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:
40
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 17, 2021
Added:
Nov 15, 2008
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  3
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Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho

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, 2021
 
Rated: 3.6 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Feb 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.14 by VashonGuy from Washington

Jun 24, 2018
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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
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, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Mar 31, 2018
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Rated 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
Dark, rich, thick, and brutally bitter. An amazing beer.
Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by MLDucky from Texas

Feb 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by SamuelR from California

Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by shelby415 from Oregon

Dec 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Dec 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.38 by thebeerbeast from Oregon

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.48 by yeaprolly from Washington

Apr 21, 2015
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Reviewed 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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by NWHopinator from Oregon

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kurmaraja from California

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by chossboss from Oregon

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.85 by JoelClark from Idaho

Feb 04, 2015
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4.44 by jakewatt135 from Oregon

Jan 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by kamikazeokami from Oregon

Jan 16, 2015
Chaos from Barley Brown's Brewpub
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 40 ratings