Tyranena Dirty Old Man
Retired, no longer in production
Overall: 9.1/10 by 3 dudes
Dudes: 9.1/10
Trend: 9.1/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American Porter
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Seasonal: Limited - brewed once
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9.3
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 00:18:41
- $2.49 for 12 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: April 20, 2010
Color: Dark Brown
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 10 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.3
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9.0
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 22:14:58
- $0.00 for 12 oz. bottle
- 273 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Aroma: Rich, deep, sweet, slightly smoky scent. I'll admit that I'm influenced by the whiskey barrel aging notation on the label, but a cool riff of aroma's is obviously rooted in that part of this brews DNA.
1st Taste: Love it. Definately complex, but all everything is in balance. Starts with vanilla sweet, a touch of coffee, a hint of cococa, a little chared wood, there a whole bunch going on here.
Overall: This little brewery in Wisconsin doesn't get the credit it deserves. This brew has a ton a elments to it and yet it's all comes together. Adding rye grains is always a trick, cause not everybody likes the taste...yet here it adds another level. With some brews that are aged in bourban barrels, that aspect exerts undue influence. Here it doesn't, probably the sightful move by the brewers to use blend this brew with 40% of the mix being aged. At the end this brew has this beautiful creamy feel. There's a prescence of alcohol, but again it's just one of the contributing characteristics that add to the total but don't overwhelm. This is a super star brew like FFF's Dark Lord or Founders KSB, but it's a utililty players that any brewer would be proud to have in their lineup. I suggest you try and find this brew because it proves just how unique american brews can be. And, it proves the upper mid-west is creating it's signature style with whiskey barrel aging stouts/porters.
Date tasted: March 13, 2010
Color: Ruby Brwon
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
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9.0
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- pochman from Villa Park, IL
- Date reviewed: Friday, February 26, 2010 at 17:29:27
- 6 beers rated with a 8.8 average rating
Short Rating
Aroma: 10 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
Date tasted: February 26, 2010
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Pours opaque with a brown, 1.5 inch foam that is somewhat creamy. Retention is fair while the lacing begins immediately and is thick and sticky.
Aroma is adequate, a pleasant combination light aromas of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt. Almost seems creamy but there isn't any whiskey. Some dark juicy fruits peek through along with some slight alcohol later on.
Taste: fantastic. Chocolate, roasted, and coffee malt are there and have their rolls while the whiskey and rye add to the finish: nice whiskey alcohol to let it's presence be none and some rye spice that has some staying power. The middle does have a dark fruit (prune) aspect.
Big body attached to at least a medium carbonation. Nice creaminess on the lips as you sip the beer.
This is a home run in my book. Nice and complex with the malts mixing with the rye whiskey. I could drink this over and over again. I have one regret: I only had one of them. Enjoy!