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MacTarnahan's Goose Bump
Portland Brewing Company
- From:
- Portland Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 12.98%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 09, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2010
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 1
Goose Bump is a deliciously dark Imperial Stout brewed with roasted and chocolate malt, coffee beans, and bold hop flavor which percolate into a complex blend of fearsome intensity.
56 IBU
Malts: 2 Row, Caramel, Roast Barley, Black,
Chocolate, Oats
Hops: Perle
Spice: Latin America, East African, and Indonesian blend
56 IBU
Malts: 2 Row, Caramel, Roast Barley, Black,
Chocolate, Oats
Hops: Perle
Spice: Latin America, East African, and Indonesian blend
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Ratings by MooSully:
Reviewed by MooSully from Kansas
3.49/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours nice and dark, with a small chocolate head.
Not much in the smell, small hints of coffee and chocolate.
Not a lot of coffee in the taste, which is disappointing. Nice amounts of malt.
Doesn't taste light a stout which also is disappointing.
I'd get this again if it was at a very good price.
May 20, 2013Not much in the smell, small hints of coffee and chocolate.
Not a lot of coffee in the taste, which is disappointing. Nice amounts of malt.
Doesn't taste light a stout which also is disappointing.
I'd get this again if it was at a very good price.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark brown, thin 3/5" tan head on the top, good lace. Aroma was that of coffee, somewhat dry and mild.
Taste dropped heavier coffee than the aroma. Thinner than your average imperial stout, but this also has more drinkability than your average imperial stout. The coffee quotient is nice and enjoyable. The malt bill eats up the 9% abv quite easily. Use of oats makes it smooth. Not overly roasty.
An enjoyable beer, I'd buy it again if it were in a 6 pack.
Apr 08, 2016Taste dropped heavier coffee than the aroma. Thinner than your average imperial stout, but this also has more drinkability than your average imperial stout. The coffee quotient is nice and enjoyable. The malt bill eats up the 9% abv quite easily. Use of oats makes it smooth. Not overly roasty.
An enjoyable beer, I'd buy it again if it were in a 6 pack.
Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bomber into a mug, the beer is a very dark, brown-to-black coloring with ruby highlights around the edges and a thick, dense, small bubbled, creamy, light tan colored head. Looks great. Aromas of bitter coffee, tangy sweet cream, vanilla notes, woody character, and hints of booze. Surprisingly tangy sweet nose. Flavors are rich and smooth, with a creamy undertone that really mellows everything out and makes this beer so easy to drink that it's scary. Wow. Coffee and char first and foremost, providing bitterness, but also some roast and depth to the palate overall. The sweet and rich cream notes come on a bit towards the end to smooth out the rough edges and keep the drinkability up. Smooth bodied, with hints of dryness. The aftertaste is like coffee ice cream, both bitter and rich. Surprisingly sharp, clean, crisp finish, with only a hint of creamy linger. Solid brew!
Dec 09, 2013
MacTarnahan's Goose Bump from Portland Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
67 ratings
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