Black Butte XXIV - Deschutes Brewery

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507 Ratings

rAvg: 4.28
pDev: 9.81%
Reviews: 148
Hads: 359

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Brewed by:
Deschutes Brewery

Oregon, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (114), on-tap (31), nitro-tap (2), cask (1).

Notes:
Brewed with dark chocolate nibs, Daglet dates and Mission figs.

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Reviews by grittybrews:

grittybrews

Washington

4.1/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review #600!

Poured almost-black with a half-finger of dark mocha head. Hot, sweet aroma of chocolate, molasses, dark fruit, and vanilla.

Moderate carbonation and a thick, sticky mouthfeel. Very sweet up front with lots of caramel, molasses, and chocolate with vanilla, light oak, and more dark fruit sweetness on the tail end mixed with hints of roast.

Big and bold, but this needs some time to mellow out a bit. On first impression, I prefer BB XXIII and XXI. Looking forward to my bottle in the basement.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2012 21:52:00 | More by grittybrews

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Gregfalone

California

4.75/5 rDev +11%

06-19-2013 07:18:03 | More by Gregfalone

azdback

Arizona

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-14-2013 03:49:19 | More by azdback

djre4orm

Virginia

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-13-2013 19:24:33 | More by djre4orm

pisano

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev -12.4%

06-13-2013 14:27:17 | More by pisano

Paccamacca

California

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-13-2013 05:55:54 | More by Paccamacca

GraduatedCashew

California

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-11-2013 18:44:19 | More by GraduatedCashew

2GOOFY

California

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-11-2013 01:56:33 | More by 2GOOFY

dsn1600

Washington

4.75/5 rDev +11%

06-06-2013 01:11:54 | More by dsn1600

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-03-2013 04:54:11 | More by orangesol

itracy63

Alaska

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-02-2013 20:24:36 | More by itracy63

DarthGuitarHero

Minnesota

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-02-2013 14:46:17 | More by DarthGuitarHero

Jasonrm72

Colorado

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-01-2013 01:42:01 | More by Jasonrm72

Heretic42

Texas

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

05-31-2013 05:16:59 | More by Heretic42

Nickqb7

California

4.75/5 rDev +11%

05-29-2013 06:59:49 | More by Nickqb7

Immortale25

Florida

4.55/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a Due South Brewing Co. snifter. Label says Best After: 07/23/13.

A- Pours a solidly opaque black color with a 1/2 inch light brown head that retains a bit before soon dropping to a thin ring around the edge of the glass and light swirly surface foam. Resilient lacing trickles down the glass leaving a sheer ring behind it.

S- Sweet and boozy with a surprising minty quality. The dark roasted malt comes in bringing some notes of chocolate, raisin and char. Can't get over how minty this smells.

T- The taste sort of follows suit with the aroma but it's more of a tingle that comes through rather than straight up mint. It's mostly a dark chocolate flavor that's apparent and creates a super smooth drinkability. This is dangerous stuff.

M- There's the aforementioned tingle and a wonderfully soft creaminess that complements it. Medium-low carbonation and a chewy body.

O- I've never had the base beer but can certainly attest to this complex variant.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2013 00:48:46 | More by Immortale25

DMc8ride

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

05-28-2013 21:41:37 | More by DMc8ride

JF1917

Georgia

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

05-28-2013 02:17:07 | More by JF1917

tcole18

New York

4/5 rDev -6.5%

05-27-2013 21:56:26 | More by tcole18

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.65/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle: Poured a deep black color stout with a medium dark brown foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma consists of black chocolate notes with some light liquor notes with some dried fruits notes as well. Taste is also a mix between some dark black chocolate notes with some dried fruits notes and some light liquor notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very nice drink though a bit too much of the dried fruits notes.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 01:40:41 | More by Phyl21ca