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Big Sky Missoula Five-O Community Brew Chocolate Coconut Imperial Porter


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RATINGS: 2   MEAN: 3.9/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.03   SEASONAL: Special   ABV: -
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This year’s winner is a Chocolate Coconut Imperial Porter called Missoula Five-O, brewed by Bill Ruediger. It was hand-picked from around 30 Imperial Porters – the 2011 style of choice – by Big Sky Brewing Co.’s head brewer Matt Long and others over at the brewery. Long said it was a close call this year, but the extra ingredients put Missoula Five-O over the top. Ruediger has been brewing for the past four years and said he’s been working pretty hard over the past three to win the contest. His inspiration this year was Maui Brewing Co.’s CoCoNut Porter, after a visit to Hawaii in August. He brewed 10 different variations of his Imperial Porter, and it turned out that his first batch was his best. In its sixth year, the Community Brew is chance for members of the Zoo City Zymurgists to show off what they can do with certain beer style. After a winner is chosen, the recipe is handed over to Big Sky Brewing, which then churns out a commercial batch, about 17 barrels or 34-35 kegs. The beer is then sold out of the Big Sky Brewing taproom and proceeds, after the cost of production, are divided between the club and a charity.


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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mbgrayson (374) - Anaconda, Montana, USA - APR 22, 2011
Growler from the brewery. The ABV is 7.2%, according to the brewery. Pours dark brown, with a nice tan head. Aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate. Taste is rich and sweet, with chocolate and light coconut taste. A very nice imperial porter, thumbs up!

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
curly (2352) - Seattle (Newcastle), Washington, USA - MAR 16, 2011
Sample at brewery. Pours black with brown edges, tan head. Aroma of, you guessed it, massive chocolate and coconut. This beer is unlike any beer I’ve ever had with maybe the exceptions of Southern Tier’s Choklat and Creme Brulee. This seriously tastes like a Mounds candy bar. I am not one that really likes coconut very much, but for some reason I like it in beer. This is a very unique beer, Great Job Bill, Keep’em coming. While this is a superb beer, it would be difficult to drink much of it due to its incredible richness.


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