OKBeer (1106), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Jan 9, 2008 Sampled at 2007 Brewnosers’ Christmas Gathering. Black colour with some ruby highlights and a mostly diminishing frothy tan head. Coffee and roasty aroma with some caramel notes. Light coffee and chocolate, but not much else. Light to medium bodied, thin and watery mouthfeel. All the espresso in the world couldn’t save this stout’s lack of body and overall dearth of character.
Powertrip (85), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Oct 2, 2008 Coffee beans, maybe Kenyan? Dung, and overfresh yeast.
Fittingly coffee brown, with light but dark head. Hits the lips sweet with cocoa, then coffee. Some bitter hops enter stage middle and perform to a backdrop of lightly roasted malt. Finish is rather thin but gentle. Feels light on the palate with slightly too much carbonation. Not as heavy or robust as I would have expected. Ughsmash (3148), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA Sep 13, 2008 Thanks to Mark for the bottle! Poured very deep brown with just a feathery dusting of tan head. The aroma picked up sweeter coffee notes upfront with a light roast to it.. faint herbal and woody accents. The flavor had a little darker slant on the coffee paired with burnt black patent malts.. dry-roast on the edges and a little medicinal sourness.. short coffee and metallic finish. Light-medium bodied and dry on the palate with low carbonation.. OK feel for a lighter stout. Lubiere (3524), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Jul 6, 2008 A dark clear reddish brown ale with a thick moka head. A skunked coffee aroma of espresso with light metallic notes. In mouth, a light watery stout, with light chocolate bitterness, pathetic and sad. No body whatsoever. Tasted in late nov. 2006. Bottle from Presario. carruthm (549), Seattle, Washington, USA May 1, 2008 black pour with a bubbly head that goes away quickly. Lots of carbonation makes it feel cola-ish with cold coffee undertones. mabel (1748), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jan 22, 2008 [1051-20080113] Bottle (w/ tuqueboy). Dark malt aroma has a hint of coffee beans. Dark brown body with a quick foamy light tan head. Creamy coffee flavour is mostly malted grains. Medium-full body. Disappointingly uncoffee-like.
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