 TheBeerGod (3143), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Can at the 8th Richmond Gathering courtesy of maniac. Pours opaque dark brown. Nose is roasted malt, nuttiness, light spocy hops, earthy hops, cocoa, and coffee. Taste is coffee, hazelnut, roasted malt, cocoa, and chocolate. Body is medium with a creamy carbonation. Ends with more cocoa, roasted malt, chocolate covered nuts and coffee.
tekhna (100), California, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Updated: Jun 30, 2009Pretty good beer here. Nice balance of oatmeal and just a hint of a roast and cocao. I can see how it is the building block for the Coffee Bender, but it seems like it could have been more. Definetly a nice beer, but I might not come back to it. Just a tad thin, and I don’t know that’s because I was expecting more, or what. Still a nice beer.
Rerate: Wow, fantastic. Upping my flavor rating a good bit.
maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jun 9, 2009 Can from MGM Liquors in Woodbury, MN at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Dark brown body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet nutty and caramel aroma with a bit of floral hops. Sweet nutty flavor, some toastiness with a bit of dry caramel and some floral hops. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.
dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Pours a dark brown with thin tan head. Aroma mild of roasted malt, grain, cocoa, and a bit of coffee. Flavor matches well with the addition of vanilla. Creamy mouthfeel leads to a pretty decent oatmeal brown, but this isn’t uncharted and doesn’t discern itself.
MrBunn (1518), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 6, 2009 Can with thanks to Dakzale. Pours the color of darkly stained cherry wood with a cola like head of a finger and aromas of earth and nuts. Flavor is very similar and very good. It is very nutty with a little bit of a woody edge to it. Mouthfeel is OK, but I think I would like it to be a bit thicker. As is, I would definitely take more of this, though.
Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Jun 6, 2009 Very deep brown, nice head. Aroma is faintly of nuts. Flavor is lightly nutty and leafy, pine hops on the finish. Hoppy for the style, which is nice.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Jun 3, 2009 Can via trade. One guy says they have this on tap at the Minny airport. Really? Why don’t I move to Minnesota again? Oh yeah, it’s cold, flat, and boring. Sort of like your sist-...ok, I won’t go there. Just kidding. Now about the beer. Aroma of sweet malt, nuts, and coffee. Flavor is caramel malt, coffee, nuts, and chocolate. Well-balanced and tasty with a medium palate and smooth mouthfeel. I’d go on a Bender bender any day.
snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 29, 2009 On tap at some place at M/SP airport. Had just enough time to go in either the place with the Surly tap or the place with the Bell’s tap and went with Surly. Pours brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is nutty and malty, with oatmeal, chocolate, and a slight floral presence. This floral thing comes through more in the taste- like tea and lemongrass. A little thin, but the finish is not bad, with citrus and roast.
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