Jubel 2010 (Once A Decade Ale) - Deschutes Brewery

Thingus

California

3.25/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Live tasting, poured into a Delirium tulip...

Appearance; pours a root beer brown, ruby colored at the edges and a murky reddish brown when held to light... One finger khaki color head that quickly fades to a ring with minimal lacing...

Smell; I pick up hints of raisins and dark fruits and a little of the barrel but not much beyond that...

Taste; taste is much the same as the smell, with the slight addition of red wine notes although fairly unimpressive and quite mellow given the alcohol content... I'm not sure the age has treated this very well...

Mouthfeel; relatively thin, with only a slight amount of carbonation, goes down smooth with a slight raisiny bitterness that doesn't seem to hang around for long... After the bitterness fades a silky texture seems to coat the mouth...

Overall; an average brew all around, certainly nothing groundbreaking... I feel like this would have been a much more impressive beer at release, Im not sure age has treated this very well although it is well past the "best after: 1/29/11" date, and I would probably have enjoyed the cloying, boozy raisin bomb that others have described quite a bit more than this.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2012 06:02:44 | More by Thingus

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 14:34:35 | More by drgonzo2k2

HopsMatt

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -5%

05-11-2013 07:03:37 | More by HopsMatt

tcampbel1

Oregon

5/5  rDev +18.8%

05-03-2013 04:05:01 | More by tcampbel1

hopswap1

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

04-30-2013 02:26:53 | More by hopswap1

jsanford

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +1%

04-26-2013 03:35:31 | More by jsanford

MaseFace

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +1%

04-15-2013 01:34:52 | More by MaseFace

Pecan

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

04-08-2013 22:58:35 | More by Pecan

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1%

04-08-2013 02:40:41 | More by mendvicdog

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1%

04-07-2013 17:39:06 | More by marlinsfan4

AngusOg

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

04-06-2013 18:25:06 | More by AngusOg

DruRho

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +1%

04-06-2013 18:16:52 | More by DruRho

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev -5%

04-06-2013 18:15:49 | More by duceswild

chippo33

Vermont

3/5  rDev -28.7%

03-25-2013 00:42:44 | More by chippo33

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.66/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Bottle opened on 3.2.13
Best after 01/29/11

A - Pours a super dark amber, almost brown with a soapy dark tan head with good retention.

S - Toffee, dark fruit, maybe a touch oxidized.

T - Carmel, toffee, raisin, brown sugar, ripe fruits.

D - Lower carbonation with a surprisingly thin body.

O - A bit past it's prime, but still drinkable and fun.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 16:53:30 | More by HuskyinPDX

jbeezification

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

03-12-2013 02:33:07 | More by jbeezification

StArnoldFan

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

03-11-2013 13:20:16 | More by StArnoldFan

Ford

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

03-11-2013 02:20:13 | More by Ford

acurtis

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -22.8%

03-09-2013 21:30:57 | More by acurtis

BBrewington

California

4/5  rDev -5%

03-01-2013 21:33:44 | More by BBrewington

a74gent

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -16.9%

02-24-2013 19:56:21 | More by a74gent

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bomber into a pint glass

A- pours a very dark red, nearly black, with a paper thin offwhite head that looks pretty much nonexistent. Disappointing

S- booze. Just straight booze. Even at two years out, this smells hot as hell

T- cherries, red wine, tobacco. Not exactly exploding with flavor, but it's clearly a very nuanced beer that may have sat for a little too long.

M- medium bodied. Body isn't as thick as I'd expect. Nice

O- this beer confuses me. I don't know what it wants to be, but then again, the generic "strong ale" category lets it be whatever it wants for the mostpart

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 00:54:59 | More by bigfnjoe

Beerandboards

New Mexico

4.16/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Bomber poured into a snifter

A - Dark ruby red. Very little to no head.

S - Pretty darn good. Chocolate, cherries, barrel, wine. Somebody below wrote about it smelling like cough syrup in a good way, I see what they mean. Pretty unique smell.

T - Liquor soaked black cherries with chocolate. I have no idea what it was like fresh, but everything is well blended together 2 years out. Lots of subtle flavors, with the dark cherry being the only stand out. I like it quite a bit.

M - Solid. Just on the thicker side of medium, very low carb.

O - This does not remind me of jubelale at all. Havent done a side by side, but 2010 seems significantly different. Great unique beer. I'm not a huge fan of wine barrel treatments, but I really like this one.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 18:00:57 | More by Beerandboards

johnhenryconway

4/5  rDev -5%

02-02-2013 09:05:08 | More by johnhenryconway

DmanGTR

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

01-29-2013 03:08:41 | More by DmanGTR