Lubrication - Clown Shoes

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286 Ratings

rAvg: 3.63
pDev: 14.6%
Reviews: 154
Hads: 132

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Clown Shoes

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (148), on-tap (6).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by KajII:

KajII

North Carolina

3.43/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

[Suggested Glassware: Tulip Glass]

The pour was a very dark black with a large (2-3 finger) light brown rocky head that slowly receded, down to a thin scattered film with a medium collar thus creating good sheets of streaky lacing.

The aroma was a little on the mild side with a burnt grain malt, pine hops and an earthy yeast and had notes of bakers chocolate, roasted coffee, citrus (grapefruit) and a bit of licorice.

The taste was a malty bitter with a note of coffee and bitter chocolate early on, progressing with a slightly bitterer hoppy taste and a light citrus peel presence with a hint of licorice towards the end. The flavor lasted an average time proceeding the swallow, with a nice dark hoppiness that was left lying on the back of the tongue at the finish.

Mouthfeel was a hair below medium in body and dry in texture with a nice mellow carbonation.

Overall this was a mildly hoppy Black Ale, with just enough roastiness to create a nice smooth drinkability...

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Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 14:24:17 | More by KajII

More User Reviews:

Simpleman77

Florida

3.5/5 rDev -3.6%

05-23-2013 23:29:30 | More by Simpleman77

civicm87

New York

3.5/5 rDev -3.6%

05-14-2013 23:22:41 | More by civicm87

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -3.6%

05-07-2013 22:39:05 | More by blknikon

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5 rDev -3.6%

04-29-2013 05:49:13 | More by Kelp

JohnBender

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +3.3%

04-24-2013 00:55:13 | More by JohnBender

vcoggins

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +3.3%

04-05-2013 01:44:52 | More by vcoggins

Seakyden

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev +3.3%

04-03-2013 01:25:34 | More by Seakyden

match1112

Illinois

3/5 rDev -17.4%

03-17-2013 16:03:29 | More by match1112

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

3/5 rDev -17.4%

03-05-2013 02:55:45 | More by Stevie_Janowski

vinnie

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +24%

02-22-2013 02:40:20 | More by vinnie

bashiba

Iowa

2.95/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Poured a deep dark brown with light mahogany highlights and a thin tan soap ring of head.

The smell is lightly roasty with a touch of cacoa and a bit of brown sugar sweetness.

The flavor is one dimensional burnt roasted malts with a bit of smoke. Has a bit of an oily bitterness in the finish.

The mouthfeel is light with a long dry finish.

Very odd beer, its like drinking a smoked porter without any underlying caramel sweetness to balance out the roasted barley. Overall a bit boring and cloying after a while.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 23:49:16 | More by bashiba