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Chaos
Barley Brown's Brewpub
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- From:
- Barley Brown's Brewpub
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 7.76%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 17, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2008
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 3
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Ratings by jdense:
Reviewed by jdense from Oregon
4.8/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.8/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Completing the troika of reviews, on-tap served in the land of big burly hoppy beers, aka Baker City, OR., poured into tulip, 2.25.11.
Dark brown almost jet squid ink black body no visible carbonation due to nearly opaque hue. 3/4 finger light tan head, medium dissipation with significant lacing. Whap! Big hop hit in the nose, piney, tropical more than citrusy, no roast character to speak of ala Turmoil, Taste mirrors nose, quite well balanced for such a frickin' hop bomb. Mouthfeel is surprisingly light for style, a bit slick, perfectly carbonated leading to a dry finish. You'd never guess this latest batch was 10% ABV, quite drinkable. IMHO, the benchmark for the style. Damn, I wish Shawn Kelso could brew this more often, a truly amazing beer. One of the true advantages to living in Eastern Oregon. Most Highly Recommended.
Feb 26, 2011Dark brown almost jet squid ink black body no visible carbonation due to nearly opaque hue. 3/4 finger light tan head, medium dissipation with significant lacing. Whap! Big hop hit in the nose, piney, tropical more than citrusy, no roast character to speak of ala Turmoil, Taste mirrors nose, quite well balanced for such a frickin' hop bomb. Mouthfeel is surprisingly light for style, a bit slick, perfectly carbonated leading to a dry finish. You'd never guess this latest batch was 10% ABV, quite drinkable. IMHO, the benchmark for the style. Damn, I wish Shawn Kelso could brew this more often, a truly amazing beer. One of the true advantages to living in Eastern Oregon. Most Highly Recommended.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
3.98/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Superb black IPA offering tried locally on tap.
A: Dark brown pour shows light and caramel/amber highlights; creamy off-khaki head.
S: Lots going on, competing aromas of roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and sharp piney and citrusy hops.
T: Yeah, same here; I would say the roasted maltiness almost wins the battle against the hops but those piney and sharp citrus notes finish strong with bitterness and dryness. That dark, charred, and roasted malt profile gives impressions of coffee, mocha, caramel and vanilla, and chocolate.
MF: Creamy body slides into a bitter and drying mouthfeel middle-to-finish. Feels like a big beer; not surprised that its 10% + abv.
O: Really solid, not sure I wouldn’t prefer this one a little more toned down alcohol and malt-wise, but that’s a hard criticism for a double black IPA; you need the roasted malt profile, and the hops are definitely there.
Feb 17, 2021A: Dark brown pour shows light and caramel/amber highlights; creamy off-khaki head.
S: Lots going on, competing aromas of roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and sharp piney and citrusy hops.
T: Yeah, same here; I would say the roasted maltiness almost wins the battle against the hops but those piney and sharp citrus notes finish strong with bitterness and dryness. That dark, charred, and roasted malt profile gives impressions of coffee, mocha, caramel and vanilla, and chocolate.
MF: Creamy body slides into a bitter and drying mouthfeel middle-to-finish. Feels like a big beer; not surprised that its 10% + abv.
O: Really solid, not sure I wouldn’t prefer this one a little more toned down alcohol and malt-wise, but that’s a hard criticism for a double black IPA; you need the roasted malt profile, and the hops are definitely there.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.59/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Draft at Taphouse. Blown away....This is near perfect.Black pour, with creamy beige head, lacing covers the glass. Huge roast aroma, some chocolate sweetness. Taste is spot on, big roast grains, hops, some vanilla, some chocolate. Bitterness lingers forever, along with some nice dark chocolate flavors. Loved this.
Apr 19, 2018Rated by Abdalharam from Oregon
4.49/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dark, rich, thick, and brutally bitter. An amazing beer.
Jun 28, 2017Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.48/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours coffee brown with an excellent bubble show; the three fingered head grows rocky and sticks an impressive amount of lacing
Smell: Roasted grain, toasted wheat bread, chocolate and caramel tones are offset by the hops - citrusy and piney
Taste: The malts present themselves first, bringing the flavors picked up in the aroma with the hops kicking in, mid-palate; bitterness overwhelms the citrus and kills whatever sweet tones the malts threatened to bring; dry and bitter finish, with the roast lingering
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: My first beer from Barley Brown's and is it ever impressive
Thanks, JohnGalt1, for the opportunity
Apr 11, 2015Smell: Roasted grain, toasted wheat bread, chocolate and caramel tones are offset by the hops - citrusy and piney
Taste: The malts present themselves first, bringing the flavors picked up in the aroma with the hops kicking in, mid-palate; bitterness overwhelms the citrus and kills whatever sweet tones the malts threatened to bring; dry and bitter finish, with the roast lingering
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: My first beer from Barley Brown's and is it ever impressive
Thanks, JohnGalt1, for the opportunity
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.27/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Apex. This is a beer I've wanted to try for some time (or I would never have gone to the Apex again).
The beer pours a blackish brown color with outstanding head retention and considerable lacing. This beer looks great. On the nose, there's a huge dusty weedy aroma, that I find to be fairly typical of some of the more massively proportioned hop bombs made by Barley Brown. There's some light coffee and dry citrus as well, but weedy character is intense in this beer. The flavor profile replicates the nose, and I was a bit surprised by how dry and hugely bitter this beer is. This is definitely a beer for hopheads only (which I think I qualify as), but even so, this was nearly too much of a good thing. Mouthfeel is full, but not at all heavy or tiring. The beer hides its 10.3% abv. very well. You can tell it's a big beer, but there's no heat or sense of a 10% abv. beer. The finish, as one might expect, is long, dry and pretty bitter.
Very interesting beer. A number of people have compared this to the Boneyard's Armored Fist, and I know at least for me, I think the Boneyard ICDA (imperial Cascadian Dark Ale) is the more complex, more enjoyable beer to drink (it's considerably sweeter than the Chaos). Regardless, this is an impressive, well crafted beer from Barley Brown. Can't say I'm surprised.
Feb 01, 2015The beer pours a blackish brown color with outstanding head retention and considerable lacing. This beer looks great. On the nose, there's a huge dusty weedy aroma, that I find to be fairly typical of some of the more massively proportioned hop bombs made by Barley Brown. There's some light coffee and dry citrus as well, but weedy character is intense in this beer. The flavor profile replicates the nose, and I was a bit surprised by how dry and hugely bitter this beer is. This is definitely a beer for hopheads only (which I think I qualify as), but even so, this was nearly too much of a good thing. Mouthfeel is full, but not at all heavy or tiring. The beer hides its 10.3% abv. very well. You can tell it's a big beer, but there's no heat or sense of a 10% abv. beer. The finish, as one might expect, is long, dry and pretty bitter.
Very interesting beer. A number of people have compared this to the Boneyard's Armored Fist, and I know at least for me, I think the Boneyard ICDA (imperial Cascadian Dark Ale) is the more complex, more enjoyable beer to drink (it's considerably sweeter than the Chaos). Regardless, this is an impressive, well crafted beer from Barley Brown. Can't say I'm surprised.
Chaos from Barley Brown's Brewpub
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
40 ratings
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