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Furthermore Oscura

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1033.56/5.03.52/5.05.3%100Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Our coffee beer is more "iced coffee" than "double-mocha-mud", more "summer quencher" than "winter warmer". I start with a brown Mexican lager to compliment the coffee of choice, "Nicaragua" (beans from the La Fem Grower’s Co-operative, roasted by Just Coffee of Madison.) I include flaked maize both for added creaminess and to appease the sun gods. Extra-warm fermentation lets the yeast create more interesting flavors (the California-common effect, or "Vapor Beer", if you speak Beer-Spanglish.) Hop bitterness is increased to offset the sweet flavor of un-brewed coffee. Whole beans are soaked in the beer during cold maturation - the alcohol extracts and retains aromatics that would otherwise be lost to hot water. You want numbers? Well, numbers you shall have: 15 degrees Plato; 37 IBU’s; 5.3% ABV.
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 JaBier (1284), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of BeerBelcher opened at my refrigerator reduction tasting on 8/15/09. Pours a clear light brown with a medium tan head. Aroma of coffee. I know that’s a "duh", but I mean a veritable assload of coffee. Also a bit nutty. Full coffee flavor with a bit of sweet caramel. I love me some coffee beers and this one didn’t disappoint.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Draft at Craft. The pour was hazy golden copper, not what I’d call a dark ale. Nose was fresh brewed coffee, malt. Tasted pale malty and had a lot of coffee flavor, mild jalapeno oil notes, with some finsihing hops. Unique.


 PorterPounder (3148), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Eagan, Mn. - Cellars Wines and Spirits - 12 oz bottle. Medium copper pour, very light spritzy white head. Smoky accents in the aroma with hints of chipotle peppers. Same peppery notes in the flavor. Some coffee is present as well - the day old, bottom of the pot variety - peppers and coffee dominate. Mouthfeel is about par for the style - very dry as well. Interesting concept - not sure if it will start a groundswell of imitators.


 tennisjoel (951), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2009  
Here we have another unique beer from Furthermore. A coffee lager. Coffee is the main player here. Not a lot of hops noticed, but they do play a role. This is a hard to describe beer but I must say it is very tasty, and another winner from these guys.


 deyholla (760), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a light brown head. Aroma is dominated by a coffee smell, almost exactly like coffee beans. Flavor is dominated by coffee flavors as well and taste some what like an iced coffee. There are no usual beer flavors of malts or hops. Definitely different as I am used to having my coffee flavored beers in a stout.


 Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Bottle on Train from Shefield to Huddersfield with and thank to Craig (my first American Dark Lager) ! Dark copper color, foamy head. Lots of coffee i nthe aroma, and some very faint caramel. Taste it’s again dominated by coffee, sweet malty and a touch of bitterness.Nice


 cgarvieuk (4220), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Bottle on Train from Shefield to Huddersfield with Nightfall ... Brown ... big foam head ... big coffee nose with a little toffee ... sweet malty... little yeast ... again some coffee ... little bitterness.


 JCB (1796), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2009  
12oz bottle from my Secret Santa - thanks, Santa! An unassuming look, like a reddish/orange generic beer, for such a bold coffee-dominated brew. Aroma is FRESH coffee, oily bean ready to be ground, along with nice malts. Nice smooth mouthfeel, and a deep, balanced flavor that actually recalls Bells Java to me. Surprising and very enjoyable.



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