Lakefront Fuel Cafe

Bottle. Aroma of grape and bittersweet coffee. Flavor of sweet malt with some fruitiness and nuttiness. Nothing overwhelming, but not a bad beer.

bottle shared with Rudolf, mabel, jerc & frylock. Pours a black medium to thinner body with khaki head. Aroma was roasted malts, coffee. Taste was peppery, almost jalapeno juice. Could of been the prevoius Smoked porter but didnt get that flavor. Couldnt get the pepper thing off my palate. Not verry good

Rumor has this may be an older bottle, but when pressed as to the exact date, my friend politely told me to "mind my own business." Appearance: Pours a black body with a thin, wispy, beige head. Smell: Malty nose smelling primarily of chocolate, with lesser notes of roast, nuts, and fruit. Taste: Chocolate-covered coffee beans with a hint of licorice, almonds, and even prunes. Tiny, tiny blip of acidity. Mild hops with a small tingle of bitterness. Roasty, chocolatey finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Drinkability: Decent enough! Definitely easy drinking, particularly with the restrained ABV.

Pours a dark brown depth into the glass that pushes the lines of blackness, with a quickly receding off white almost tan head. Not as roasty in the nose as I was expecting, a hint of dry earthiness and roasted coffee beans, with a very light and very drinkable, light and very weak, with more of a nuttiness and not a lot of coffee flavors as I was expecting. Acrid and dry, with sweet hazelnut and almond flavors throughout. Back to the drawing board for this one.

Bottle. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of coffee, nuts, sweet malt. Flavor of sweet roasted malt and nuts. Extremely sweet! Not much coffee though. Weakish palate. This wasn’t terrible but I won’t be having it again.

Pours a deep cola brown with a thin beige head that rapidly depletes to a ring of bubbles hugging the edge of the glass. The nose is a sweet blend of dark roasted malt and coffee; this one smells a lot like coffee blended with a milk stout. Fairly light-bodied for the style, the mouthfeel features fine, tongue prickling carbonation and a fairly off-putting acrid finish. Sweet roasted malt, lactose and dry, acidic roast coffee notes all assert themselves in the flavor profile. As a "blend", however, this one just doesn’t work for me. I find that the biting, acidic character in this beer is just too much of a detractor for it to be enjoyable. Coffee beers are generally hit-or-miss for me, and this one’s definitely a "miss".

Bottle sampled at NFB&WF ’08 at Martha Clara Vineyards. Pours black and allows very little light to pass when held against sunlight. Surprisingly light aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Coffee is the dominant flavor attribute along with some roasted malt and a bit of tobacco. A bit thin and light bodied for a stout. Ok.

12 oz bottle purchased at Metcalf Discount Liquors on 91st Street in Overland Park. Kansas. Bottled March wk4. Pour is clear black and ruby with a big and active 3 inch tan head. Head settles down fast with no lacing to speak of. Aroma of milky roasted coffee. Nice roasted malt also comes through. Taste is nice roasty affair, not to heavy on the coffee or the milky sweetness. There is also a cherry sweetness present. Nice quaffable stout. Palate is on the thin side for a stout, but allowed the roast to take front stage. Nice one.