Walnut
The Commons Brewery
- From:
- The Commons Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 7.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 09, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 26, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
A standard porter grist with chocolate wheat malt added for roast and body. Cascade hops are added for fruity hop flavor and aroma. Finally, it is fermented with one of our house Belgian Ale strains for a complimentary ester profile.
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.79/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I had this beer on-tap in a tulip at the brewery.
Appearance: very dark brown, nearly black, with a layer of ivory foam. I like it.
Smell: lightly funky with a nice sweetness. Not complex but refreshing.
Taste: quite nutty with a decent dose of funkiness. I like the idea, although they're not quite flavors that mix perfectly well.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and a good creaminess. I like it.
Overall: an interesting beer, worth a try if you like nutty/toasty saisons (although it's not listed as a saison, it definitely has that character). I probably won't be coming back to this beer though.
Jul 05, 2015Appearance: very dark brown, nearly black, with a layer of ivory foam. I like it.
Smell: lightly funky with a nice sweetness. Not complex but refreshing.
Taste: quite nutty with a decent dose of funkiness. I like the idea, although they're not quite flavors that mix perfectly well.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and a good creaminess. I like it.
Overall: an interesting beer, worth a try if you like nutty/toasty saisons (although it's not listed as a saison, it definitely has that character). I probably won't be coming back to this beer though.
Reviewed by muldersha from New York
4.19/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had at the brewery in SE Portland, OR
At the brewery they listed this brew as a dark farmhouse ale. However, I have also seen it listed as a Belgian porter.
Looks very similar to a porter with a nice deep brown/black coloring and a nice creay tan head with a very fine perlage.
Deep roasted flavors of walnuts, nut meat, roasted grain, and chocolate are offered with surprising clarity and focus.
The flavors of roasted nuts, malts, and cacao are echoed on the palate along with a very subtle cherry fruit quality. Very solid stuff.
Jul 03, 2015At the brewery they listed this brew as a dark farmhouse ale. However, I have also seen it listed as a Belgian porter.
Looks very similar to a porter with a nice deep brown/black coloring and a nice creay tan head with a very fine perlage.
Deep roasted flavors of walnuts, nut meat, roasted grain, and chocolate are offered with surprising clarity and focus.
The flavors of roasted nuts, malts, and cacao are echoed on the palate along with a very subtle cherry fruit quality. Very solid stuff.
Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pint from a growler filled at "b2 Taphouse" in Salem. I think $13. Beer is a darker brown colour with a large thick and frothy tan head..that sticks around! Nice aromas of nuts,Belgian style yeasts,cherries and toasted malt. Again nice fruity yeasty Belgian accents in the taste..touch of nuts and some sweet black cherry..semi bitter coffee malts in the end Good mouth feel substantial but not thick and cloying. Overall likable beer here a good hybrid.
Mar 15, 2014
Reviewed by vkv822 from Oregon
3.92/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on-tap @ Belmont Station.
from notes.
Deep brown, with amber edges when held to light. Foamy, dense light brown head.
Roasty, nutty, light cocoa. Delicate, but still flavorful.
Medium body, foamy, unobtrusive carbonation.
A very well done porter. Lower end ABV with still a lot of flavor. Something I could easily enjoy a couple pints of.
Feb 16, 2014from notes.
Deep brown, with amber edges when held to light. Foamy, dense light brown head.
Roasty, nutty, light cocoa. Delicate, but still flavorful.
Medium body, foamy, unobtrusive carbonation.
A very well done porter. Lower end ABV with still a lot of flavor. Something I could easily enjoy a couple pints of.
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