Ursa Major
Old Irving Brewing Co.
- From:
- Old Irving Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
Ranked #136 - ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,605 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 4.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by smackdanie from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours solid black, nice tan head with good lacing. Looks thick in the pour, more like a milk stout. Smell is kind of funky, almost soapy? The taste is pure roasted grains and coffee up front, followed by bitter chocolate on the back. Overall good, but the finishing bitter chocolate is too dry/bitter, like a bakera chocolate, it needs a little to smooth the edge. This could be a stout, really, it's right on the line.
Mar 23, 2024
Rated by Qbert from Illinois
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark black with nice tan head. Mostly dark fruit on the nose. Taste is chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit. A little roasty. Full bodied.
Feb 25, 2024
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 1/24/23; drank 3/10/23 @ the Yarchives.
Black/brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge tan head; a thick curtain of lace.
Chocolate, fresh earth & faint strawberry notes in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Cream, chocolate, mild fresh earth & a hint of dark berry.
Very good!
Mar 11, 2023Black/brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge tan head; a thick curtain of lace.
Chocolate, fresh earth & faint strawberry notes in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Cream, chocolate, mild fresh earth & a hint of dark berry.
Very good!
Reviewed by MHL81 from Illinois
3.72/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
One pint can poured into a Willi Becher glass. Barnyard smell, black coffee taste. Confusingly, this Baltic Porter is a lager. Not sure how that happened.
Feb 25, 2023
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