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Laurelwood Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout 3.54 21

Laurelwood Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout

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213.77/5.03.54/5.0Spring6.3%87.3English pint
Commercial Description:
Organic Portland Roast Espresso Stout is a collaboration between the Laurelwood brewery and Portland Roasting. The beer features a blend of Ethiopian and Sumatran coffees specially selected by the Head Brewer at Laurelwood. The Organic and farm friendly coffees blend nicely with their smooth and mellow organic stout. The roasted character of the ale is nicely complimented by the coffee flavor and aroma.
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 Maria (6432), Thisted, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 30, 2010  
Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom! It’s black with a red hue and a creamy, lightbrown head. The aroma has wonderful notes of coffee and chocolate! The flavour is slightly sweet with notes of coffee, chocolate, cocoa, light licorice and the finish is dry and slightly bitter. The flavour is very pure, but to be perfect for me, it should have had a a softer/smoother and fuller body.


 bvc (443), Kenmore, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2009  
22oz bottle I picked up at John’s or Belmont months ago. Pours a black cola color with decent khaki head that leaves little to no lacing. Nose leaves me a little worried, soy sauce, wet cardboard, roasty nut and malt, some cocoa nib and some coffee bean...not really coffee or espresso...as well; but mostly a little heavy on the soy/cardboard. Little thin on the body but very respectable on the carbonation. Watery roasty/nutty malt, some coffee and hints of chocolate but really a bit watery. I had this on draft much fresher and I seem to recall it being a bit better, but I didn’t take notes. Hopefully I get to try it again fresher as I think it is suffering too much from oxidation...even though the bottle isn’t super old.


 kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 7, 2009  

Date: September 22, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Pizza Place
Appearance: black, frothy tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: big roasted coffee aroma, touch of dark chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate and espresso flavor, balancing caramel gives it a creamy sweetness, roasted finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4


 neepsntatties (403), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 1, 2009  
On tap at Laurelwood Pizza Co. Colour... dark brown with reddsih edges and a thin head. Nose... Yup! That’s espresso! Palate... frothy coffee with a creamy texture, dark chocolate, dry and bitter around the edges of my palate.


 SuzyGreenberg (1403), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 17, 2009  
22 oz. bottle - thick, dark brown pour with foamy tan head; deep aromas of roasted coffee; rich, creamy texture drink very smooth; flavors primarily coffee, but is thin overall and falls a little flat; initial impression of aromas fades as well through the whole bottle


 scrizzz (1407), Bothell, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2009  
All coffee. Creamy and roasted, chocolate rounds out the aromatics. Thickly dark, tan head. Creamy texture, coats the mouth, dry bitterness and more strong dark roast. Wonderful.


 BuckeyeBoy (1711), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Bottle Pours out a coffee black toped with a small brown head. Aroma of coffee and more coffee along with some sweet chocolate. Tast was nice the coffee along with lots of sweetness tons of choclate and a nice roast malt. A tast one.


 michael-pollack (2866), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2009  
22oz. Bottle: Thanks glkaiser! Aroma of chocolate, light coffee, brownie, light espresso, and slight roasting. Poured dark brown in color with a small to medium-sized, dense, brown head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of small particles throughout. Small lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of of chocolate, espresso, dark malts, roasting, slight vanilla, and brownies. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Lightly sweet, espresso, chocolate, and roast finish.



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