Southern Tier Jah-va

22 oz bottle. Brewed 11/22/05. Pours thick and almost black; with some coaxing a beautiful crema head. Nose is rich and cakey with dark chocolate, coffee and molasses. Thick, really thick. Carmelized orange tang and whiskey counter the heavy body. Meanwhile more chocolate and strong sweetened black coffee. Close to two years and still a beast. Gets a little cloying or is it just sensory overload.

22 oz bottle, 2006. Enjoyed with friends on Labor Day. Oily dark pour with a light head. Great aroma. It’s all about dessert. Tons of chocolate covered espresso beans are what comes to mind with a little alcohol mixed in. Yum. The flavor is every bit as good as the aroma would leave you to believe. Tons of chocolate and coffee, but there are other enjoyable flavors in there as well (though I didn’t take notes on those). Body is spot on for this one…Silky and coating. Flavors really linger. I’ve got to get more. Finally, I can’t believe how well this aged. I’ve just had it in my garage for over a year and it was still in great shape.

Pours a beautiful opaque black with a dark tan head into the snifter. There was lacing with some hints of golden color sticking around. The scent was of espresso, coffee, chocoate and roasted nuts. There was a strong coffee flavor to accompany the malt and roasted nuts. Very warming and coating mouthfeel. Excellent imperial stout.

Name: Jah*va
Date: 10/27/2006
Mode: bottle

Aroma: same aroma,
Body: very creamy body,
Flavor: big sweet chocolate and coffee flavor,
Overall: one of the best coffee stouts available
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Name: Jah*va
Date: 12/25/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: black, thin brown head,
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma, touch of alcohol, hint of chocolate,
Flavor: big sweet chocolate flavor, lactose sweetness, nice roasted character
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Name: Jah*va
Date: 07/03/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Vintage: 2005
Words: vertical

flavor is possibly even sweeter with the chocolate showing very rich and the coffee mellowing out, nice fruityness beginning to emerge
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Name: Jah*va
Date: 05/26/2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Words: road trip

Aroma: light roasted coffee aroma,
Body: same big and creamy body,
Flavor: rich sweet dark chocolate flavor with a rich coffee finish, coffee grows as it warms,
Overall: a really rich chocolate and coffee stout,
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Name: Jah*va
Date: 07/03/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: aa
Vintage: 2008
Words: vertical

more roasted and bitterness compared to the 2005, bigger fresh coffee character, missing that rich chocolate from past years

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

bottle poured a motor oil black so dark there is no light that could get through. smell is dark malts, coffee, dates, and some sweetness. taste is thick on the malts, nice coffee tones, slightly creamy, and a little bitter on the finish. overdone perhaps in the malts for my tastes or perhaps too many directions it is going. good imperial but not the best out there. definitely warmed up to it on the second glass, and the 12% is not to be tasted.

Poured pitch black with a thin dark tan head. Smelled wonderful, coffee, cream, sugar. Taste came together very nicely. Started with sweet chocolate, coffee, roasty grain, then finished with nice hops and roast. This brew is not the best coffee stout out there, but it is still a great brew. I would buy this again.

Very sweet and chocolatey nose with typical coffee and some woody dark malt notes. Opaque black body is topped by a decent though fizzy brown head that recedes rapidly to a partial cover. Somewhat cloying in it’s sweetness the coffee and chocolate verge on overwhelming. Full body with velvety smooth texture and low carbonation. Definite alcohol warming - this one is pretty hot. I can’t help but think that higher carbonation would make this seem less heavy, lees, hot and less sweet. Who knew that sweet, hot and heavy could be too much of a good thing? Bottle sampled with Altair, beerbuzzmontreal, Cathschlag, Glouglouburp, Goldorak, MartinT, muzzlehatch and Yowie.

Black withh a deep brown head. coffee/ toffee aroma. Such a thick beer. Taste the coffee and hoppy finish. Alcohol not present with this one, well balenced. Great but not my first chioce in beers