 KAME (132), California, USA
Jun 26, 2007
I, like Gregis, really don’t see how this beer can be so highly rated or popular. When I think of a good coffee or java stout, I think of Beer Geek Breakfast or Speedway Stout. For me, this was really like drinking day old Folgers on the rocks. Very bitter, burt coffee aroma with a very metallic presence. Flavor is of burnt coffee, tobacco, and finishes with a "the caffeine in this drink isn’t worth the effort to finish it" that I often experience when drinking my coffee after it has gotten cold and bitter. Oh well, I’m not a fan, but it appears than many are...
thegreenrooster (1487), St.louis, Missouri, USA
Aug 29, 2008 Pour is a black with a big thick tan head. Aroma is nice with lots of roasted malts and a nice chocolate. Flavor is also decent with some roasted nuts burnt malts and some wet hops. The coffee is there but it probably one of the lighter flavors to come out in the beer. Still this is a decent beer worth looking for.
LilBeerDoctor (475), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle, batch 7706, courtesy of adrian910ss (thanks Adrian!). Pours a dark inky black with a super pretty dark tan head. Aroma of coffee, lots of roasted and burnt peanuts, roasted and burnt malts. Taste is very similar with lots of peanuts, roasted/burnt malts, and coffee icecream. Not AS coffee-rich as the fresher batch, a bit sweeter and mellower, but still so good. Smooth drinking. Not as rich as Expedition, obviously, but it’s quite good. Alcohol is a bit strong for a 7.5%. Otherwise, yumzo! One of the better stouts I’ve had in awhile.
fredandboboflo (471), East Setauket, New York, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle, 8307, which may be the one I received courtesy of sprinkle, or his may be the one that my girlfriend is currently downing. Thanks either way. Now, of the coffee stouts I’ve had so far, this one defines coffee. Every possible aspect of coffee is encapsulated in this beer. Coffee beans, black coffee, roasted coffee, espresso, coffee ice cream, bitter coffee, sweet coffee, charred coffee, etc., etc. All well balanced, great base stout, all that necessary stuff too. Either way, this is a coffee treat. Fun one.
freekyp (792), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Simply stunning presentation. Pours pitch black and is topped with a deep fluffy chestnut brown head. The alcohol content is apparent in the way the liquid sticks to the sides of the glass. The aroma is full on coffee grounds. The beer is not shy, serving up loads of black coffee and bitter chocolate flavor, with a slick creamy mouthfeel. Sweet but tempered by ample bitterness. Very long aggressive finish.
Strykzone (947), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Black pour with no red in sight. A late forming dark brown head soon ends in a thn ring. Very sweet coffee and chocolate defines the nose. Flavor is coffee and milk chocolate. It is quite sweet with a dry bitterness. Very smooth and oily feel to it. The beer seems to caress the mouth. Its effervescence lights the tongue up late as the hops show up. This is a straight forward beer and an excellent stout.
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