 RblWthACoz (959), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Feb 12, 2008
Nice looking bottle. Same for the beer. Pours clear, but pretty dark brown with a ruby hue when held to light. Sizeable creme head. Quite a bit of lace as it drops. Definite coffee on the nose, but not really in a hijacking way. Minor roasted tones over a seriously thick malty edge. Flavor is smokey and very nicely robust. Super smooth on the mouth. Very drinkable, though it might be even better to down if I was sitting by a fire with all the lights in the room off.
zappafan99 (213), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Taste7/8. Looks: Almost opaque black with a tan head. Aroma: Very aromatic. Toasted malt/wine/chocolate. Taste: Very rich and full bodied. Roast coffee. A little wine. Sticky.
martinboer (1284), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jul 14, 2008 Botte in London. Dark brown body, looks like toffee. Coffee and wheat nose, as well as caramel and chocolate. Vanilla comes through. Very rich and creamy. Toffee taste and sugary. Well done.
Beaver (460), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Jul 8, 2008 11.2 oz bottle. Pours brown with red highlights and has a large fizzy, rocky off white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is sweet chocolate, grains, lactose and lots of coffee.
The flavor is sweet chocolate malts with lots of roasted, slightly acidic (more so as it warms), coffee. It has a dry, slightly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with sharp carbonation.
Overall, a pleasant surprise. This is a nice coffee beer. Initially it’s a nice blend of sweet chocolate and coffee. As it warms, it becomes a little too acidic.
jrob_21 (822), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 7, 2008 The head on this one is nice and tan and lasts a while. A bittersweet coffee aroma. The flavor at first hits your lips with the bitterness but as it goes down you get a lot more of the coffee flavor. The texture is slightly chalky and the finish is a little sweet. Finish is pretty quick. An interesting porter bordering on a coffee stout. It does look a lot better than it tastes unfortunately.
Hophead22 (78), Redlands, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Definite cofee in the nose and aftertaste, hangs on the palate as well. A bit thin and watery though, but then again i’m not a fan of porters or coffee beer. It did look quite beautiful in the glass.
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