4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at brewpub.
Pours a deep black with a nose of coffee grounds and coffee grounds. Flavor is coffee grounds with a chocolate-covered raisin finish. Smooth on the tongue. Tasty beer. Would love more.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black with a creamy off white head. Huge espresso and ground coffee aroma. Nice creamy palate. Dark chocolate and espresso taste with hints of burnt grain. Pretty good.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at brewpub. Pours is black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, espresso, dark fruit and chocolate. Flavor is espresso. Smooth and creamy.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black pour with good nitro look and a mocha head. Nose of coffee and roasted malts. Flavor is espresso with a bit of chalkyness. Not too bad.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nitro pint at the brewpub. Very cold. Nose is very light because of the temp. Tastes of slightly burnt malts, strong coffee evident but not overwhelming. Smooth palate and very easy drinker.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Shaker pint at the brewpub. Pour is black, with nitro settling and a nice sturdy tan head. Aroma of bitter espresso coffee, and a dry chalkiness. Taste is the chalky espresso, quite bitter and drying. There is a hint of bitter sweetness in here as well - dark chocolate. The First few sips of this were ok, though it got overly chalky after that. Interesting beer concept.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nitro smoothness ,expresso flavored with bittersweet chocolate notes , the pruny fruity belgiany finish seemed a bit odd but went extremely well
with the 5 onion soup.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lightly roasty, sweet, cocoa in the aroma, creamy and gently coffeeish. Rather slight effect overall. Ebony in color with a lasting, thin, typically nitro-induced head. Flavor really does have a good bit of espresso bean character, being brewed with them as this is, along with touches of dark brown sugar, earthy, lightly spicy hops, semi-sweet chocolate and finishing with a light dosage of bitterness and some lingering raisin/prune character. Mouthfeel is thinly creamy in that inimitable nitro way, but coats the palate nicely. Body is medium. Surprisingly hoppy flavor notes here and there, for not so much bitterness. Also avoids being fully dry. Some nice espresso touches here.
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