Avery Coffeestopheles (Meph Addict)

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter

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Draft at Varga Bar during Philly Beer Week 2010. Pours black as night with some big dark mocha fluffy head. Aroma was easily the best coffee aroma I have ever gotten out of a beer. This was on par with roasting fresh coffee beans at home. Tucked behind this were some hints of chocolate and vanilla, but man, that coffee nose was beautiful. Big super sweet malty bomb, but balanced incredibly well with a rich bitter roasted finish. I’m not sure how long this was aged, but typically I find fresh batches of Mephistopheles to be a bit boozy and hot on the throat, but Meph Addict had none of that! This was incredibly smooth and I can’t believe it’s the same 16% beer. Super thick mouthfeel and incredibly viscous, but it leaves a great dark chocolate mocha finish on the tongue. Overall, this was far too drinkable for what it is. I could’ve put away the 8 oz. pour in seconds and it took restraint to sip it. Easily the best Avery brew I’ve had to date and one of the highlights to PBW2010.

Ink black pour with one finger burnt brown head. Super fresh coffee nose, smells like cold extraction. Coffee character is overwhelming and dominating with notes of chocolate. Rich flavor, too much coffee. Bitter burnt coffee and chocolate. Full bodied with some alcohol on the finish.

Black. Just a ring of tan head. Smells like booze and coffee. As if someone put cognac in a dark roast. Slight pruniness? Coffee bomb. TOTALLY smooth. Silky even. Light sweetness and a bread, toasted flavor is present. After a while, alcohol becomes noticeable, side by side with lingering coffee.

On tap at Avery Taproom. Pours a deep black with a small brown head, that quickly recedes into a thin ring. Aroma is full of roasty sweet chocolate and espresso. Big coffee flavors start things off with roasted malts in the background. Midway molasses and dark fruits sweeten things up. Coffee and dark chocolate flavors then carry through to a velvety soft finish with a full, thick mouthfeel. Not harsh at all, with just a little alcohol coming through in the taste, you’d never think it was 15%.

On-tap at The Long Room during CCBW. Poured into snifter. A - Pours black, mocha-colored head, thin cap, spotty lacing. S - Coffee is right up front, followed by dark chocolate, smooth booze, some toffee, slight roast. Basically, lots of coffee and booze, both very-well done and smooth. T - Coffee beans, black coffee, dark chocolate, cream, toffee, expresso. Lots of caffeine and lots of alcohol. The 15% (which is what the menu said) is noticeable, but man, it’s still pretty damn smooth. M - Medium, rich and smooth, light carbonation, creamy roast finish. O - After a few sips, my face started to feel a bit fuzzy. This is one potent beer, to say the least. The alcohol is very-well hidden and the coffee notes are wonderful. This is what you order for an after dinner drink, no doubt about it. Yum!

He is the one who knocks, bitch. Straight espresso aroma and flavor. Even coats the tongue the same.

Draft at Capone’s. Pours jet black with minimal tan head. Nose is black patent malt, cacao, dark fruit. Tastes richm very complex, with very well hidden alcohol, and flavors of malt, cacao, some espresso, and blackstrap molasses. Very good.

Draught at Capone’s: Aroma of coffee, malt, vanilla, roasting, cream, and lactose. Poured pitch black in color with a medium-sized, dark brow, creamy, dense head that lasted throughout. Opaque. Not sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of malt, coffee, cream, roasting, sugar, and slight chocolate. Full body. Slick, viscous texture. Soft to average carbonation. Malt, coffee, cream, vanilla, light chocolate finish. 15.5%ABV is dangerously well hidden throughout.

Black pour orange/tan head nice soft layer nice retention .... aroma of very fresh roasted coffee espresso like amazing aroma .... taste is caramel malt but all fresh roasted semi sweet chocolate and coffee .... espresso like with just a very light touch of anise .... finish is dry roasted and a little warming abv with a bitter hop punch that lingers a little .... very well done

Pours pitch black with a medium mocha head...nice lacing and retention...looks thick. Aroma of fresh coffee...bold and roasty...smells like a coffee shop! Flavor follows suit...bold and roasty coffee...bit of syrupy coffee sweetness...some roasty burnt notes too. Mouthfeel is full and sticky...finish has coffee and some burnt roasty notes...warming and lingering. Excellent beer for a coffe junkie like me!

Rich aroma of roasted chocolate and super thick coffee notes cut in the nose. Pours thick dark black oil in color with an awesome caramel creamy head. The flavor has more coffee than any other beer I have ever tasted. Nice roasted malty notes complement a thick but smooth body. It is incredible how there are no notes of alcohol at all!