Terrapin Wake-n-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Athens, Georgia USA

A pitch black beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong chocolate notes as well as lovely roasted malt notes, combined with light notes of coffee. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of chocolate and wood, as well as hints of vanilla. The end is dry.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours an opaque, pitch black with a small, light brown head. Vinous, alcoholic aroma. Medium-bodied with very roasted coffee accents and some dried fruit. Huge, warming alcohol. Lightly sweet with a discreet bitterness. Very smooth and pleasant. 030606

Bottled. Pours oily and very black. Syrupy apple aroma. Very sweet and thick. Heavily malty with some molasses and a sticky, yet hard mouthfeel. Somewhat phenolic with notes of toffee. Low bitterness. What a mess...

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by GAManiac ]. Clear dark black color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, oats, moderate chocolate. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft. [20090721]

Bottled. Pitch black colour, brown mediumsized head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel and dark chocolate. Also lack coffee. Flavour is licorace, coffee, roasted malts and slight hoppy bitternes. Lovely brew.

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige head. Light roasted aroma with notes of malts and coffee. Light roasted flavour of coffee with notes of dried fruits. Light roasted finish.

Name: Wake-n-Bake
Date: February 16, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: black, lasting tan head
Aroma: rich roasted coffee aroma
Body: good body
Flavor: rich malt flavor with lots of coffee and roasted malts, touch of bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Name: Wake-n-Bake
Date: December 08, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac
Vintage: 2006
Appearance: solid black, thin brown head, nice lace
Aroma: roasted malt aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: wonderful roasted flavor with lots of coffee character and very low bitterness, lots of chocolate comes through and lingers long into the finish
Overall: finally a black roasted coffee stout without the astrengent malt bitterness

Name: Wake-n-Bake
Date: January 19, 2006
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2006
Appearance: identical appearance
Aroma: huge roasted and coffee aroma
Body: body is just as creamy as the draft version
Flavor: same big flavor, bottle does a great job duplicating the draft with maybe a bit stronger aroma

Name: Wake-n-Bake
Date: February 25, 2006
Source: blind tasting
Vintage: 2006
Score: 3.4
Appearance: black, thin beige head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, touch of roasted, hint of sweet cream
Flavor: big roasted flavor, touch of lactose sweetness, light bitterness in the finish

Name: Wake-n-Bake
Date: January

Dark brown, not much head. The aroma is fairly bright oatmeal and coffee with a bit of chocolatey accent. Light coffee, chocolate flavours and quite a bit of oatmeal. Overall a lighter beer than I was expecting, but the brightness appeals to me.