Newport Storm '07
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.

Newport Storm '07Newport Storm '07
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From:
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
 
Rhode Island, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.8%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.27 | pDev: 17.13%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
42
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 10, 2016
Added:
Nov 04, 2007
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
Contrary to the ‘04’, we strived to brew the darkest concoction The Newport Storm Brewery has ever made. To achieve this, we used 7 types of malts and 7 types of hops to really celebrate the year! Dark as night, this brew has loads of complex coffee and toffee notes and pours with low carbonation to really emphasize the sweet malty flavors! Excellent with rich chocolate desserts or by itself while sitting by a warming winter’s fire.

68 IBU
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Rated: 3.11 by nmann08 from Virginia

Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Nov 19, 2015
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -8.3%
Dark syrupy molasses color

Nose syrupy aged molasses and caramel, little toffee and nutty, faint candy cocoa, some oxidation

Taste is syrupy malt, toffee and candy, candy syrup, oxidation, little bitter, paper and cardboard, etc.

Mouth syrupy no carb, boozy.
Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by KAF from Iowa

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by GClarkage from California

Jul 02, 2014
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Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut

3.53/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampling a cellar temp bottle poured into a snifter. The bottle has lost a small bit of volume over time.
The beer pours a very dark brown color with fizzy tan head of a surface layer that fades immediately leaving only a slight island of wispy bubbles.
Dark chocolate and some raisin and plum mixed with a bit of roasted note and a little so sauce character. maybe went too far with this one. But I will press on.
The first sip reveals a big robust body with silky smooth texture and almost no carbonation, like a cask ale, probably due to some gas escaping the bottle.
The feel of the beer is very pleasant and enjoyable.
The flavor is better than anticipated after the soy notes on the nose. I get some dry bakers chocolate and a bit of molasses, also dark fruit, plums and raisins and a fairly big hit of booze on the finish.
I think this beer would have been better a few years ago and am disappointed I held it so long. IT is still a pretty enjoyable beer even if past its prime. That definitely cant be said about all beers that have cellared for too long.
anybody have a barrel that has been taken care of? I suspect that would be an awesome find.
Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jun 26, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 16, 2012
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

3.57/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
This beer poured out as a deep brown color nearly black. The head is just a few bubbles. The retention and lacing were non-existent. The smell of the beer is boozy, it's got some barrel aged aromas, there is some fermented dark fruit aromas in there too. The taste of the beer has some roasted, sweet wooden and slightly smokey flavors. The mouthfeel is a bit on the thin side, the carbonation is very light. This beer feels like an aged Barley Wine. Overall it's a moderately complex beer. It was a good beer to sip on for a long time.
Sep 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by jfcaa193 from Canada (QC)

Feb 15, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jan 31, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Jan 16, 2012
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

3.12/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Big thanks to Brett for bringing this one out. 750ml blue bottle; corked, no cage. There definitely seems to be some cork shrinkage on this one as a bit of the volume has receded. Served in a tulip. Pours an opaque black with no head, just a bubbly band around the shoulders. Nose suggests chocolate malt and a slightly vinous character as well as wet cardboard. Taste is a bit off - same qualities in the nose are also in the flavor profile; however, there's also an ashy char and something a little vegetal and oxidized. I also get a bit of molasses and brown sugar at the back. Mouthfeel is light-medium (but closer to light) with an almost still carbonation and a trace of acidity. Overall, I'd have to say that this beer is past its prime. Not sure what it was like fresh, but based on the cork shrinkage and the slightly off flavors, there was definitely some oxygen exposure here. If you have it, drink it - it's not going to get any better.
Nov 13, 2011
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

2.61/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Thanks for sharing this one, Bobby...

A: It should be noted this beer comes in a corked wine bottle with no cap or cage, and is maybe 85% full. The beer itself is a murky dark brown color with no head.

S: Smells sort of like I expected. Caramel, toffee, chocolate, and oxidation--cardboard to be specific. It's got a bit of a dusty smell to it which is really off-putting. Maybe a hint of anise and booze.

T: Not much better in terms of the flavor. The dust and cardboard really come through here. Decent caramel and chocolate, but there's a definite soy sauce thing going on as well.

M: Medium in body with very minimal carbonation (obviously).

O: Not sure if this was ever good, but it certainly isn't now.
Jun 13, 2011
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

2.89/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to ClockworkOrange for sharing this brew on 12/11/10.

Poured from a corked cobalt blue bottle (oh boy, last time an experience started this way it wasnt pretty) into a snifter. This brew appears a dark brown color with some clarity and lighter brown showing through the edges. Swirls release the faintest amount of tiny bubbles with no head formation or lacing effect.

