 gunsho (133), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Mar 30, 2008
if it were socially acceptable i’d have one of these in the morning everyday. really bold with the amount of coffee. pours pitch black with a great head. aroma and taste stick together in this not too complicated just up-front coffee stout. delicious.
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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