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Stone Enjoy By IPA - Stone Brewing Co.

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Stone Enjoy By IPAStone Enjoy By IPA

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9,223 Ratings

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Ratings: 9,223
Reviews: 1,376
rAvg: 4.43
pDev: 9.26%
Wants: 625
Gots: 2,004 | FT: 19
Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co. visit their website
California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA |  9.40% ABV

Availability: Rotating

Notes & Commercial Description:
Beer added by: nrs207 on 08-21-2012

Listing for all Stone Enjoy By xx.xx.xx IPA beers.

You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers - especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs - we've taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We've not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you're getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn't randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the label, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and consumers. Instead, we've sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
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Photo of Bugcatcher
4.66/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Great beer very good citrus flavors a little grassy but I like it it's everything I look for in an ipa

Photo of MA_hops
4.58/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Citrus bomb! Mango, mango, mango.....crisp, hoppy, piney finish...this is a classic!

Photo of TonyLuvsBeer
3.64/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5

I had some Enjoy by 4/20/15 earlier this year in early April. Was able to pick up a bomber from the local Meijers. I am not a fan of this beer. It really did nothing for me. Aroma was blah. Taste was blah too. I tasted watered down.

Photo of Beerds
4.17/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Enjoy by 4-20 from the tap on 4-12 was my first experience. Did not disappoint one bit. Only offerings in my area were draft and bombers and by the time I had it all the bombers were gone. Don't let it pass you by.

Photo of NHPhoenix
5/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is an awesome beer!
Contrary to the title...it is still GREAT after the suggested drink by date!

Photo of Panda_Brew
4.95/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Seems right the dankest IPA they have made so far is set for 4:20, it also happens to be my birthday and there have been two before, each having a significant date for myself as the enjoy by - this is the third I've had and I'll be damned if it doesn't follow the third time charm (not to say the first two weren't awesome).

A: Pours a foamy sloth that keeps its creamy head, but dissipates into a crystal clear golden straw color. There's a few rising streams of tiny bubbles, and it looks oh so inviting.
S: Ho lord I cant wait to try this, it smells like passion fruit and pineapple with slight tangerine. I'd say Nelson Savin is in there, along with some other New Zealand hops, the sexy lupulins that they are.

T: Holy damn, there is so much hoppiness and boozyness laying on you all at once that it smacks you - but in a sexy bad girl way. The malts are clearly here as a necessity because they are surely not the life of the party. There is so much boozyness in this that it tastes like it was spiked with vodka or Sake - but, it does serve to peel the layer of hoppy stickiness that comes with it. It's like eating a chocolate lava cake, the richness or sweetness alone would be too much, but with the balance of the two extremes - it's got you thinking seconds. Those tropical hop notes really do come out in a way that mellows everything back to being on a Caribbean island drinking fresh squeezed juice from local fruit bounty - if those fruits also had obscene amounts of alcohol in them.

M: This is a full body DIPA through a trifecta, maybe even a quadfecta. The FG needed to balance the booziness give physical body while the limited carbonation doesn't pull any tricks trying to mask the heftiness. Then there's the alcohol tang which lets you know this isn't a game, you could equate it to a heavily spiked glass of jungle juice kinda feel. Lastly, the hopiness sticks to your tongue until the next sip utilizes the booziness to wash away that dose, only to be replaced by the newest gulps worth.

O: It's a full circle beer that hop heads will enjoy the whole way through, from opening and admiring, the first waft, each individual sip, to the final drop. This is absolutely one of the most pinnacle IPA's, let alone DIPA's, I have ever had the pleasure of coming across. It's intense and out on a mission, and that mission is to show just what a DIPA can be and do - and be it it does. Grade - 97

Beware though, this one is not for the faint of heart - Cheers!

Photo of HopLover1
4.91/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Had the first release in 12oz. bottles 4/20-really enjoyed. Tried it in the 22 oz. and was a little disappointed(compared to the 12 oz.) Ive always enjoyed this beer but the 12oz. seemed to really capture the hop aroma and flavor. We won't talk about the price though-ridiculous

Photo of martinimike82
4.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dank, but not over the top like some reviewers mention. Actually wanted MORE dank!

Photo of Golden303
4.64/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

One of my favorites. Simple clean smooth beer with tons of flavor.

Photo of NCMatt
5/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Enjoy by 4-20-15 on tap at the Charlotte Flying Saucer on 4-15-15.

In one word: DANK!

One of the most enjoyable IPA's I've tried.

Photo of headbangingteacher
4.37/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Had this on 4/27, so as would be expected, the hop flavor was starting to head for the background. This brought forward a sweetness that was indeed "devastatingly dank". I'm not sure if it was the fact that I enjoyed "after" or just the beer itself, but this was a more than commendable addition to the Enjoy By series.

