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Older Viscosity
Port Brewing
- From:
- Port Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #409 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #853 - Avg:
- 4.34 | pDev: 8.76%
- Reviews:
- 771
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 16, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 03, 2006
- Wants:
- 519
- Gots:
- 690
A bourbon barrel-aged version of our Imperial Stout Old Viscosity
Enormously rich but satisfying beer, Older Viscosity is 100% straight Bourbon barrel-aged for a minimum of 9 months, taking full advantage of our Oak Aging program, adding levels of complexity and depth. The beer starts off with a coating of rich malts and dark chocolate and finishes in a dry bittersweet ending balanced by a firm bitter tone and warming notes from the alcohol. Available in 375 ml cork finished bottles
Hops German Magnum
Original Gravity1.091
Availability June
Enormously rich but satisfying beer, Older Viscosity is 100% straight Bourbon barrel-aged for a minimum of 9 months, taking full advantage of our Oak Aging program, adding levels of complexity and depth. The beer starts off with a coating of rich malts and dark chocolate and finishes in a dry bittersweet ending balanced by a firm bitter tone and warming notes from the alcohol. Available in 375 ml cork finished bottles
Hops German Magnum
Original Gravity1.091
Availability June
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Ratings by Goatdavemac:
Rated by Goatdavemac from North Carolina
4.38/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Fantastic Beer, I could drink many of these. but not in one sitting
Mar 26, 2015More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York
4.36/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Served in a snifter glass from the bottle.
Appearance: Dark black color with medium bubbles to the body. Tan head off the body which rose maybe one finger's length. Dropped to almost nada after two or three sips. No lacing at all due to the slightly thin body.
Smell: Heavy brown sugar, smells warm...as if it was melted in a saucepan with the coffee brewing next to it.
Taste: complex and sweet...molasses overdose which hits your with a touch of espresso and whiskey to go with.
Mouth: sticky brew, medium carbonation. Sweet finish which lingers in the mouth cheeks for a very very long time.
Overall: Whiskey heavy which you get no complaints from me. Soft carbonation with the most everlasting stickiness to the brew. Salud!
May 30, 2022Appearance: Dark black color with medium bubbles to the body. Tan head off the body which rose maybe one finger's length. Dropped to almost nada after two or three sips. No lacing at all due to the slightly thin body.
Smell: Heavy brown sugar, smells warm...as if it was melted in a saucepan with the coffee brewing next to it.
Taste: complex and sweet...molasses overdose which hits your with a touch of espresso and whiskey to go with.
Mouth: sticky brew, medium carbonation. Sweet finish which lingers in the mouth cheeks for a very very long time.
Overall: Whiskey heavy which you get no complaints from me. Soft carbonation with the most everlasting stickiness to the brew. Salud!
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
4.13/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12.7 fl.oz. corked bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 12.0%. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Intense aroma of sweet malts, bourbon whiskey, vanilla and oak, also moderate roasty notes, hints of chocolate and liquorice. Very sweet (too sweet?) and intense flavour, sweet malts galore, notes of bourbon, oak and vanilla again, also notes of mild coffee, dark chocolate and liquorice. Moderate hops.
May 10, 2021Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts
4.69/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.69/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
2010 bottle, drank 2020. Definitely waited too long, and this bottle definitely wasn't kept in optimal conditions over the years, but based on my ratings, I really enjoyed this...!!
Smelled wonderfully bourbonny and stouty. Wasn't flat but had lost an element of carbonation. Taste was nicely bourbon stout, not char or roast but a enough in that direction to let you know it was a traditional stout. Can't believe this bad boy has fallen so far in ratings over the years in the face of pastry stouts. I'm going to see if I can find a more recent bottle just to have one on hand as this is too good to not revisit now and then. Cheers!
Dec 04, 2020Smelled wonderfully bourbonny and stouty. Wasn't flat but had lost an element of carbonation. Taste was nicely bourbon stout, not char or roast but a enough in that direction to let you know it was a traditional stout. Can't believe this bad boy has fallen so far in ratings over the years in the face of pastry stouts. I'm going to see if I can find a more recent bottle just to have one on hand as this is too good to not revisit now and then. Cheers!
Reviewed by DvdP from Netherlands
4.54/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Stamped Vintage 2014-A. Pours black, minimal head, not as viscous as you'd think. Bourbon smell, chocolate. Mouthfeel isn't very thick, but crazy smooth. Taste is amazing. Lots of soft bourbon, plenty of chocolate, old leather, hint of moccha. Crazy soft.
Nov 28, 2020Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
4.31/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pitch with a toffee ring of a head.
S: Roasts of all kinds: roasted raw sugars, vanilla beans, coffee, and a touch of pure char. This is mostly roast and bourbony-vanilla notes.
T: Like an oaky oatmeal stout that has seen it's day in a barrel. Vanilla for days - coffee roastiness and some minimal chocolate.
F: Smooth and coating medium-heavy feel. Not a stand-out in its viscosity in my view.
O: Clearly this beer holds up for a long time based on the 8 year vintage below. Mine was a 2014 vintage tried in 2019 and a five years I imagined it had lost something. My friend, an older viscosity expert, agreed it had. We presume on that collective experience that three years is likely ideal aging. But this was solid nonetheless.
Jul 26, 2019S: Roasts of all kinds: roasted raw sugars, vanilla beans, coffee, and a touch of pure char. This is mostly roast and bourbony-vanilla notes.
T: Like an oaky oatmeal stout that has seen it's day in a barrel. Vanilla for days - coffee roastiness and some minimal chocolate.
F: Smooth and coating medium-heavy feel. Not a stand-out in its viscosity in my view.
O: Clearly this beer holds up for a long time based on the 8 year vintage below. Mine was a 2014 vintage tried in 2019 and a five years I imagined it had lost something. My friend, an older viscosity expert, agreed it had. We presume on that collective experience that three years is likely ideal aging. But this was solid nonetheless.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 2014; drank 8/16/14 @ the Yarchives.
Brown/black hue.
Dark khaki head; nice lace.
Cream, caramel & booze heat in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Milk, oak, aluminum & dark caramel up front; booze heat on the finish.
Decent; too young?!
Jun 19, 2019Brown/black hue.
Dark khaki head; nice lace.
Cream, caramel & booze heat in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Milk, oak, aluminum & dark caramel up front; booze heat on the finish.
Decent; too young?!
Reviewed by Avitra from California
4.19/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
About as nice as a stout can be. No aftertaste, but really nice mild chocolate, vanilla, nutmeg and very smooth and silky. A warm beer when you need one.
May 07, 2019
Older Viscosity from Port Brewing
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
2690 ratings
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