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Double Brown Stout
Deep Ellum Brewing Company
- From:
- Deep Ellum Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 13.19%
- Reviews:
- 35
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2011
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 57
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Reviewed by HardTarget from Texas
3.41/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Points for doing what you say on the tin, this is very brown, a flashlight shows a deep ruby tan but in general it doesn't like light going through it. Thin brown ring of foam holds a bit, but little lace.
Aroma: Earthy, bit of rain water, some malt sweetness, some very light roasted grain, and a very light off note, bit of iron I think.
Taste: Thin body has a ribbon of chocolate malt and toffee, but the sweetness quickly dries out to the light iron mineral water finish, which is short lived.
Mouthfeel: Low carbonation makes it feel slightly heavy, but after the swallow it just sort of fades away. It's a fairly clean finish where I want a sticky, chewy snack.
Overall: Fairly easy drinking, but doesn't really live up to the Baltic Porter category it's currently in. Something in the flavor, either metallic or sour, that just seems a bit off to me, it might be a recipe decision I just didn't agree with.
Apr 10, 2016Aroma: Earthy, bit of rain water, some malt sweetness, some very light roasted grain, and a very light off note, bit of iron I think.
Taste: Thin body has a ribbon of chocolate malt and toffee, but the sweetness quickly dries out to the light iron mineral water finish, which is short lived.
Mouthfeel: Low carbonation makes it feel slightly heavy, but after the swallow it just sort of fades away. It's a fairly clean finish where I want a sticky, chewy snack.
Overall: Fairly easy drinking, but doesn't really live up to the Baltic Porter category it's currently in. Something in the flavor, either metallic or sour, that just seems a bit off to me, it might be a recipe decision I just didn't agree with.
Reviewed by TotallyGomer from California
3.53/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
3.53/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Pours as black as night with slight red around the edges. This is it's best attribute by far. Looks like it would be a delicious example of the Baltic Porter it tries hard to be. However, even a fairly aggressive pour leaves a quickly dissipating head. Lacing is near zero, leaving much to be desired.
Smell is on point, but very light. Hints of licorice, raisins, figs, toasted malts.
Taste follows the nose. Light on licorice, dark chocolate , fig/raisin on the finish with a fair amount of astringency. The oatmeal wants to break through, but lacks in effort.
Mouthfeel is the greatest letdown. Pretty flat. Pretty thin. With the bragging of an oatmeal boost on the label, I was expecting a lot more here.
I drink this again if options were few. Otherwise, I don't think I'll seek this one out any time soon.
Feb 16, 2016Smell is on point, but very light. Hints of licorice, raisins, figs, toasted malts.
Taste follows the nose. Light on licorice, dark chocolate , fig/raisin on the finish with a fair amount of astringency. The oatmeal wants to break through, but lacks in effort.
Mouthfeel is the greatest letdown. Pretty flat. Pretty thin. With the bragging of an oatmeal boost on the label, I was expecting a lot more here.
I drink this again if options were few. Otherwise, I don't think I'll seek this one out any time soon.
Reviewed by nizzle8287 from Texas
4.89/5 rDev +29%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.89/5 rDev +29%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
*** Let me first state that this beer is my top pick for cooking into chili, stew, anything in a slow cooker, or anything that requires cooking liquid, etc. It especially makes chili SO delicious. I've tried many types of beer as a cooking liquid, and this, along with the other spices and ingredients from your recipe, is the best I've ever had.***
Canned on March 10th, 2015. Poured into my pint glass at 45F as quickly and smoothly as possible. Nice 2.5 fingers of head that I can hear from almost three feet away, like soft drink fizz but the bubble size is much smaller. Nice head, lingers away quite slowly leaving only patchy, khaki and sticky lacing. Smells of caramel, vanilla, coffee, and cocoa, quite sweet, but bittersweet at the same time... Taste is caramel up front - following through the smell profile in basically the same fashion - vanilla, coffee for a brief moment, then baker's cocoa finish, and finally, dry and delightfully bitter raw cocoa aftertaste. Alcohol seems to not exist in this beer, however I feel a nice warmth inside. Medium body with medium carbonation. Holy cow this beer is really, really good when consumed after some aging; I'm writing this about 9 months after the canned-on date. I tried this beer (I think the exact same case) fresh a while back, about a month after canning, and I would probably have rated it about an 84 out of 100 because it was a bit harsh and abrasive when compared to say, Deschutes Black Butte. Now that the beer has matured, it is my top pick as far as any kind of porter is concerned. It is silky smooth, complex, and a good bargain for such a delicious beer. Highly recommended, and if it's old, it'll probably taste even better.
Jan 22, 2016Canned on March 10th, 2015. Poured into my pint glass at 45F as quickly and smoothly as possible. Nice 2.5 fingers of head that I can hear from almost three feet away, like soft drink fizz but the bubble size is much smaller. Nice head, lingers away quite slowly leaving only patchy, khaki and sticky lacing. Smells of caramel, vanilla, coffee, and cocoa, quite sweet, but bittersweet at the same time... Taste is caramel up front - following through the smell profile in basically the same fashion - vanilla, coffee for a brief moment, then baker's cocoa finish, and finally, dry and delightfully bitter raw cocoa aftertaste. Alcohol seems to not exist in this beer, however I feel a nice warmth inside. Medium body with medium carbonation. Holy cow this beer is really, really good when consumed after some aging; I'm writing this about 9 months after the canned-on date. I tried this beer (I think the exact same case) fresh a while back, about a month after canning, and I would probably have rated it about an 84 out of 100 because it was a bit harsh and abrasive when compared to say, Deschutes Black Butte. Now that the beer has matured, it is my top pick as far as any kind of porter is concerned. It is silky smooth, complex, and a good bargain for such a delicious beer. Highly recommended, and if it's old, it'll probably taste even better.
Double Brown Stout from Deep Ellum Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
247 ratings
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