Photo of Chadwick0811
4.47/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Fresh floral and citrus notes. Crisp bitter finish

Photo of coltonbrimhall
4.57/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

-light color with a very creamy looking head with good cup lacing
-very bright hop scent light citrus/ tropical
- amazingly crisp hoppy beer, slight bitter bite at end
-perfect slight dryness leaves the mouth watering for more
- one of the best beers i have had in the ipa style

Photo of galwayjoyce
3.87/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4.75

I can respect this beer AND see why folks like it, but I consider it average.
Stone makes better DIPAS. This one Unbalanced, thick, bitter in the wrong way, RICH instead of REFRESHING, and a lingering aftertaste I can only describe as...unforgiving. I liked previous years better (this was 4/20 {2015}). I get what they were going for...they just didn't quite get there.

Photo of burns3y
4.52/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Great beer and love the other brews Stone has.

Photo of sisterofba
4.74/5  rDev +7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

4-20-15-- drank twice in two weeks, just before "Enjoy By" Date. Also had this on draft (different date) some time ago. One of the best IPAs I've ever had.

Photo of modidia
4/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very good, smooth hoppy finish but not overpowering...full disclosure: drank 4/20 on 4/22

Photo of Sails_Ambassador
4.48/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4/20 enjoy by drank in a tulip

Photo of wolfpac255
4.29/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I got the 4.20.15 batch for review.

Photo of Boccu
4.68/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Exceptional ups. Great aroma. Full of flavor from start to finish. Highly recommended. Great beer from stone.
Enjoy by 4-20-15

Photo of 50marathons
4.67/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Can't beat stone when it comes to solid IPAs

Photo of reds2harleys
4.6/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

One of Stone Brewing best. Very good beer.

Photo of oldn00b
4.6/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Falls off fast - was fantastic when it first got here but the one I had this week (still before 4/20) was not good but I look forward to the next round.

Photo of arm_mason
4.79/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

04-20-15, most definitely dank

Photo of barneysdad
5/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

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Black Damnation - De Struise Brouwers

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Black DamnationBlack Damnation

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139 Ratings
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(send 'em beer!)
Ratings: 139
Reviews: 95
rAvg: 4.21
pDev: 11.64%
Wants: 149
Gots: 23 | FT: 2
Brewed by:
De Struise Brouwers visit their website

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout |  13.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once)

Notes & Commercial Description:
Beer added by: ggaughan on 03-10-2009

This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Photo of peensteen
4.27/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to Jeffo for a bottle of this!

jet black, one finger dense tan head, good lace as well. Smell is of major roast, coffee and rich dark chocolate, black liquorice, a slight touch of oxidization is setting in but not in an over the top way and just hangs in the periphery, some warming alcohol as well. Taste is full of roasted malts up front, big dark chocolate and coffee flavours, some dark fruit, anise, mildly bitter in the finish with a long roasty aftertaste. Thick full feel with light to medium carbonation. This was an impressive stout, big and viscious but drinks like it is much lighter than it really is, really well done.

Photo of inlimbo77
4.43/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

11.2oz, BBD March '14
Riedel tulip

**Getting close to 1,000 reviews and wanted something special. This didn't disappoint.**

A: Pours pitch black. Some reddish, brown hues around the edges. Layer of light tan head that forms a collar. Sticky lacing bits.

S: BIG. Strong dark roast coffee. Dark chocolate. Booze. Some licorice. Roasted malts. Touch of toffee. Dark fruits.

T: Wow. Very impressed. Age has done this very very well. Dark roast coffee. Dark deep cocoa. Sweetness from the malts. The heat is there on this big beer, but its impressively integrated. Long finish. Lots of lingering chocolate flavors.

M: Full bodied. Rich. Creamy.

Photo of eduardolinhalis
4.58/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

330ml bottle served in a Duvel tulip glass, Best by date March 2014.

A: Pours a dark brown almost black color forming a big sized think, creamy and thin bubbled beige head: Solid. Medium to low retention and lots of spotty lacings left in the glass. Lingering and molasses

S: Wow! Strong roasted malts combined with coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, candy sugar and dark fruits. Strong notes of wood. A bit metallic. Light oxidization notes

T: Slightly sweet upfront followed by roasted flavors. Coffee, dark chocolate, caramel malts, toffee, candy sugar, licorice and vanilla. Excellent notes of oak. Metallic notes and some oxidization. Excellent bitterness in the end. Perfect taste

M: Heavy, creamy and molasses. Low carbonation and a just perfect bittersweet aftertaste

O: Great drinkability despite the high ABV. A perfect Imperial Stout. Thanks to Dennoman!

Photo of scottfrie
3.92/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

330ml bottle into snifter, split with shortysdude285. Thanks for the bottle dboon! Best by date March 2014.

