De Molen Kopi Loewak Coffee Stout (2011-)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial Stout
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle poured dark brown with a monstrous espresso color head. Smell of burnt sour coffee beans that were left on the bottle of a coffee presses for a week. Taste of dark roast coffee, slight bitterness

# 3308 ersma: katzenkacke-kaffee ist ja der teuerste der welt. ob er einen geschmacklichen unterschied zu anderem kaffee im bier macht? pechschwarz mit riesigem beigen schaumberg, der gar nicht wieder gehen will und den ersten schluck zur geduldsprobe werden lässt. restaunlich für 11,2 volt. der geruch ist röstmalzig mit deutlichen kaffee-noten, aber auch lakritz und schoko. der antrunk ist röstmalzig und süßlich, aromen von karamell, schoko und kaffe. die mitte wird herber, das kaffee-aroma intensiver. dazu schoko und süßholz, etwas vanille. der abgang ist röstig, süßlich mit anhaltenden aromen. langer nachhall, der zunehmend süßlicher wird. die ganze zeit nur marginal alkoholisch. die flasche ist wie immer überzeugend in ihrer schlichtheit. fazit: also, ich schmeck keinen unterschied zwischen kaffee und kaffee, dazu bräuchte man vielleicht auch das gleiche bier mit anderem kaffee. aber auch so ist das ganze absolut überzeugend. aroma-intensiv, ausgewogen. refenzklasse. 14,13,13,13,12,13 - 13,05 - 13/5/

UPDATED: MAY 13, 2013 Not in the best light but it appears to pour an opaque black with a huge tan soapy head. Aroma is strong upfront coffee, some roasted malts and cocoa. Flavour consists of dark cocoa, roasted malts mixed with roasted coffee, moderate bitterness, a residual sugar sweetness, and a minor alcohol warming which is quite tame for its abv. Nicely done high abv coffee beer.

Black as night pour, tons of off white frothy head ... aroma of dark chocolate, lots of bitter deep roasted coffee, straight up roasted coffee wow .... taste is very bitter and roasted, with light licorice, lots of roasted coffee flavor, dark chocolate, and some light bitter hop .... finish has lots of lingering bitter coffee flavor .... mouthfeel is medium very drinkable considering the abv which is hidden well and not very acidic ... very good stuff

Aroma : Light sweet, roasted Appearance: Off building white head, dark brown red glow Taste: Bitterness of coffee, pure chocolate, well balanced, well carbonated

Clear deep brown with medium beige head. Bit lacing. Aroma.. one of the most intense coffee that I ever had. Quite roasted malty, chocolate, bit licorice. Smooth and creamy with quite dry finish. Bit sweet with medium bittersweetfinish. Very enjoyable. Maybe balance is not the best, thou for that intense coffee aroma, you have to count that other aspects will be dominated

Bottle 33 cl. Pours pitch black with a tiny tan head and an aroma of ultra-strong black coffee, salmiac, roasted malts and black chocolate. The taste isn’t sweet or alcoholic as one should expect, it’s a complex micture of coffee, cacao, roastiness, someslightly sweet herbs and syrup. A very nice beer, another gem from de Molen!

1 year old bottle brewed 19/04/2012

Head: quite large, foamy, beige
Colour: Black
Smell: lots of coffee, roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark sugar, soy sauce
Taste: start is candy sirup but not sweet actually, then comes strong cacao an dark chocolat flavour, also cold coffee bitterness, then a bit of booze but not overwhelming, end is bitter and a tiny bit grassy, cool

Pours black into a tulip. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to skim surface leaving spot lacing. Chocolate milk and espresso aromas. Dry with sweet milk chocolate and mocha front to back with a bitter espresso finish.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with beige head, roast coffee aroma, big roast coffee taste bitter, chocolate raisins, vanilla liquorice.