Brotherly Love
The Commons Brewery

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From:
The Commons Brewery
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 13.47%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
74
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 25, 2017
Added:
Apr 24, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  10
Brotherly Love is our Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Little Brother, aged in second-use Bourbon barrels with Northwest grown sour cherries and Ecuadorian cacao nibs roasted by Woodblock Chocolate in SE Portland.
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.43/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
one of my favorite beers at what the funk last night, a festival full of nothing but the best beers out there, and this to me was one of the most inspired and memorable. havent had much from the commons, just the urban farmhouse, which i loved, but this totally took me by surprise. a dark strong ale with cocoa nibs and cherries, apparently aged in rum barrels. the color is a murky medium brown, lots of viscosity and not much head at all. the smell is incredible though, i get the barrel and the chocolate first, its dark chocolate, earthy and a little bitter, and the barrel adds some vanilla and spice to a strong dark ale base. belgian yeast is suggested, but i dont get a lot of yeast character from this. there too much else going on really. the flavor is also barrel and cocoa forward, while the cherries play a supporting flavor role. tart for a second and fading into a sweeter finish, but this beer is impressively dry for how big it all is. slippery smooth, but pretty thick in texture, lacking maybe a little carbonation, but i like it this way, and when it warms up even just a little bit, it really opens up. i have got to get my hands on a bottle of this, as the several pours i enjoyed last night have got my palate wanting for more of this beauty. very good execution with all these ingredients. again, one of the winners of a great beer night for me.
Apr 11, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Sep 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Jun 24, 2016
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.77/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: Poured a dark burgundy color ale with a large off-white foamy head with light retention. Aroma of sweet dry fruits, with some light chocolate notes and some bourbon/vanilla notes. Taste is a complex mix of chocolate, sweet dry fruits notes, light molasses, some residual sugar notes and some bourbon and vanilla notes. Body is about average with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Intriguing experiment with great flavours but lacking some cohesion.
Oct 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

Oct 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by kiki3drt292 from California

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kmat10 from Canada (AB)

Aug 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by jsf14 from District of Columbia

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.3 by anteater from Oregon

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by charlzm from California

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by akang from California

Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by SocalKicks from California

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.07 by Lucnifter from California

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Malefactor from Oregon

Feb 18, 2015
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Rated by Martyrob from North Carolina

4.67/5  rDev +21%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Fantastic brew with rich flavor
Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by kamikazeokami from Oregon

Dec 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by EricTKole from Michigan

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jakewatt135 from Oregon

Nov 24, 2014
Brotherly Love from The Commons Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 74 ratings