The aroma is chocolate malt and quite oxidized. The total summation of this nose is quite musty in character with a faint indication of citrus hops and alcohol. More whiffs of this brew reiterate on the chocolate aspect which as it warms starts to smell more like licorice.

The taste of this brew is musty like the aroma suggested. It has a slightly unpleasant mildue-ish flavor mixed with roasty malt. Some booziness is evident along with quite an oxidized quality. A lingering flavor of musty grain is left in the mouth. As it warms, some fruit flavors come forward like plum/raisin. All the while, there is an evident backing of alcohol and musty roasted grain.

This is a medium bodied brew with almost no carbonation. It is pretty much still both in the mouth and visually. There is plenty of booze evident in this brew and the drinkability is fairly hurt by the lack of carbonation and musty grain aspect. I don't know if the packaging was a failure here or if this brew is just over the hill but I didn't like it all that much. Regardless I appreciated the opportunity to try this brew, thanks again Jason.
Dec 30, 2010
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Reviewed by fastpass17 from New York

2.72/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
corked 1 pint 9.4 oz bottle. 10.8% abv

Appearance: dark brown no head.

Smell: like cognac, prunes, alcohol

Taste: raisins, cognac, sweet, cloying

Mouthfeel: sappy, syrupy, thick in the back of the mouth.

Drinkability: one 3 ounce pour is plenty.
Aug 01, 2010
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Reviewed by strengthdoc from Connecticut

3.06/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This beer came in a cool looking blue corked bottle. The beer poured very dark brown with no head at all. The mouthfeel was medium with a slightly buttery feel and little carbonation more of a wine mouthfeel than beer. The taste is very mild of licorice and raisin with a finish of alcohol warmth and a slight floral hoppiness.
Feb 04, 2010
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina

3.23/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This was actually a pick not made by me, but when I opened the fridge and let anyone pick what they wanted this is what came out. Served chilled and poured into oversized wine glasses, this one was consumed on 12/31/2009.

The pour was lackluster at best. Dark caramel in color with no head at all. Even the hardest pour I could come up with produced only light bubbles that dropped out of sight just as quickly as they popped up. Aroma was pleasant at first with notes of oak, hints of vanilla and bourbon along with a pleasant butterscotch tone, though I have to admit it turned kind of light as time went on, and took on an almost cardboard like smell at times. Thin feel, completely flat with only the slightest bit of thickness to it led me to belive I was in trouble now. Caramel and oak notes coming across on the tongue now, hints of vanilla and a nice bit of light toffee but really just nothing bowling me over here, I had really expected more. Alcohol was well hidden though and this lended to it a liittle bit.

Overall this really is a confusing beer. First off it is a barel aged barleywine not a stout, second its flat, and third seems to just not have any real direction. All and all, not bad, but it struggles to find itself.
Jan 02, 2010
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Reviewed by ShogoKawada from Pennsylvania

3.39/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
So here's my 2nd go-around with the storm series of blue bottle specials. I found the 08 to be a bit muddled. It is now Oct. 27, 2009, maybe time has been kind to the 07. 750ml blue glass bottle into wide snifter.

A- A deep, deep brown... as close to black as it can be without being so. ZERO head, and that's with an aggressive pour. Thin, tiny bubbles are sparse on the surface of this one, and it almost looks like coffee. I guess at over 10% I might be hoping for too much.

S- Sweet, complex, a bit boozy.... interesting. Mild dark fruits (like candied plums) are here, faint cocoa nibs and a bitter coffee base come through.

T- Follows the nose. A bit of a hybrid between a quad and a RIS, I'd have to say. Pretty complex flavors going on here. At first I taste the tartness and rich candied sweetness of dark fruit. There's a mild baking chocolate essence, and the finish reminds me of Peche Mortel, just a little bit more reserved. Still, full-flavored and very tasty. I'm really impressed at the complexity here. Kind of like a dessert beer-wine-liqueur.

M- Ugh. Where's the carbonation? Probably the most under-carbonated beer I've ever had. Would have done wonders at moving the flavors around the mouth. As it is, this is a crucial flaw that really makes this beer lose serious points. ABV is blended well, though.

D- Moderate. Glad I tried this, prob. won't pick up another one. Very interesting, very unique, but the lack of carbonation keeps this one from being more than tasty and interesting with a near-horrible mouthfeel.

Keep trying, guys. You'll get a grand slam one of these days.
Oct 29, 2009
Newport Storm '07 from Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 42 ratings