A: Pours pitch black with one inch of dense dark brown head that faded to a thick collar. Streaky patches of lace were left down the glass.
S: I get rather aged scents of coffee, raisin, slight soy oxidization, vanilla, brown sugar, chocolate, and roast. Smells old but not turned, and smells good.
T: Tastes like a well-integrated and well-aged RIS should taste. Chocolate and roast dominate alongside flavors of molasses, toasted nuts, vanilla, char, licorice and coffee. The finish is full of mellow toasted flavors and leather, but the aftertaste is bitter and rather acidic (acid, not sour).
M: Very very fine bubbles in the carbonation, although rather frothy. Rich, decadent and syrupy mouthfeel, super viscous thick body. Heavy and thick all around. Slight booze comes through along with a punch of bitterness and some acid in the back of my throat. Acid reminds me of certain black coffee.
O: A very powerful and rich stout with intense but complex flavors. The acid and frothy carbonation take away from the drinkability, but this still drinks great and was quite enjoyable. Thanks again, Matt!

Photo of jegross2
4.53/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewing the Black Damnation from BREWERY out of PLACE. This is the first beer brewed in the Black Damnation series. Black Damnation is a blend of Black Albert and Hel & Verdoemenis.

Score: 96

Unknown vintage bottle served in a Founders snifter/tulip hybrid glass and enjoyed on 04/05/13. Review is from iPhone notes.

Appearance: Coffee colored body. Pours a finger of khaki head. Awesome head and lacing. The lacing slowly oozes back unto the glass. 5/5

Smell: Chocolate, roast, light wood, hint of licorice. Reminds me of fresh Surly Darkness without the hoppiness. A little brown sugar and stale coffee too. 4.5/5

Taste: Bitter bakers chocolate, wood, char, and toasty malt. Bittersweet syrup, light coffee and licorice. Finishes with a lingering bitter chocolate and syrup flavor. 4.5/5

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, low carbonation. On the bitter end of bittersweet. 4.5/5

Overall: Excellent; the best of beer of Black Damnation I-IV

Cost: $12 for a 11.2 oz bottle.

Photo of billab914
4.47/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

33cl bottle poured into my CBS snifter. It poured pitch black in color with a thin tan head clinging to the edges of the glass. Nice retention and good lacing as I drank it.

The aroma has a strong coffee presence to the roasted malts. I get some rich chocolate to it reminiscent of brownie batter. It's got a little bit of a sweeter, milky chocolate to it as well. Very good aroma overall, the dark roasted malts really shine in it. It also comes together very well, the flavors are bold but end up being pretty smooth as well.

The taste follows through with some really bold and flavorful coffee notes. Twards the finish is where more of the sweeter cocoa and milk chocolate come out and help give some balance to the roasted, bitter malts.

The mouthfeel is heavy and almost syrupy. Carbonation is on the low end. Overall, it was a great beer and one that really impressed me. It's one of the better imperial stouts I've had in a while. The coffee flavors especially stood out to me. It came together very well and had some fantastic flavors to it. Great beer overall.

Photo of RblWthACoz
4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours nicely with a thick brown head. This is a pretty nice one to drink, though the carbonation is a bit more than I would ask for, considering the style. Flavor profile is a smooth delivery with no real tones stepping out to steal the show. It's thick and consistent. Pretty nice beer. Thanks to baggio for this one.

Photo of Sean9689
4.19/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle into snifter...2009 bottle.

A - Pours black, small mocha-colored head, thin ring.

S - Chocolate, roast, char, smooth booze, coffee, burnt sugars. Very robust and in-your-face, nice mix of sweetness and booze.

T - Chocolate, smooth booze, oak, light roast, light char, coffee beans, caramel. Lots of sweetness mixed with the perfect additional of alcohol notes....the cellar has done this bottle some good. Finish is sweet & creamy chocolate dessert.

M - Full body, light carbonation, rich & smooth, creamy finish.

O - Really nice beer that's aged gracefully over the last (almost) 3 years. The sweetness & booze are perfect right now and I suggest opening this one now if you have it. Recommend.

Photo of ThatWineGuy
4.33/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I've had two of these stored for a while now, both capable of aging to 2015 according to the labels. Decided to crack one open today while watching the Euro Cup of soccer. Opaque, tar, inky blackness with a one cm. mocha-brown head that never completely left the surface of the Maudite glass. Nose was rich with chocolate biscotti notes and tree bark, a musty earthiness that wafted out in layers that were alternatively enticing and alarming.

Big heavy duty taste, dark chocolate and expresso, cocoa and licorice, sweeter as it aired with a spicy backdrop of anise and white pepper. This is not for the meek and mild but a wonderful taste sensation for the seasoned beer drinker, an assault on the senses, unabashed imbibing now but likely much better as 2015 approaches. How lucky I have one to hold back and compare as the date approaches.

Photo of CuriousMonk
4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Finally the moment of truth has arrived! Black Damnation is a blend with the use of Hel & Verdoemenis from Brouwerij De Molen. This is the first of the series. Poured from .33cl bottle into sampler glass at a tasting. Pours black with a beautiful brown head that lasts throughout very well. Aromas of figs, booze, roasted malt, and sweet chocolate. Flavor of black fig, brown sugar, and booze. Medium mouthfeel, some sediments lying at the bottom. Definitely good beer.

