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A Stein’s Throw
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 12.64%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 06, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2012
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 20
This is the third release in our 2012 Provisions Series Local Collaborations Series. We've teamed up with our great friends at TAPS Brewery out of Brea for this beer and we made one of our most complicated beers to date. An amalgamation of a barley wine with a traditional stein beer, this strong, brown ale has an extra level of caramel complexity brought on by our use of granite rocks that were heated to 900º and added to the wort along with a generous addition of date sugar for added gravity. A Stein's Throw is rich with fruity esters and toffee richness, but finishes dry after being fermented with proprietary yeast strains from both The Bruery and TAPS.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.95/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.95/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
So this is one of those hot rock beers that results in a stickier malt presence I guess. Pours a brown color, similar to that of a cola. Lighter tan off white kind of head, 1/3" deep. Aroma was a lot of burnt caramel and malt aroma that was noticeably different than the burnt malt feel you get in a stout. This is like what happens when you torch some brown malt perhaps.
Taste, you know, yes it is a stickier less hydrated malt feel, but the alcohol and bitterness combo is pronounced in a way that doesn't make this much of an enjoyable drinking experience. Still have a bottle of this in the cellar, had me thinking, when will I crack this next one open? 5 years seems like a minimum. The dark fruit and caramel scorched earth policy really bring out the bitterness of a beer that makes me think it would be very good without said bitterness. I wish this drank more like a traditional smooth old ale, and not a 100ibu 90s imperial ipa with boatloads of crystal malt.
All in all this appears to be a one and done from the Bruery. Wouldn't expect to see it again in this same form. Maybe some barrel aging would smooth out the dark fruit and old candy bitterness. Nothing sweet or easy drinking about it.
Dec 25, 2018Taste, you know, yes it is a stickier less hydrated malt feel, but the alcohol and bitterness combo is pronounced in a way that doesn't make this much of an enjoyable drinking experience. Still have a bottle of this in the cellar, had me thinking, when will I crack this next one open? 5 years seems like a minimum. The dark fruit and caramel scorched earth policy really bring out the bitterness of a beer that makes me think it would be very good without said bitterness. I wish this drank more like a traditional smooth old ale, and not a 100ibu 90s imperial ipa with boatloads of crystal malt.
All in all this appears to be a one and done from the Bruery. Wouldn't expect to see it again in this same form. Maybe some barrel aging would smooth out the dark fruit and old candy bitterness. Nothing sweet or easy drinking about it.
Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina
4.34/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4 year old bottle. Fairly effervescent. Nice bronze color. Smell is dark fruits. Sweet. Flavor follows the same profile. Dates, raisin, fig, caramel. Zero signs of oxidation. Thin bodied. This was a great beer that aged fantastically. Probably peaking at this point. I'd drink it now if you can, or just send it my way :)
Dec 30, 2016Reviewed by cvm4 from Mississippi
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Been a while since a review was done on this one.
A - Beer pours a dark mahogany body with a one finger light tan head. The head doesn't stick around and minimal to no lacing to speak of.
S - A big helping of dark fruits like figs, dates and purple grapes. It really reminds me of opening a (pick a dark fruit base) ocean spray drink. After the dark fruits fade, there is some candied sugar and caramel.
T - Not a huge wave or progression of flavors. It's really like dark fruits (dates/figs) mixed in with a caramel and candied sugar base. The dark fruits dominate.
F - Medium bodied, low carbonation. A bit undercarbed in this area.
O - It's hard for me to find fault. The beer is unique. Dates/figs dominate, but a great base backs it all up.
Jun 14, 2015A - Beer pours a dark mahogany body with a one finger light tan head. The head doesn't stick around and minimal to no lacing to speak of.
S - A big helping of dark fruits like figs, dates and purple grapes. It really reminds me of opening a (pick a dark fruit base) ocean spray drink. After the dark fruits fade, there is some candied sugar and caramel.
T - Not a huge wave or progression of flavors. It's really like dark fruits (dates/figs) mixed in with a caramel and candied sugar base. The dark fruits dominate.
F - Medium bodied, low carbonation. A bit undercarbed in this area.
O - It's hard for me to find fault. The beer is unique. Dates/figs dominate, but a great base backs it all up.
A Stein’s Throw from The Bruery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
109 ratings
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