Beer
Deschutes Black Butte Non-Alcoholic
87/100 How we score
- ABV <0.5%
- Classification Dealcoholized
- Evidence Documented
- Origin United States
- Price Under $20
Verdict
The Dark NA that finally behaves like a porter. Roast and chocolate land; the middle is a touch lighter than the full-strength Black Butte, and that is the honest trade.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Malt
- Roasted
- Structure
- Modest bitterness
- Medium body
- Medium finish
- Mouthfeel
- Soft carbonation over a malt cushion — denser than most NA darks, still short of the oily weight the 5.5% sibling carries.
- What stands out
- Chocolate and coffee on the nose, roast through the middle — Black Butte vocabulary without the ethanol heat.
- How beer-like is it?
- Reads as porter first, NA second. Body and roast are convincing; the finish thins a notch sooner than the alcoholic original.
- Perfect for
- The Black Butte drinker who wants the Bend porter on a weeknight without the alcohol — and anyone tired of watery NA stouts.
- Drink if you like
- Full-strength Black Butte Porter
- Guinness 0.0 when you want roast without nitro theater.
Tasting notes
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Nose
Dark chocolate and fresh coffee over a clean malt line — the Black Butte signature, present and roasted rather than sweet cocoa dust.
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Palate
Malt-led and medium-bodied: chocolate and a little roast coffee through the center, bitterness modest at 25 IBU, carbonation soft enough to keep the porter shape. Less oil than the full-strength can, more substance than most NA darks that collapse into thin roast tea.
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Finish
Roasted and dry-leaning, with chocolate hanging a beat before the body drops away. Clean enough to pour another.
The beer
Deschutes Black Butte Non-Alcoholic is dealcoholized from Bend, Oregon, United States. The base is Black Butte Porter — same specialty malts and hops as the full-strength porter (producer). SBT BrewVo process with Deschutes proprietary brewing — alcohol gently removed while preserving flavor (producer / GlobeNewswire documentation).
On the nose, Dark chocolate and fresh coffee over a clean malt line — the Black Butte signature, present and roasted rather than sweet cocoa dust. On the palate, Malt-led and medium-bodied: chocolate and a little roast coffee through the center, bitterness modest at 25 IBU, carbonation soft enough to keep the porter shape. Less oil than the full-strength can, more substance than most NA darks that collapse into thin roast tea. Mouthfeel: Soft carbonation over a malt cushion — denser than most NA darks, still short of the oily weight the 5.5% sibling carries. The finish is Roasted and dry-leaning, with chocolate hanging a beat before the body drops away. Clean enough to pour another.
Reads as porter first, NA second. Body and roast are convincing; the finish thins a notch sooner than the alcoholic original. Serve cold, from the can or in a pint glass.
How to drink it
Cold, from the can or in a pint glass.
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized
Evidence status: Documented
Method: SBT BrewVo process with Deschutes proprietary brewing — alcohol gently removed while preserving flavor (producer / GlobeNewswire documentation)
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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87/100 How we score