Photo of callmemickey
3.97/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Flat, deep black body, only the faintest traces of foam.

S: Roasted malts with hints of mocha, chocolate, charcoal and brown sugar.

T: Similar to the nose in that there a fair number of components but they are rather mild and not particularly assertive compared to other representatives of the style.

M: Smooth, lightly carbonated, some bitterness in the finish, medium to full bodied.

O: A nice stout that ultimately fails to "wow" despite an enjoyable flavor profile.

Photo of Kegatron
4.17/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle into a tulip glass.

Pours black, topped with a ½ finger of rich looking dark mocha froth. This retains at about that same initial level, whipping up a foamy cascade of spotty lace and brown oils that dot the sides of the glass. The aroma has a light barrel presence to it right off the bat, which then melds into flavors of vanilla, fudge, brown sugar, dark fruit, what appears to be some smoked peat notes, and then more of an acrid roasted coffee character. This has a nice feeling flavorful density to it in the nose.

Once again, I’m picking up what appears to be some mellow whiskey flavors here up front in the taste (even though this isn't supposed to be barrel-aged in any way), that then segues into the sweetness of vanilla, chocolate, and brown sugar. Things get a little more dark feeling along the back, with ripe tart fruit and a dark smoky roasted feel that lingers a bit as this then finishes warm and dry feeling. The whole profile has a dark, rich, smoky, and sticky presence to it here in the mouth and is overall very smooth and isn’t overly aggressive with its flavors in any way. The mouthfeel is full bodied, with a mellow creamy chewiness that sits with some heft in the mouth. The high alcohol presence here does pick up a bit as this warms, with a warm sweet spiciness that runs through the profiles and adds some extra flavors to the proceedings but it never gets overly stinging in any way. That 13% is handled very nicely here.

This beer is pretty damn large and in charge yet was still very smooth and approachable for the size. I felt that the taste was maybe a little too mellow in the taste, especially compared to the full flavors of the aroma, but there is no doubt that this is a pretty powerful and flavorful sipper.

Photo of rvdoorn
4.65/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

finally I took the time to drink this one. 2009 version. A blend with hel en verdoemenis from the molen.
Look: the beer pours a black color with a small dark brown head.
Smell: coffee, brown sugar, dark fruits, leather and tobacco.
Taste: roasted malts, coffee, tobacco, cocoa, charcoal with a nice bitterness arising from the hops which is balanced with some brown sugar sweetness.
Mouthfeel: medium body with medium carbonation.
Overall: the first of the BD series is one of the better ones,what a great beer! Although whatelse could be expected from a blend of the two best breweries in europe....

Photo of korguy123
4.92/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Best before March 2014
Bottle into CBS snifter.

A- Thick, opaque black pour. Finger and a half dark khaki pour that slowly drops to thin cap leaving sticky lacing all over the glass.

S- Gigantic chocolate and burnt coffee notes. The peat really sticks out giving it a smokey nose with a hint of whisky and cherries. Licorice and brown sugar with a touch vanilla.

T- Chocolate and coffee dominate the back of the tongue. The peat is much less noticeable than the nose. Brown sugar, vanilla and molasses add a smooth sweetness.

M- Full bodied and creamy with minimal carbonation.

O- This beer is a work of genius. The smell, taste, feel and all clocking in at 13% and not a hint of booze makes this a true work of art.

Photo of Sideswipe
3.38/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad

A- Pitch black. No light penetrates. Small tan head recedes leaving a small ring.

S- Smells of coffee, roasted malt and dark fruit.

T- Opens with sweet, dark fruit characteristics and roasted malt. Some coffee and sweet chocolate mid-palate slides into a semi-sweet finish. There's a lingering roasty, coffee aftertaste.

M- Full bodied, without being thick. Low level of carbonation.

O- Loses a few points for the kind of odd sweetness in the taste, but otherwise a decent offering. 13% ABV is almost undetectable, making this dangerously drinkable. Good coffee and roasted malt flavors.

Photo of Centennial
4.2/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2009 Vintage 9oz draft served in snifter

A. Dark Midnight black, minimum tan head, appears thinner then I expected.

S. Charred roasted malts, dark chocolate and ash

M. The beer is way too cold at 1st (obviously not the beers fault) but it adds to the perception of being on the thin side. Has a little grittiness similar to undissolved cocoa powder. The mouthfeel is slightly heavier when warmed but still slightly thinner then expected.

T. Roasty and Toasty, almost smokey but no way like a smoked beer. Hop bitterness subdues the toasted flavors and brings out some of the cocoa flavors and mild coffee flavors struggle to come through.

O. Solid blended stout, but prefer the straight Black Albert over this.

Photo of Bardwashrind
4.08/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Tasted this along side the first four Black Damnation beers.

Thanks to spdyfire83, Doodler, Joshclauss and Elliott for making this happen.

