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Freudian Sip
Rough Draft Brewing Company
- From:
- Rough Draft Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 15.53%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 08, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 19, 2012
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 5
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.58/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
November 11th, 2013 - This is the barrel aged version of the Freudian Slip, available at Coronado in North Park. It's too dark too take a picture (as usual) but the aroma is loud and defined, with lots of oak burn on the nostrils and some dry sherry. The alcohol up front on the taste is pretty stiff and dries the drink out before the sherry and dry sherry notes can introduce themselves. Overall it is a mature impression and curtails the sweetness I was half expecting. But the aftertaste us plagued by a long cough syrup note which while isn't bad, is a little rough.
Nov 08, 2019Reviewed by sokol_1993 from California
3.68/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had one at a UCSD party.
Smell and taste were predominantly dark fruit, sweet. However, it was extremely boozy. Once the dark fruit taste dissipates, the alcohol can be tasted pretty easily.
Oct 14, 2017Smell and taste were predominantly dark fruit, sweet. However, it was extremely boozy. Once the dark fruit taste dissipates, the alcohol can be tasted pretty easily.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.8/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz bottle. Pondering Freudian concepts while drinking is a certain fool's errand.
This beer pours a hazy, murky dark tarnished bronze amber colour, with two fingers of rocky, puffy, and billowy ecru head, which leaves some broad A-bomb testing ground lace around the glass as it gently seeps away.
It smells of biscuity caramel malt, bready toffee, saucy brown sugar, apple/pear concentrate, muddled citrus pith, musty earthy, leafy, and grassy hops, and a hovering booze astringency. The taste is hot caramel/toffee malt, fruit salad - heavy on the overripe orange, red grapefruit, and apples - a weird chalkiness, leafy, piney hops, and a heady alcohol warming. Simple, yeah.
The bubbles are pretty understated, and not really notable beyond their basic duties, the body a stout medium-full weight, for this or any other style, and halting in its smoothness, i.e. there's much vying here to halt its forward progress. It finishes off-dry, but generally balanced, the big malt, big booze, and strangely underwhelming hops dancing that delightful dance.
Yup, I've been glancing at the sidebar here for a good 20 minutes, and I have to say - when 8 of the top 10 examples of this made-up, catch-all style are from either Stone or Lagunitas, you gotta think that others would mimic their success. Ladies and germs, exhibit A (probably not - possibly E or F): I knew straight off that this reminded me of Arrogant Bastard, in its brash, boozy, and edgy caramel sweetness, though one lacking the big west coast bittering hop counter punch. Still, a decent version, and all that.
Nov 27, 2014This beer pours a hazy, murky dark tarnished bronze amber colour, with two fingers of rocky, puffy, and billowy ecru head, which leaves some broad A-bomb testing ground lace around the glass as it gently seeps away.
It smells of biscuity caramel malt, bready toffee, saucy brown sugar, apple/pear concentrate, muddled citrus pith, musty earthy, leafy, and grassy hops, and a hovering booze astringency. The taste is hot caramel/toffee malt, fruit salad - heavy on the overripe orange, red grapefruit, and apples - a weird chalkiness, leafy, piney hops, and a heady alcohol warming. Simple, yeah.
The bubbles are pretty understated, and not really notable beyond their basic duties, the body a stout medium-full weight, for this or any other style, and halting in its smoothness, i.e. there's much vying here to halt its forward progress. It finishes off-dry, but generally balanced, the big malt, big booze, and strangely underwhelming hops dancing that delightful dance.
Yup, I've been glancing at the sidebar here for a good 20 minutes, and I have to say - when 8 of the top 10 examples of this made-up, catch-all style are from either Stone or Lagunitas, you gotta think that others would mimic their success. Ladies and germs, exhibit A (probably not - possibly E or F): I knew straight off that this reminded me of Arrogant Bastard, in its brash, boozy, and edgy caramel sweetness, though one lacking the big west coast bittering hop counter punch. Still, a decent version, and all that.
Reviewed by Ashley760 from California
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Wonderful aroma, very sweet. Hazy amber beer with a creamy colored head. Palate is smooth, turning crisp. Nice malt, fairly rich and creamy with a little toffee. Pleasant hops -mostly mellow with little noble hop like spice. Unbelievably drinkable and really does smell amazing.
Aug 07, 2014Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a Foothills Pint Glass at a backyard party.
Definitely a good looking beer. Deep amber color. Not a lot of head. Smell is really malty and carmelly, similar to a barelywine. Taste is just as the smell, with a solid carmel flavor and great malt body. After it hits the back, the bitterness remains for a while. Really nice.
I didn't think to look on the born-on date (if there was one), but this didn't seem as hot as some others have said theirs was. May have mellowed for a while, making it that much better.
Really enjoyed it and went well with the food. I prefer the barrel-aged version, but this was a really nice beer for a North Carolina summer evening get-together. Glad I put this puppy on the plane and brought it home.
Jun 29, 2014Definitely a good looking beer. Deep amber color. Not a lot of head. Smell is really malty and carmelly, similar to a barelywine. Taste is just as the smell, with a solid carmel flavor and great malt body. After it hits the back, the bitterness remains for a while. Really nice.
I didn't think to look on the born-on date (if there was one), but this didn't seem as hot as some others have said theirs was. May have mellowed for a while, making it that much better.
Really enjoyed it and went well with the food. I prefer the barrel-aged version, but this was a really nice beer for a North Carolina summer evening get-together. Glad I put this puppy on the plane and brought it home.
Freudian Sip from Rough Draft Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
44 ratings
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