3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin dark brown head. The aroma has strong notes of roasted malt and coffee, as well as some dark chocolate. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and some coffee, leading to a dry very roasted coffee finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and light coffeish. Mild herbal, dark coffee roasted and smooth chocolate. Light sweetness. Lingering roasted dark malt flavoured finish. Lasting coffee impression.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours an opaque black with a small, dissipating light brown head. Sweet coffee nose with a vanilla touch. Medium body, hard roasted malts and coffee yet with a slightly sweet vanilla touch. Quite some malt bitterness. 280110
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Pitch black coloured with a medium sized beige head.
Roasted aroma of caramel and coffee with notes of chocolate and berries.
Roasted flavour of caramel, coffee and dark chocolate.
Roasted finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, toasted rye, coffee, nuts, and smoke. Flavor of coffee, smoke, and roasted malt.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Black - brown head. Dusty, coffee, licorice, grounded coffee, vineous, vegetables hoppy, herbal, lactose, high coffee, acid - citric, malty sweetness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: APR 2, 2009
Name: Coffee Stout
Date: January 01, 2008
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, easily roused frothy tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: strong roasted coffee and black chocolate aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich coffee flavor, lots of dark chocolate character, bitterness rises out of the coffee and dark chocolate to keep it pretty dry, hint of sweetness from the dark caramel slowly grows, as it warms the chocolate rises to balance the coffee
Overall: chocolate and coffee along with the creamy body make a very drinkable stout
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
Date: March 14, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: roast aroma with lots of espresso, dark chocolate
Overall: rich dark chocolate, nice coffee character is balanced with the dark malts, touch of sweet dark caramel brings out the chocolate character and helps with the overall balance
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
(2nd Shenandoah Throwdown, 22oz bottle, thanks wilkie) Small brown head atop black body with brown edges. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, smoke, some chocolate, light sour. Taste is medium sweet, chococoffee, sour. Light-medium body.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Near black with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Finished sweet.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
dark brown, small smooth yellow head.
faint aroma, faint roasted grains,
flavor is coffee, roasted grains, watery, faint licorice.
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