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Spring House Planet Bean Coffee Stout


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93.88/5.03.39/5.0Special7%67.4English pint
Commercial Description:
Brewed to give the stout a smoother, almost slick, mouthfeel with a nice finish of coffee provided by Cumberland Coffee and Tea Company. Dark malts are used to give this beer a very complex roast flavor. Lower bittering rates ~30 IBU’s helps put the flavor highlighting the maltiness, and roasted malt. ABV is coming in around 7% on this one!
 CharlesDarwin (1840), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/510/20
Jul 3, 2009  
750mL Bottle. Pure, wet coffee grounds filter aroma. Wet strong, hot grounds. All coffee, nothing else. Pours a dark black-brown and a foamy, yellowish dark creme. Ugh, if I wanted carbonated coffee with alcohol, I would have bought that. It’s harsh, bitterly dry. Dusty and undrinkable. This is just coffee. No beer. No stout. The coffee character isn’t good, either. It’s poor, church coffee grounds. Ugh.


 agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/516/20
May 18, 2009  
Shared 22 oz. bomber. Everything about this beer, from the nose to the finish, screamed fresh coffee. Poured black with khaki head. FRESH, roasted coffee bean flavor. Creamy mouthfeel, but a bit thin going down. Great coffee stout, and I don’t even drink coffee.


 sloth (1672), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Couple drafts @ the brewery. Nice medium sized brown head, retention is good as is the lacing. Nose of lovely fresh roasted coffee and some aromatic malts. Body is med/full.silky on the palate with a soft carbonation. Yes, coffee flavors up front, fairly large and roasty, notes of chocolate, light caramel and a faint spiceyness. Dry roasty ass finish. An excellent coffee Stout! Well done Matt! Hoping to get a few bottles for trading soon. I,ll letcha know.


 Miver (565), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 4, 2009  
Sample from Brewery. Poured black with a frothy tan head. Aroma of strong roasted coffee. More coffee aroma then probably any other coffee stout I ever had. Tastes of freshly brewed coffee, which comes across bitter, yet smooth and very drinkable. A little thin, but very impressed with this selection.


 Pastor (509), Maine, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 26, 2009  
I couldn’t wait I was going to crack this tomorrow morning while working on the car but I was too tempted. Now with that in mind I am thinking of a morning cup of coffee because that is what this smells like. I am craving some bacon and eggs now there is a little sweetness in the aromas It must be from the malts hands down the best nose on any coffee stouts I have tried. Now before I get to the flavors, they are incredible. I must say the only flaw is it is a tad light in the mouth I think that my stouts and coffee should be on the thicker side of medium this tends to be a little week. Now on to where this shines again. The roasted espresso flavors are spot on leaving that same bitter dryness in the finish as a black cup of coffee. It is good to the last drop LOL I have had a lot of coffee infused stouts in the past year, this is in the top five maybe three if it was thicker ;-). A big thumb’s up to the brewer and Thanks Dan you were right I need to try this one. This growler will easly disapear tomorrow maybe with out help


 TheCaptain (549), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 9, 2009  
Thanks for sharing afire! Got a poor mans share from growler-poured dark with tan foam head. Coffee on the nose like breakfast in the morning. Roasted coffee present in the body and a nice malt smoothness. Some bitterness towards the end but no cream or sugar needed. Good stuff and another hit for the Spring House Brewery.


 afireinside96 (827), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 3, 2009  
On tap at the brewery and from a growler. Black body with a medium brown head. Coffee aroma pours forth as soon as the tap is opened. This is, without a doubt, the best and freshest coffee character I have ever witnessed in a beer. The flavor is dominated by freshly roasted coffee with a bit of malt sweetness. Light bitterness carries into the finish and lingers for quite some time. Hats off to Spring House brewmaster Matt Keasey, this is some wonderful stuff.



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