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Mission St. Anniversary Ale 2011
Steinhaus Brewing Co.
- From:
- Steinhaus Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 10.63%
- Reviews:
- 41
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 11
A blend of Firestone Walker's barleywine, imperial stout, and robust porter. No beers in this blend were barrel aged, nor is the final blend.
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
4.06/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
a: have had this one around for 8 months or so, served in a unibroue branded tulip, deep, opaque mahogany brown in color, head light with only a thin ring retained
s: the nose features rich semisweet and milk chocolate, sweet toffee and brown sugar, lots of smooth roasts and a slight touch of char smoke, toasted dark bread, mild earthy hops, pleasantly complex - even some hints of bourbon and tobacco here
m: carbonation light-moderate, body moderate with a nice weight
t: lots of notched up brown ale flavors - rich chocolate coated toffee, dark fruit and brown sugars, sweet to begin, with drier, more intense roasts pushing in after the swallow as a chocolate sweetness continues to linger, a nice bitterness creeps slowly into the finish, earthy, with lots of lingering malt character, tobacco, the sugars are prominent but not tiring, alcohol presence light to moderate
o: a deal at $2.99 per bomber, rich and satisfying, more than would typically be expected for the price
Apr 09, 2013s: the nose features rich semisweet and milk chocolate, sweet toffee and brown sugar, lots of smooth roasts and a slight touch of char smoke, toasted dark bread, mild earthy hops, pleasantly complex - even some hints of bourbon and tobacco here
m: carbonation light-moderate, body moderate with a nice weight
t: lots of notched up brown ale flavors - rich chocolate coated toffee, dark fruit and brown sugars, sweet to begin, with drier, more intense roasts pushing in after the swallow as a chocolate sweetness continues to linger, a nice bitterness creeps slowly into the finish, earthy, with lots of lingering malt character, tobacco, the sugars are prominent but not tiring, alcohol presence light to moderate
o: a deal at $2.99 per bomber, rich and satisfying, more than would typically be expected for the price
Reviewed by IKR from California
3.83/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: Dark brown with red overtones with a modest light beige head.
Smell: Mild brown sugar and bready yeast notes.
Taste: Mild roasted malt notes, brown sugar and toffee notes. There is also some mild hop bitterness.The beer finishes fairly dry with the mild hop nod faint brown sugar notes.
Mouth-feel: On the light side of medium-bodied with a modest level of carbonation.
Overall: This is a fine example of a beer that eliminates any excuse not to drink craft based on price. This is a beer that can proudly hold it's place among craft beers and is priced as cheap or cheaper than BMC. `$3 for a 22 oz Bomber, it's definitely one of the best bang for the bucks I've run across.
Jul 20, 2012Smell: Mild brown sugar and bready yeast notes.
Taste: Mild roasted malt notes, brown sugar and toffee notes. There is also some mild hop bitterness.The beer finishes fairly dry with the mild hop nod faint brown sugar notes.
Mouth-feel: On the light side of medium-bodied with a modest level of carbonation.
Overall: This is a fine example of a beer that eliminates any excuse not to drink craft based on price. This is a beer that can proudly hold it's place among craft beers and is priced as cheap or cheaper than BMC. `$3 for a 22 oz Bomber, it's definitely one of the best bang for the bucks I've run across.
Reviewed by Orca from Washington
3.92/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
22oz bottle into a tulip. Pours a murky brown mahogany w/ a 1-finger khaki head, not much lacing.
Aroma is heavily malty up front. Toffee, caramel, rum-soaked fruit, and some aromatic hops in the background. Dominant aroma though is almost cloyingly sweet.
Taste is, not surprisingly, sweet and malty. Brown sugar, figs, booze, and a nice roasty quality. Bittering hops balance things out somewhat, but the fruity malt remains front and center.
Mouthfeel is thick and coating.
Overall this a slow sipper of a beer. Not sure I'd drink it again, even if I could.
Jun 04, 2012Aroma is heavily malty up front. Toffee, caramel, rum-soaked fruit, and some aromatic hops in the background. Dominant aroma though is almost cloyingly sweet.
Taste is, not surprisingly, sweet and malty. Brown sugar, figs, booze, and a nice roasty quality. Bittering hops balance things out somewhat, but the fruity malt remains front and center.
Mouthfeel is thick and coating.
Overall this a slow sipper of a beer. Not sure I'd drink it again, even if I could.
Mission St. Anniversary Ale 2011 from Steinhaus Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
62 ratings
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