alraicercsu (166), Ft.Collins, Colorado, USA Oct 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours a brown color with little head. Smells of malt and a little coffee. Tastes similar with roasted malts and not much coffee flavor. timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Oct 17, 2008 Strangly light brownish pour with a cream head. Roasted aroma of coffee and some malt. Good roasted coffee with some mocha/chocolate. A bit medium bodied, but a pretty serious brew. Low carbonation but not creamy. Pretty straight forward coffee drink, but not really a stout. Not quite sure what to make of this, I feel like there is much unrealized potential here. Almost like they got lost in creating another strong ale forgetting this was supposed to be a stout. Ends up not being poor, but not what it should be. KnN (715), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA Oct 12, 2008 For a coffee beer this tasted surprisingly little like coffee. Poured a nice deep brown with tan head. Aroma was roasted malt, maybe a little coffee. Some oxidization and penny aroma. Flavor was fairly uninspiring. This one turned into a drain pour after about 3 sips. Ah well. they can’t all be winners. Derek881 (489), Frederick, Maryland, USA Oct 11, 2008 Drank poured into a pint glass from the bottle. A hefty malted, roasty coffee aroma with some accompanying notes of chocolate and caramel; some light earthy hops too. Dark brown color with an amber tint, with a very small, bubbly, off-white head that had short retention. Fairly potent coffee taste is definitely present, also a touch of chocolate. Sweet in nature, with some underlying and finishing bitterness. Wet and watery on the palate, with a very full effect and lower carbonation; mostly smooth and fluid. I am not much of a coffee-drinker, but liked this beer fairly well. highibus (421), Mill Creek, Washington, USA Oct 11, 2008 a little light on the color for a stout. but a decent tan head. nice coffee aroma nd flvor. good flavor but a little light. joeymacaroni (181), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 10, 2008 Bomber from State Line. Pours dark toffee brown. Thin, quickly dissipating tan head. Aroma of ovaltine and cappucino. Actually, aroma is very similar to the new Russian Monster Java. Also kinda like homemade Kahlua. Underlyingly, like arabian coffee, sweet and bean-y. Tons of choclate of different types. Light caramel, toffee, a tiny bit of a bite. Flavor is deep. Lots of cappucino, duh, but also a little licorice, pepper, chocolate, kinda bittersweet. Aftertaste is like a mocha-flavored malted milkshake with a distinct alcohol burn at the back of the throat. Beautiful. No carbonation, thick, oily, and viscous. Awesome beer, especially at the price! Hooray Lagunitas! lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA Oct 8, 2008 Style and Glass: Stout, english pint
ABV, Volume & Calories: 8.3% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: Super Saver Pennington for $4.99?
Aroma: nice, soft, coffee, chemical, spice. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: okay package, brown, translucent, little tan head, sticky lace. 4 out of 5.
Taste: medium balance, medium malt, medium hops, low strength, some craft. 6 out of 10.
Palate: medium quality, smooth texture, short finish. 2 out of 5.
Overall: More like coffee than stout, would not repeat, not a favorite, low value, low craft for lagunitas. 15 out of 20. bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA Oct 7, 2008 Right up my alley. Pours dark and beautiful brown. Tastes very sweet, with hints of toffee thats not completely overshadowed by the awesome flavor of the coffee. I little thinner than I expected..but I like....should be made year-round
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