Ithaca Excelsior! Kaffinator Double Espresso Bock

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

Courtesy of someone cool. Thank you.

Dark brown pour with reddish highlights....tan head, great retention and some nice drip lacing....nose consists of coffee beans, espresso beans, chocolate, dark malts, some vanilla as well....flavor composition is very similar, a little more concentrated on the coffee/espresso aspects than the aroma, but delicious all the same....very creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied with rounded edges....finish is all coffee, roasted malts and chocolate....great stuff....

Bottle... March 08 Tampa Bay Tasting... Clear, very dark, old copper lager with a small, creamy, khaki head. Good retention. Cocoa, spent coffee grounds and a mild lactic acid note form the aroma. Medium-bodied with modest carbonation. Moderately sweet chocolate with good coffee. Lightly acrid with reticent bitterness. Medium-bodied with modest carbonation. Mocha finish. A big THANKS to Quake1028 for providing the bottle!

Courtesy Quake1028. Pours a dark maroon with a reddish hue and light beige head. Smells of big coffee, with a good balance of dark fruits and vanilla cream. The flavor is nicely balanced for a coffee beer. Wasnt too overpowering in its coffee presence which was pleasant. Some chocolate and dark currant seem to show up in the finish. Very tasty brew. Light coffee aftertaste and pretty smooth. Nice.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy nut brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of roasted nuts, burnt dark caramel, light coffee, and some sulfur. Flavor of diluted coffee, maple syrup, caramel malt, light cocoa, and brown sugar.

I had higher hopes for this. It wasn’t bad, just didn’t quite pan out. Nice looking - large tan head, black body, ruby highlights. Both the aroma and flavor appeared slightly washed-out to me, a bit indistinct, coffee and chocolate are predominant, with some slight toasted or roasted character. Mostly coffee notes on the tongue, stale hop character, no bitterness and very slight sweetness - almost entirely roast. Palate smooth but watery and a bit insipid, high carbonation, very dry aftertaste.

Thanks to Joshua and Buck for this great beer--Poured a deep dark brown with a creamy beige-tan head. Strong sweet coffee nose with a nice toasted maltiness. Doesn’t play like a bock until it warms up and you began to address the malts come out more and more. Acidic caffeinated finish. A true breakfast brew. I liked it a lot!

i dont think i could describe this beer any better than the commercial description does. pours a dark creamy mocha color...definitely with a strong aroma of coffee. the flavor is more coffee with big sweet malt and a light toastiness. really felt like something i would drink in the morning for breakfast

Pours a very dark brown with a darker tan/brown head. Nose is definitely coffee influenced. Flavor is strong with coffee, but it seems to be watery a bit too much after the initial shock of flavor wears off. Feel is the same, a bit thin on the liquid and very little carbonation. I have to say this is not as well made as Old Habit, which I appreciated much more.