Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

A Mes rate: bottle thanks to Chad.
Thick, balck and opaque with an attractive tan head. The aroma is exactly what you would expect. As Ian said very breakfasty. Full of black coffee and chewy oatmeal. Some lovely wooden notes underneath too. The oats make it so rich and thick. The flavour is almost identical. Slight hints of alcohol showing and the coffee and oatmeal really go hand in hand with each other. Slight barrelly notes and some huge chalky bitter chocolate. When it all comes together it gives it a bourbon character which I’m sure becomes pretty fierce in the Over A Barrel version. The finish is a big assault of everything all at one settling on some luscious and lengthy American chocolate. Strange mouthfeel. It seems a little thin at first but somehow becomes lavishly thick and creamy then ends really clean. Quite impressive. Lots to like in this one. Lovely stuff.

Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one. Pours a fleeting tan head over a dark brown body. Coffee, chocolate, alcohol aroma. Sweet coffee and chocolate. Rich and smooth. Very nice.

Dark brown with a medium brown head. Aroma of coffee, oatmeal, roasted malt and chocolate. Taste of coffee, roasted malt and fruit. Creamy body leads way to a semi-dry fruity-coffee finish. Very drinkable.

In short: A very good but very basic fruity porter. Nothing new but a very good beer
How: Bottle 12oz from Ughsmash. Thanks a lot Jason. Drank when about 6 months old.
The look: Black body topped by a small but long lasting tan head leaving persistent lacings
In long: Nose has usual roastiness as well well as some dark fruit. Nice mouthfeel, dry and roasted yet silky. Taste is ok, burnt malts, a little roasted coffee beans, molasses and dark fruits. Hopping lacks bite, the beer feels unbalanced. This quite a few step down from tyranena other porter “Devil Over A Barrel”. Still, this is quite a good beer. nataS rof god ruoy lliK.

12oz Bottle. Smells like bad church coffee, chocolate liquor and brandy. A bit of fruitcake, sweetness and Christmas. Banana bread. Pours a reddish fringed deep mahogany and no head. Harsh, crashing acidic coffee through a thinner porter and cheap bourbon. Thin and washed out flavor. No chewiness or depth. Coffee overbears. Some alcoholic complexity. Flavor doesn’t linger. Palate is mediocre. Not well integrated flavor. Thanks Sean!

Sample at the Most Honorable SuperHappyFun Stout Tasting: YUM! This is a great beer for people who like coffee beers! Rich espresso, bitter chocolate, vanilla in the nose. Flavor is very rich coffee notes, vanilla, and a sweet, then dry finish!

bottle: pours black with a thin espresso brown head. aroma is spent coffee grinds, cocoa powder, small earthy grass and slight oat aroma. flavour is iced coffee, roasted grain, bitter chocoalte bar, mouthfeel is very smooth and a little of the oat comes out well, this beer is very easy to drink.

Hell yeah. HELL YEAH. Oily pour, scent of the greatest coffee or espresso I’ve ever had, with some vanilla. Amazing how it captures the smell of fresh ground coffee like that. Super smooth body. Some sourness and bitterness (orange rind?) in finish. Excellent.