Pours a similar dark mocha colored head Black Albert. A very different aroma of green peppers and dried chilies is present. Some of that distinct Belgian esters can be picked up, plums and figs but not in abundant amounts. Some alcohol can be felt but the nose was fairly dominated by the green pepper aroma.

The palate was very different than the nose. Not too sticky in texture, the high carbonation helped for sure. Ripened fruit flavors, more of the tart plum and blackberry jam. Some chili flake flavor only minus the heat, somewhat dusty if that makes any sense. I thought I tasted rice as well as a bit of Single Malt Whisky.

The range of comparisons were a bit odd and this could be due to over thinking the beer a bit. By just sipping and enjoying, there was a nice complexity that didn't rely on rich sugar or overall richness.

Black Albert is one of the more unique high alcohol stout to be found and Black Damnation I takes a similar direction by standing out from the typical imperial stout. I liked this one quite a bit and was interested with how things changed on the following variations.

Photo of DaveJanssen
4.23/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Split 2 ways at Kulminator. Served in de struise glass. Reviewed 11 June 2011.

Ar: Rich roast and chocolate, alcohol, very chocolaty (dry baking chocolate) nice smooth roast

Ap: Thick tan head, great retention, very fine head, black with brown edges, nice lace

T: Rich roast, burn, strong chocolate, alcohol, nice balance of sweet and roast, molasses, char /burn but not too much, woody, full caramel, has a bourbon-like character

M: Thick and creamy, alcohol warmth at end, medium fine carbonation

O: Much better than Black Damnations 2 and 3, nice balance of sweet and roast, a very good roast/char forward stout, much better than either base beer.

Photo of jbeatty
4.24/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tasted 8/9/2011. 13% version

A: Pours deep black, quickly fading dark tan head.

S: Luscious milk chocolate brownie, toffee, soft nutty roast, and alchohol in the finish.

T: Chocolate, rum raisin, coffee roast, ends slightly bitter. Deceptively simple, its the richness of the flavors that shine here.

M: Smooth, bordering on creamy, finishes soft, each sip is a treat.

O: Super enjoyable- the flavors are ruch, lush, and smooth. Hard to beat the first of the series.

Photo of russwbeck
4.72/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

2010 Vintage I believe: 50% Black Albert and 50% H&V. I just had H&V on tap at Churchkey DC today, continuing that trend with this! I've had Black Albert, which was infected, but Batch 0 was really good.

A: Thick brown pour with a huge brown head. The thick, billowing, head leaves a ton of lacing and a nice cap on top of the brew.

S: Beautiful smell. Chocolate, a lot of coffee and roastiness, oak, tobacco, hints of alcohol. Sweet, roasted, balanced, phenomenal.

T: The taste begins with oak and char, then the coffee takes over in a big way. Wow the coffee has a great flavor. Chocolate and some dark fruits lead the beer into a dry finish, with coffee lingering around for a while. Only hints of alcohol are noted, which is amazing considering the ABV. The flavor is balanced phenomenally. Really this blend brings out the best in both beers blended to create it.

MF: Thick, heavy, creamy, a bit low on carbonation.

O: Just a great beer, I wish I could have more of it!.

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4.24/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle marked Lot B best before March 2014.
Poured into a Hill Farmstead tulip.

A: It is a menacing black color in the glass, completely opaque. A careful pour resulted in a two finger tan head with the sediment left in the bottle. The head fades pretty quickly and forms a foamy cap on the beer with minimal lacing.

S: Loads of chocolate, coffee, tobacco, and rich vanilla overwhelm the front of the aroma. Some smokiness lingers with a heap of roasted malt as I shove my nose deeper in the glass. The yeast provides a break from the heavy notes with its fruity Belgian character. No hint of the booze.

T: I am greeted by chocolate, dark fruit and heavily roasted malt. The coffee notes kick in with a pleasant bitterness along with some strong earth tones. The finish has a wisp of black licorice and some more roasted char.

M: Full bodied, moderate carbonation with a smooth creamy mouthfeel. It has a dry finish with zero hint of the booze.

O: This drinks shockingly smooth for 13%. I have some more for the cellar and it will be interesting to see how it develops. Cheers to Urbain for another great brew.

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4.59/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle purchased and consumed at Kulminator in Antwerp.

Pours a deep black. Black. Black. Head is very fine and soft. No lace, but the body is so lovely and thick that the body itself almost sticks to the edge of the glass. Static carbonation. When tilted, however, you realise that it's slightly translucent at the edges. Not bad though.

Nose is indeed far from "not bad"; it's gorgeous. Lovely coconut oak characters, roasty, slightly smoky malt, a touch of astringency blended with sweetness, like candied roasted nuts. Smooth, round, just gorgeous. Oh so good.

Taste is roastier and more bitter and acrid—here the Russian darkness comes through, but in a lively way, and still melded with a sweetness that suggests dark fruits, coffee and milk chocolate. The bitterness of the roast character cements and anchors the palate in the way bitter hops do in a good IPA.

