 rickgordon (3073), Göteborg, Sweden
Jul 1, 2007
Bottled. Thanks Marsiblursi.
Black colour with low head. Green peppery coffee aroma with a fair deal of sweetness. Bit too much of pepper in my personal opinion. Flavour is different, here is much more balance, with chocolate and a fair share of sweetness. Lots of flavouring and bitter hops I belive, which is a good thing here. Slight peppery in flavour, just on the right level for my personal likings. Low-medium, but noticable, biterness with long flavour. I like good coffee alright. This was not very tasty.
Bartzilla (401), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Oh yeah! Shit yeah! Thanks, WeeHeavySD, again! I wish I could get coffee this delicious at the hundred coffee shops in my neighborhood. But I can’t. Then combine that delicious coffee over a super tasty stout? Hell yeah. That’s what I’m talking about right there. This was very good, nay, great. Need more. Just ordered a new liver on ebay that should be here any day now. Game on.
bierkoning (4933), La Tropica, Netherlands
Oct 10, 2008 Bottle, bought in Copenhagen. Almost black and opague. Roast, cream and coffee in the aroma. Malty sweet, creamy flavor with coffee. Roastbitter aftertaste with mocha. Alcohol is well hidden. Delicious beer.
pepperford (108), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Oct 9, 2008 lots of coffee and licorice aromas and flavors. a good amount of bitter roast to push back the sweetness.
blutt59 (795), Dallas, Texas, USA
Oct 9, 2008 bottle, black opaque color with large tan tight head, nose is coffee and cocoa, flavor of thick chewy smoked meat, coffee and raisins, finish is long viscous cocoa and preserves
thickfreakness (104), Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 6, 2008 From 5/19/08.
This one just glugs out of the bottle and quickly forms a creamed coffee colored head. Its very dark, not a bit of light can get through this one. Great lacing as I drink it.
This smells predominantly of complex coffee and dark chocolate with some roasted malts as well. I say complex coffee because half the time it smelled like fresh roasted espresso the other half it was more like ground coffee beans before making coffee ( a more earthy coffee smell).
Originally when its still a bit cold its kind of astringent on the coffee taste. I’m going to let it warm quite a bit now. As the guy said in the review before me this one is best warm. Man the taste just opens up. The coffee taste is now just really smooth and clean and is the dominant flavor. I thought KBS was coffee forward but this one takes coffee to a whole new level.
The mouthfeel is nice and viscous but its a little fizzy and slightly over carbonated for an RIS in my opinion.
Drinkability is kind of medium when cold but its nice once warmed. You can get a hint of the alcohol but its hidden pretty well. Can’t have more than one or two of these bad boys.
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