Big Boss Aces & Ates Coffee Stout

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

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Solid black pour, just a ring of off white head around the glass. Aroma is mostly espresso, some roast malt and cocoa. Taste followed suit, pretty straight forward. Mocha latte, just enough licorice and hop to off set. Medium body, but a bit light for the style. However this contributed to it being rather drinkable, and went very well with my barbeque beef rib. Would recommend and a good coffee stout, not ground breaking, but the best I’ve had from Big Boss. Will have again.

Originally reviewed: 2/17/12. Have had this a few times on tap, so it’s about time for a review. Most recently imbibed at City Beverage here in town. Pours a deep black with a thin mocha head on top. The nose carries a good amount of roasted aromas, coffee, charred wood. The feel of this starts out well, but lacks in endurance. Just not enough heft to hold up these flavors and alcohol. Flavors of coffee and toasted bread, chocolate, and light boozy quality. All of this weakens as I sip, and the flavors get jumbled into unintelligible mess. This beer starts out nicely, but lacks in its finish. Not a bad beer, but not one of my favorites either.

Draft at Barley’s. Black with a thick tan head. Scent is sweet and roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is the same. Nice!

From beerlicious iphone app: Smells of strong burnt coffee, Clear and black with minimal brown head Light bitterness to start and medium to finish Creamy Medium Body with soft carbonation

Selling Larry’s Beans in my shop I am rather partial to this beer. Definitely loaded with delicious caramel and coffee flavors. Not too smokey so the balance is quite good. On a practical note, this is not an expensive keg which is remarkable for this style of beer. Had on tap in my shop in Wake Forest, NC.

Bottle thanks to GRG1313. Pours with not quite a black body with a somewhat lasting tan head. Aromas are roasty, bready, nutty, coffee and chalky. Flavors are of fudge, smooth roast, cereal grain, nutty, grainy, coffee, molasses, raisins. Light bubbles, doesn’t feel very substantial in alcohol or body despite the ABV.

Pours almost black in color with minimal head formation. The nose definitely has quite a bit of coffee to it. There’s also a lot of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and a bit of charred character. The flavor is a bit thin and mild compared to the nose. Some good coffee notes and a decent roastiness, but that’s about it. Maybe some cocoa powder. The body is sort of disappointingly thin as well.

On tap. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aroma of stale coffee and roasted malt. Flavor is odd and sort of undescribable, plasticky, stale coffee again, and an odd sweet malt. A disappointment to say the least. 5/4/5/3/9 (2.6/5)

Bottle from nearbeer. Thanks! Poured an opaque black color with a light brown head. Subdued coffee and wet paper aromas reminiscent of a used coffee filter. Medium bodied and slighty sweet with mild roasty bitterness. Understated milk chocolate and coffee flavors. So so.

Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is toffee, coffee, and mollasses. Flavor is coffee and wood. Lighter body. Its alright.

4 oz sample. Pours a dark brown with a little tan head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts and caramel. Taste is coffee, molasses, caramel and roasted malts. Palate is good with heavy mouthfeel but a bit clamy. Overall a pretty decent brew