Great RIS. The dark roast character ensures it falls squarely here. Wonderful to see a brewers around in Belgium and the Netherlands like De Struise and De Molen stretching the boundaries of beer.

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4.12/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a small wine glass, split two ways. Beer is black and has a nice mocha head, small and medium bubbles, low carbonation, some lacing. Beware, there are chunks in this beer at the bottom.

Aroma is alcohol, sweet, mild roast, smells awesome. The best part about this overall great beer.

Beer is medium in body with a mild alcohol forwardness to it but overall not a boozy beer. The whole thing is great on the palate and finishes with this mild roast and a not so dry finish. Very drinkable, especially for the alcohol content. I'd have it again, I really enjoyed this.

Also, this was my 2100 review on beeradvocate.

Photo of Huhzubendah
4.15/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by drabmuh. Thanks Matt!

The beer is black with a tan head that leaves a nice coat of lacing on the snifter. The aroma is quite nice, with heavy roast, coffee, espresso beans, and chocolate. The flavor is very tasty, though not quite at the level of the aroma. The finish brings some bitterness and charred malt. Overall, a very good beer. I would definitely have it again.

Photo of MasterSki
4.3/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle from Jeffo. Served in a Struise cervoise. Lot B, best before March 2015.

A - Huge mocha foam that eventually settles to a creamy thick cap, but leaves minimal spotty lacework. Body is black with some faint reddish glints at the bottom of the glass.

S - Big milk chocolate, roasted grains, coffee, light anise, fruity Belgian yeast, dark fruits, faint molasses, earthy notes, and surprisingly well-hidden booze.

T - Taste is far more roasty, with espresso bitterness, notes of smoke and char up front, but sweeter chocolate and candi sugar follow. Finishes with anise and roast bitterness that lingers.

M - Full-bodied, creamy, with some roast dryness in the finish. Surprisingly little heat for the listed ABV. Carbonation is moderate, and perhaps a touch high for the style but still fairly pleasant.

D - I put down a 33cl bottle no problem - another masterful job by Urbain in hiding alcohol, as this drinks like a 7-8% stout. I tried blending the two beers on my own and they didn't taste anything like this - was the H&V batch brewed at Struise instead of De Molen?

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Polish Moon - Milwaukee Ale House

Not Rated.
Polish MoonPolish Moon

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very good

35 Ratings
no score

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Ratings: 35
Reviews: 8
rAvg: 3.81
pDev: 9.71%
Wants: 1
Gots: 5 | FT: 0
Brewed by:
Milwaukee Ale House visit their website
Wisconsin, United States

Style | ABV
Milk / Sweet Stout |  4.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round

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Beer added by: samie85 on 04-11-2012

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Ratings: 35 | Reviews: 8
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Photo of herr_fish
3.27/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25

poured into pint glass.

app-dark almost black, thin head that disappears quickly.
smell-gives off faint roasted coffee tones
taste- roasted malt up front starts off coffee and finishes chocolate. not too robust of a stout, easy drinking for a milk stout
mouthfeel- thin for a stout, which I dont find objectionable but some might
overall- i am not a huge stout fan, but i liked this perhaps because it is thinner and less robust than the style should be, if you are kinda in the mood for a dark beer that won't fill you up i guess this would fit the bill.

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Photo of HawbakerBrewery
3.25/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Pours black with a pale, cream head. Dissipates quickly leaving almost no lacing. The aroma is like that of corn with malt. The dark roasted grain is evident in the flavor. Definitely has a sweet, malty taste with almost no trace of hop bitterness. Carbonation is minimal. It's ABV is listed at 4.5% so it's a pretty good session beer. Price wasn't bad...build your own 6-pack for $7.99

Photo of WhatAlesMe
4.21/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I enjoyed this beer so much, I immediately bought a couple of six packs to bring home.
Appearance: Impenetrable black with maybe two fingers of creamy, caramel colored foam. Nice lacing.

Smell: This is the beer's weakest attribute and had me a bit worried about my choice before the first sip. Smell is a bit acrid, although not terribly unusual for the style.

Taste: Exceptionally smooth, with a lot of caramel, chocolate, and coffee notes. Not sure what the abu's are, but certainly low. Excellent, lingering aftertaste, particularly of the coffee undertones. I'm trying to be pseudo-scientific here, but this beer is just plain good.

Mouthfeel: A bit thin like others in this style, but certainly not unpleasant.

Overall: I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this beer given the lackluster nose at first sniff, but I certainly did. Can a beer be robust yet smooth? Rough, yet polished? Polish Moon can. Another really fine beer from Mke Brewing.

Photo of mfnmbvp
3.33/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date present. My beer is the same as the bottle pictured, but is called Polish Moon Milk Stout by Milwaukee Brewing Company, rather than Milwaukee Ale House. Both are from Milwaukee, and both are listed at 4.50% abv. I'm not sure if the pictures are reversed or what, but clearly something is a little off. Reviewing here, since it has the correct bottle pictured. My third beer from this brewery, expectations are low based on my previous experience.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter glass.

