0 On tap at Black Friday. Clear deep dark brown. Medium roast and barrel flavors. Carmel toasted malts and smooth feel. Some chocolate notes as well.