Figgy Pudding - Block 15 Brewery & Restaurant

danieelol

Australia

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

01-16-2013 15:44:50 | More by danieelol

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-18-2013 22:12:59 | More by Photekut

chrisp450

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -6%

05-08-2013 02:28:05 | More by chrisp450

djrn2

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6%

04-18-2013 01:06:12 | More by djrn2

davey101

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

04-16-2013 05:47:18 | More by davey101

AshleyMiller

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -6%

03-28-2013 15:19:28 | More by AshleyMiller

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -18.5%

03-17-2013 05:58:43 | More by cbnz

Hessian257

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6%

02-24-2013 05:33:01 | More by Hessian257

jegross2

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

02-08-2013 21:38:47 | More by jegross2

billab914

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

01-28-2013 13:00:17 | More by billab914

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6%

01-20-2013 14:23:03 | More by acurtis

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

01-19-2013 02:52:06 | More by thebouch01

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

01-18-2013 04:56:58 | More by spycow

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-16-2013 22:15:40 | More by hoppymcgee

IrishColonial

Virginia

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-11-2013 01:20:56 | More by IrishColonial

Rhettroactive

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

01-11-2013 01:19:46 | More by Rhettroactive

digita7693

Oregon

3/5  rDev -24.8%

01-09-2013 05:40:51 | More by digita7693

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -6%

01-08-2013 23:53:01 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Brew33

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -6%

01-02-2013 13:40:17 | More by Brew33

seeswo

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

12-30-2012 13:35:01 | More by seeswo

FosterJM

California

3.43/5  rDev -14%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1669th Review on BA
Bottle to snifter
750 ML C/C

2011 Vintage
Thanks to DaysintheWake for this bottle.

App- Poured out of the bottle a deep and rich brown color with a ruddy reddish/purple tinge to it. A very good and deep density behind it. The head was a nice 2 finger slight brown color with a good cling line down the glass.

Smell- I was a bit let down with the nose on this beer. It was almost pure malts. Alot of the spices and depth and layers I had heard about were gone. Most of the aromas were just the dark fruits and brandy. Not much else was there.

Taste- This was just okay. Better than average but feel that a fresh bottle is the way to go. The spices were lost on this and replaced by just the large malty flavors and dominated by the figs and the brandy.

Mouth- A thicker medium body with a low-medium carbonation. The figs and brandy are really all that remain on this one. The flavors are a bit one note and just thick on the residual flavors.

Drink- It was a nice idea to open this on Christmas. Shared with my brother in law. I thought it was okay. A bit let down that it didnt meld a little better but dropped off in the bottle. Maybe next release I can land a fresh bottle.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 16:25:17 | More by FosterJM

denimdemon

Indiana

4/5  rDev +0.3%

12-25-2012 02:10:47 | More by denimdemon

RuckusDu

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.3%

12-18-2012 05:11:13 | More by RuckusDu

teddyarrowhead

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

12-16-2012 04:05:00 | More by teddyarrowhead

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

First had: on tap at Block 15, Corvallis, OR
This review is for a recent tasting from the bottle.

I don't often review a beer twice, but sometimes--as in this case--the tap version and the bottle version are different enough to warrant it. This was an '11 vintage that I shared at a Dec. '12 tasting.

Hazy, darker mahogany pour, with a thick tan head that took a few minutes to settle to a reasonable height, otherwise retaining well and leaving streaks of lacing on the glass. Poured cloudier as we got to the bottom of the bottle. Sadly, a lot of the spicy aroma that came out up front on tap was absent in the bottle. There still were definite notes of dark fruits and dark sugars, but the spice had mellowed out significantly. Same thing with the taste. Flavors of brandy, figs, cherries, brown sugar, but the spice and vanilla bean had faded considerably compared to when I had it fresh and on tap. This was still a tasty beer, and the alcohol warmth had also mellowed a bit, though i actually liked the heat in the fresh pour. Body was about medium, and drinkability was still high, despite lacking a bit of luster from my previous session.

I do have another bottle of this that I guess I'll save for a special occasion, but based on this tasting, I'd recommend drinking this beer NOW, so you at least get some of the spice quality from it.

Serving type: bottle

12-13-2012 05:24:03 | More by Rifugium