A - Pours a dark mahogany / chestnut color. Opaque in the glass with a slight ruby tint when held to the light. One finger of creamy mocha fluff disappears quickly.

S - Smell is of cold coffee bean roast, a hint of lactose, and peanut and hazelnut nuttiness.

T - Taste follows the nose: bitter cold coffee bean roast, light chocolate flavor, & some nuttiness. Not really packing a lot of intensity, but it's a lot better than what I was expecting. Still, it tastes a bit watered down and more like a porter to me than a legitimate milk stout.

M - Feel is a bit watery and thin for a milk stout, so it isn't exactly suited to style. Carbonation is good, but a tad high.

Overall, this has definitely been the best thing I've sampled from this brewery so far. Still not a top notch example of the style, but it is drinkable. It reminds me more of what a light-bodied porter would taste like, rather than a milk stout, but I'm still pleasantly surprised with this offering.

Milwaukee Brewing Polish Moon Milk Stout ---3.5/5

Photo of samie85
3.61/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours an opaque, jet black with two fingers of light brown head.

Smells of roasted coffee notes with a bit of chocolate and some earthy hop notes.

Follows the nose with light roasted noted and sweet chocolate finish.

Thin at first but the lactose helps give this one a little more body with light carbonation.

This is a very solid beer... I've been very impressed so far by Milwaukee Brewing's offerings.

Photo of Ethanol4one
4.58/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours dark and cloudy.
Head: Tight, forthy light brown head, with long retention,
Smell: Chocolate, malt, with some hint of coffee,
Taste: Chocolate front, malty, with strong coffee after taste. Very well done. Outstanding, really.
Mouthfeel: Thin, light bodied and well carbonation

Overall: Wonderful stout that I'd drink next to, or even over Dublin's pride any day. It's a little thin, but that does not harm, probably makes it a bit easier to convert to the urinals, and moves more of it across the bar in the brewery. No harm or foul there.

ABV could be 3.50% and I'd not complain about it.

Photo of SerialHiker
4.03/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours the darkest, possible brown…limited khaki colored head…(4/5)

Smell: Chocolate, malt, some coffee and the tinniest bit of dark fruits…tons of chocolate though, very nice… (3.5/5)

Taste: Lots going on here…toasted malts and dark fruits beginning then blending with soft bitterness, coffee, mocha and some cream flavor…very nice…(4.5/5)

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a bunch of carbonation…very nice…some chocolate milkshake flavor…it is a bit watery…(3.5/5)

Overall: This is a very drinkable beer…let it sit out a bit from the fridge for the best flavor…the chocolate smell is outstanding and ultra inviting…chocolate aroma, dark fruits and toasted malts make a great combination here…though there isn’t as deep a chocolate flavor as the aroma advertises…a twinge of bitterness in the deep background, but it very minimal…flavor and carbonation are excellent, this is definitely one of my favorite milk stouts to date…this is a delicious malty brew…(4/5)

Photo of simplejj81
4/5  rDev +5%

Pour carefully (be sober) this will give 4 fingers of head.
Tasty milk stout

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Coffee Abraxas - Perennial Artisan Ales

Not Rated.
Coffee AbraxasCoffee Abraxas

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250 Ratings
no score

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Ratings: 250
Reviews: 24
rAvg: 4.46
pDev: 10.76%
Wants: 362
Gots: 24 | FT: 0
Brewed by:
Perennial Artisan Ales visit their website
Missouri, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout |  10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating

Notes & Commercial Description:
Beer added by: MasterSki on 10-14-2013

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Photo of Kurmaraja
4/5  rDev -10.3%

As with many other reviewers, I find the coffee detracts from the regular beer rather than adding to it. Aroma overall is fairly muted; some coffee but restrained. Flavor is coffee dominated, overwhelming the spice and vanilla notes of the base beer. Body seems much thinner. I love the base beer, perhaps more than the BA version, and the creamy body is one of the reasons. By no means a bad coffee beer, but I'd take regular old Speedway over this for what it's worth.

Photo of deebo
4/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Green coffee taste. Prefer regular.

Photo of jeonseh
4.67/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

A - Dark chocolate with a big frothy rocky head to it

S - Green, fresh and slightly vegetal coffee, cinnamon, spice, dark chocolate, fudgy goodness, and slight peanut butter

T - Dark chocolate, slightly astringent dark espresso, fresh deep chocolate, slight peanut butter, slight spice and cinnamon meld together well

M - Thick creamy beer with slight astringency and heat from the cinnamon and peppers

O - Really good with the coffee adding a dark chocolate and fresh coffee that adds some nice depth and flavor to a good base beer

Photo of Alieniloquium
4.3/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Viscous black with a huge khaki head. Great retention. Surface foam lasts forever.

Smell - Peppers, cinnamon, coffee, and chocolate. Little bit of the graham cracker that I love in Abraxas.

Taste - Chocolatey and more peppery. Coffee adds some acidity to it. Cinnamon and chocolate finish.

