Sunday, July 19, 2020

Deschutes Black Butte XXXII Imperial Porter

Deschutes is one of  those breweries that can do no wrong. I can't think of one of their beers that wasn't a great representation of the style they were going for. Their regular Black Butte Porter is one of the year-round offerings. Here's a short review from 2013:
https://ill-gottenbooty.blogspot.com/2013/11/deschutes-black-butte-porter.html
Black Butte XXXII Imperial Porter was brewed in recognition of Descutes' 32nd anniversary. It was aged in Colombian rum barrels (mmm) and infused with cold-brew coffee, nutmeg, vanilla bean and sweet orange peel. ABV is a bracing 13.4% with 50 IBUs.

It pours a deep mahogany brown with a two-finger beige head. The aroma arrives as it's being poured (tulip glass in this case) with strong overtones of coffee and vanilla (not unexpected). The main flavors impart a creamy constancy and the rum aging gives it a moderate alcohol heat. It's like drinking a gourmet chocolate brownie.


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