Ithaca Excelsior! Kaffinator Double Espresso Bock

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Doppelbock
Ithaca, New York USA

750 ml bottle from Matthew. Pours a very dark brown color with amber highlights and a medium khaki head. The aroma is big with dark chocolate, coffee and a bit of smoked malts. The flavor is straightforward with mocha, a touch of cola and abundant dark biter chocolate. The mouthfeel is smooth and malty. The finish is medium in duration with more linger coffee. Overall: This beer really appealed to me. I love it. Thanks Matthew.

Dark brown in colour, thin brown coloured head, light lacing. The aroma was roasty, some toasted coffee beans, mild sweetness, light chocolate. The aroma was roasty, some sweetness, lots of malts, some light fruits, noticable coffee. Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes lingering, excellent coffee bitterness.

This was pretty good, a nice twist on a doppelbock.

750ml bottle from the Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on December 24, 2007.
Bottle from June 2007, Bottle # 835.

Bottle shared by ogglethorp: Dark brown pour, about a finger’s worth of white fluffy head. Aroma is a bit of wet cardboard, lactose, and traces of coffee. Flavor is all the richness of an iced espresso straight from the machine, crema and all with a roasted and lingering bitterness. Finish is a little warm. Just tastes like it was lacking something.

750 ml bottle purchased at the brewery last August. Pours very dark brown, not quite black, with a moderate tan head that lasted until about mid-glass and left partial lace. Pleasant aroma of coffee, roasted malt and some chocolate. The flavor is similar with coffee, roasted malt and chocolate all present. Thankfully, although the coffee is strong, it is not overdone. Moderate coffee bitterness at the finish. I could see myself picking this up occassionally if it were in a 12 oz. bottle. 750 ml is a bit much for a coffee beer - at least for me.

Pours a clear, but very dark ruby brown, black from a distance. Heavily carbonated, but the head fades completely and quickly. The flavor is a little like cola with a sweet caramelly maltiness. There’s a definite coffee flavor and aroma, especially early on, but it tastes a little on the stale side.

At the BBB63 comes to Tampa gathering, thanks to Quake for the brew:

Muddy brown with a small head and spotty lace. The aroma has notes of coffee, raisins, chocolate, caramel, earthy and floral esters, and a hint of charred smoke as well. The taste starts twangy with sweet mocha notes before the coffee flavor kicks it into high gear. A tad herbal and flowery as well. The mouth feel is lively and thin (thanks to the coffee methinks). Not too shabby and different for sure.

Courtesy Quake1028. Cloudy copper color with a thin white head. Slightly sweet aroma, mild coffee notes, some nuttiness. Taste is much the same - sweet dark fruits along with very mild coffee bitterness that does just enough to compliment the sweetness. Subdued but strikes an interesting balance of flavors. Very drinkable.

Courtesy of Quake1028. Pours clear dark brown with white head. The aroma is big, roasty, burnt, smoky, nutty and coffee. Wow. A lot going on. The taste is the same as the nose and seems pretty even and blended. I get roasty malts, burnt malts, coffee and nuttiness that runs to midway and eases into the finish. Yummy.