3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the Barrel House.
A: Golden color with a thin white lacing. Semi-transparent. It certainly looks like a blonde ale, so it summons up different expectations.
N: Lots of coffee in the nose. Roasted malt and a rye grain. Sweet whipped cream and a healthy dose of pine from the hops. Nothing overly complex, but it works.
T: Very much like a stout. Roast with a moderate amount of bitterness and a good amount of sweetness to round things out. Straightforward.
M: Dry with a rounded mouthfeel.
O: A fascinating concept and a solid execution. I wouldn’t drink this all day and every day, but I can certainly appreciate how it was pulled off.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 23, 2013 On tap at Racoon Lodge. Pours a mostly clear golden color with a small white head. A big coffee nose. A flavor that mixes coffee, light sweet grains, apricot. Very interesting and good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Enjoyed in a flight of stouts... Aroma is shockingly rich of coffee notes... Flavor is dominated by the coffee as the roasted malts in your typical stout usually conceal some of this, mouthfeel is totally light though, like a blond... Cool idea
4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
On tap at the Barrel House. Pours a golden amber with a frothy white head that dissipates quickly; leaves a nice bit of lacing on the glass.
Smells strongly of coffee and not much else. Taste is strong coffee up front and some sweet malts following. Creamy and rich, but not incredibly complex. Overall a fantastic beer, tasty and drinkable as hell.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Cascade, Portland - 07/11/12.
Lightly hazed blonde with a big white head which retains well.
Nose is cofffee, smoke, caramel malts, light hops.
Taste follows nose, big dose of coffee but balanced well with the hops.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, coffee tones in the finish.
Great stuff !
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Cascade, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of espresso beans – never expected to smell coffee in such a light beer. Flavour of prominent espresso, which is quite well-pronounced and dominat – not much else here. Light-bodied, but medium-flavoured. Very enjoyable stuff.
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