The Swirly
King Harbor Brewing Co.
- From:
- King Harbor Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 9.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2018
- Added:
- May 10, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
3.67/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks, Don!
22 oz bottle poured into Carpe Brew'Em snifter.
Chocolate brown with a tall fluffy brown head that fills half the snifter. Sheets of lace left behind.
Aroma is of rusty metal and peanuts, with a hint of a vanilla-chocolate cappuccino thing. Coffee and more chocolate.
Flavor brings lots of coffee, slightly spicy. Dirt; blood/metal; and finally coconut. Almost zero chocolate or vanilla.
Feel is very busy with carbonation, with slight creamy undertones.
Overall definitely not the dessert beer that's shown on the bottle. This was more like an earthy metallic stout with coconut. Reminds me of a homebrew batch I dumped once.
Dec 29, 201822 oz bottle poured into Carpe Brew'Em snifter.
Chocolate brown with a tall fluffy brown head that fills half the snifter. Sheets of lace left behind.
Aroma is of rusty metal and peanuts, with a hint of a vanilla-chocolate cappuccino thing. Coffee and more chocolate.
Flavor brings lots of coffee, slightly spicy. Dirt; blood/metal; and finally coconut. Almost zero chocolate or vanilla.
Feel is very busy with carbonation, with slight creamy undertones.
Overall definitely not the dessert beer that's shown on the bottle. This was more like an earthy metallic stout with coconut. Reminds me of a homebrew batch I dumped once.
Reviewed by BarleyAndBrett from California
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wow. This was super smooth and sweet. Have this beer for dessert it will hit the spot if you have a sweet tooth. Has hints of chocolate and coffee to me.
Sep 16, 2017
Reviewed by TruePerception from California
3.52/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
King Harbor's Swirly, brown ale with chocolate and vanilla. 4.7% ABV.
A: Half a finger of light tan head. Black in the glass; honey brown in the dimple. Decent, lightly spotty sheeting; very little lacing.
S: Light coffee. Dry vanilla bean. Malted cocoa.
T/MF: Slight smooth, but a tad thin, too. Very dry cocoa powder. Faint coffee. Slight bittersweet char. It's okay. Nothing special, but certainly drinkable.
Nov 13, 2016A: Half a finger of light tan head. Black in the glass; honey brown in the dimple. Decent, lightly spotty sheeting; very little lacing.
S: Light coffee. Dry vanilla bean. Malted cocoa.
T/MF: Slight smooth, but a tad thin, too. Very dry cocoa powder. Faint coffee. Slight bittersweet char. It's okay. Nothing special, but certainly drinkable.
Rated by TheMarkE from California
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cocoa, vanilla, coffee, and a dash of delicious.
Jul 10, 2015
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