Bottleworks 16
Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Northgate

Bottleworks 16Bottleworks 16
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Northgate
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
9.1%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 7.69%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
34
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 05, 2021
Added:
Feb 26, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Baltic Porter aged in Copperworks Distilling Co. Gin Barrels.

Deep black with an intensely complex dark malt character. Rich flavors of roast barley, dark chocolate and molasses dominate the smooth profile of this strong lager. Aged in Copperworks Distilling Co. gin barrels to create nuanced notes of juniper, licorice and oak, with a warming finish.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Photo of stevoj
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle at share. Dark brown with a fomay beige head. Aroma is dark malts, chocolate, brown sugar, anise. Taste is all of that with light piney notes and a nice warmth.
Aug 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.29 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by sukwonee from Washington

Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by twelveinches from Washington

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Dogleg from Pennsylvania

Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by PSU_Mike from Pennsylvania

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Oct 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Oct 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Oct 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by atrocity from Virginia

Sep 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by jaymo18 from Virginia

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by mrebeka from Michigan

Aug 13, 2015
Photo of gopens44
Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia

4.2/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
First off, this looks amazing. Dark brown with a magnificent beige head that leaves behind never ending lacing.

Nose is primarily chocolate with perhaps a hint of gin but I have to wonder if I'd sense it if this were a blind study.

Initial taste brings about a viciously vibrant journey that contains in near equal part, molasses, dark fruit, copperymetallic, gin and a tartness that I honestly can't nail down to one particular flavor but in there somewhere is a dash of licorice, lemon and savory spice. Yep, this one is weird as he'll and certainly proper to hold the title of allegro, as it's fast and furious and draws you in to it's madness without giving up it's true ending. You just have to hold on and keep trying to figure it out.

I let this warm up a bit but was still mystified enough by so many different tastes that I can't narrow down any one dominant taste.

Finish leaves behind an impression of juniper to be sure, but overall this isn't as cloyingly sweet as it could have been based on how massive this one was.
Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by spycow from Illinois

Jul 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by NorCalYeti from California

Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by EB1 from California

Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by greg4579 from Pennsylvania

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by mdaschaf from Indiana

May 21, 2015
Bottleworks 16 from Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Northgate
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 34 ratings