Jubel 2010 (Once A Decade Ale) - Deschutes Brewery

idResponse

North Carolina

5/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Is this the Super Jubel in a bottle? Please, beer gods, say yes! Poured into my favorite gigantic snifter which I tend to use for all of my 22oz bottle purposes, I didn't even think of chilling this beauty as I pull it right off the shelf and begin pouring. Man, this thing is so brown it's almost black! The head swelled up and has produced an excellent stable lacing around the edge that sticks as though made of a thin bubble paste. The nose of a malt nut with slight brown sugar and spice invade my senses as i begin imbibing this amazing offering. I cannot describe the taste. I can only believe noises similar to those of orgasmic whales would suffice to cover the way this beer makes my mouth react. Anything that can be this beautiful to drink simply deserves to be crowned. I can chug this. I can sip this. I can cook with this. I can pair this with anything. I can wholeheartedly recommend buying a case of this and having one now, and one every year to follow until they brew another one. Thank you, Deschutes. I love you.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2010 07:57:25 | More by idResponse

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