Big Boss Aces & Ates Coffee Stout

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Name: Coffee Stout
Date: January 01, 2008
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, easily roused frothy tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: strong roasted coffee and black chocolate aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich coffee flavor, lots of dark chocolate character, bitterness rises out of the coffee and dark chocolate to keep it pretty dry, hint of sweetness from the dark caramel slowly grows, as it warms the chocolate rises to balance the coffee
Overall: chocolate and coffee along with the creamy body make a very drinkable stout

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Date: March 14, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: roast aroma with lots of espresso, dark chocolate
Overall: rich dark chocolate, nice coffee character is balanced with the dark malts, touch of sweet dark caramel brings out the chocolate character and helps with the overall balance

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

(2nd Shenandoah Throwdown, 22oz bottle, thanks wilkie) Small brown head atop black body with brown edges. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, smoke, some chocolate, light sour. Taste is medium sweet, chococoffee, sour. Light-medium body.

(22oz bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, toasted rye, coffee, nuts, and smoke. Flavor of coffee, smoke, and roasted malt.

Growler sampled on 12/27/07: Pours an opaque black with a wispy-lacing froth of brown head. Nice mocha coffee nose has some roasty smoky notes. Body starts faintly sweet with big dry roasty coffee flavor toward a lingering earthy roasty finish. Has a good amount of coffee flavor, but could use some more body and sweetness.

Botle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours dark brown with a tan pronounced head. Smells of roasted malt, coffee, nutty, earthy. Tastes of roasted malt, coffee, some chocolate, tarte hints. NIcely balanced.

Bottle shared by goldtwins. Dark black-brown beer with a thin tan head. Aroma is fairly coffeeish with lots of rich cocoa and some light berryish fruit. Softly charred aroma as well. Soft and fruity with a nice rich sweetness. Nice coffeeish flavour with a lingering chocolate and toasted maltiness. A touch of earthy herbal hoppiness on the back. No complaints here... another tasty brew.

Sampled at MN Ratebeer Winter Gathering in Maplewood, MN and supplied by tyleranderso. From a 64 oz clear growler pours an opaque dark brown (nearly black) brew with no head, just a thin film top. Aroma of strong black coffee that over-powers any black malt or flowery hop scents. Taste is just as coffee with a light black malt flavor that has no carbonation but a medium body to go with it. Finish has the coffee and bitter aftertaste remain for a while.

Poured a very dark brown-copper color with a ruby edge and brown head. The aroma was full of roasted malt and coffee but had some doughy notes and a hint of diacetyl. Roasted malt flavor with nice notes of coffee and chocolate. Medium bodied and crisp. Touch of chalkiness on the finish.