Twisted Pine Big Shot Espresso Stout

Tap at brewery during GABF 2009.
Pours a deep black with a weak coffee nose. Flavor is deep, roasted coffee grounds. Average mouthfeel. Good beer; I’d drink more.

(bottle from Weber St Liquor in Colorado Springs). Pours a black color. Small tan head. Strong espresso/coffee aroma and taste. Avg duration. Astringent finish. Slightly oily texture. Spare lacing. Soft carbonation.

On tap at Eldora. Definate a coffee stout, but not much else. I would like this with a tasty breakfast burrito.

Bottle courtesy of BeerAndBlues Pours a silky dark brown almost black with a small brown head. Aroma is espresso, roasted malts, cream, caramel. The espresso aroma is really appealing. Flavor is huge roasty espresso goodness, chocolate, vanilla and a touch of bitterness. Mouthfeel is a bit thin, but still quite good. I really dig the flavor profile on this one. Robust Imperial stout taste, with a little less alcohol. Good stuff.

[Feb 21, 2009]
On tap at the brewery. Pours near black with a tan head. The aroma shows solid coffee infusion with hints at butter milk and chocolate. The coffee is sharp and thin in the flavor, but still good. The finish is milky and hints at wood/tannin/vanilla are found buried in the coffee mix. This is a pretty decent coffee beer, but not the best.

Thanks to Tim for this brew. Very dark brown pour with a tall rocky khaki head. Strong espresso coffee nose. Sweet coffee icecream flavor up front. Soft, highly carbonated palate, dry and medium bitter finish. Good beer, but a bit light bodied.

Bottle from Tipsy’s Liquor World, Denver. Black and tan with a viscous pour. Nose of sweet roasty malt, espresso grounds and Terry’s Dark Chocolate Orange. Taste is much the same, good roasty notes with a lick of coffee and cocoa thrown in for measure. Grew slightly more complex as it warmed, a touch of vanilla and an orangey hop bitterness shone through. Ends with a nice dry finish, only gripe is that it’s a little too sweet and thin for my liking, but hey, still a pretty solid beer overall. Corby approves...

Bottle courtesy of aplusbreaks. Pours dark brown with a light brown head. Smells of coffee and roasted malt. Tastes of espresso and chocolate. Decent.