Mouthfeel - Thick and viscous, but not too sweet. Medium carbonation.

Overall - Had this is a second time and it was fantastic.

Photo of T-Leb
5/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

BA Abraxas > Coffee Abraxas > Abraxas

It's a great beer. I like it more than regular Abraxas, but not as much as BA Abraxas.

The nose of this beer is very complex, then you taste it and I think it's just perfect. I don't really try to distinguish all the individual flavors, it just works.

Photo of jegross2
2.09/5  rDev -53.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Reviewing the Coffee Abraxas from Perennial Artisan Ales out of St. Louis, Missouri.

Score: 43

Fall 2013 vintage bottle served in an Abraxas glass and enjoyed on 07/25/14, alongside batch 1 and batch 2 Barrel Aged Abraxas.

Appearance: Pours a shiny, inky black color with a finger of head of mocha colored head. Good lacing and retention. Nice oily legs and browning from the swirl too. 4.25/5

Smell: Lots of green pepper, with subtler notes of cinnamon, milk chocolate and very faint coffee behind it. This nose has a lot of vegetal similarity, in a bad way, with Sump and regular Barrel Aged Sump; maybe it has something to do with the coffee blend used? The green pepper character is pretty unpleasant, but the residual aroma of cinnamon and milk chocolate is nice and saves this aroma from being a complete disaster. 2/5

Taste: Has a sharp green pepper flavor upfront with a little tang and fruitiness on the back half. Definitely some minor off flavors present here. There's a mix of milk chocolate and old coffee on the back half, with a kiss of cinnamon on the midpalate. Poor flavor integration here, which is a shame given the balanced master piece of regular Abraxas and Barrel Aged Abraxas. A tinge of booze too. The green pepper character in the taste, like the nose, is quite unpleasant, but it is not undrinkable. The beer finishes with a faint milk chocolate flavor that sticks around a bit. 2/5

Mouthfeel: Thin bodied, low-medium carbonation. Given the viscous body of regular Abraxas and Barrel Aged Abraxas, this is a huge disappointment. Vegetal flavor, but otherwise balanced with a touch of residual sweetness on the finish. 1.5/5

Overall: This beer was much roastier and chocolatey on tap (and it had none of the green pepper character) the night before FOBAB compared to this bottle. I have sampled much fresher pours from two other bottles, and my experience with those bottles was roughly comparable to this one. I think the coffee character here was entirely too vegetal, and that it overshadowed and overpowered the characters that make Abraxas special. I would certainly give this beer another whirl if I saw it on tap, but I would not seek out another pour from a bottle.

Cost: $30 for a 750 ml bottle.

Photo of Desp59
3.02/5  rDev -32.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Smoother than the regular, Coffee didn't overpower but I don't taste as much spice.

Photo of StlHopHead77
4.58/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Served in Perennial snifter

This beer pours out a midnight black body devoid of any lighter hues and supports an inch and a half of lightly tawny foam that showed moderate head retention.Slick,oily lacing was left on the glass.The nose is assertive and a good indicator of the beer's constituent parts.Big,fresh espresso roast initially followed by fragrant cinnamon then quality bittersweet chocolate,scalded milk and finally an earthy peppery note from the chiles.Taste follows the nose for the most part.Slightly sweetened espresso,baked sugars,rich chocolate,cinnamon and a slight peppery heat.Mouthfeel is appropriate.Creamy and viscous with a moderate coffee bitterness and medium/full body.Seriously balanced with a true coffee presence and a creamy moderate sweetness.Dangerously drinkable.I love the base beer and I love high quality coffee so this is extremely successful as far as I'm concerned.Hope I can score BA Abraxas when it comes around.

Photo of c-rum
4.75/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

On draft at 2014 Abraxas Day

Appearance - Viscous black with a khaki head. Great retention..

Smell - cinnamon, coffee, and chocolate

Taste - Cinnamon, coffee and chocolate not getting much pepper.

Mouthfeel - Thick and viscous, but not too sweet. Medium carbonation.

Overall - Lots of cinnamon and coffee with some chocolate in the finish.

Photo of horsehockey
5/5  rDev +12.1%

On Draft at the Abraxas release day.

Appearance: Dark black with a nice coffee and cream colored head.

Aroma: I get more Chili peppers than cinnamon. Lots of coffee and chocolate notes.

Taste: Coffee right away and then it finishes with some slight heat. There is some sweetness to go along with the chocolate, coffee and spice.

Mouthfeel: exactly what you would expect from an imperial stout. It seems to coat your mouth with chocolate, cinnamon, spicy peppers, and vanilla. It's nicely carbonated. It's a little less carbonated than Founders Imperial stout, and a little more carbonated than Old Rasputin.

Photo of mtrog313
1.99/5  rDev -55.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

From the bottle. Overwhelming green pepper taste. Drain pour

Photo of homebrew311
4.86/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Served on tap at Local Option. Pour yields a dark black appearance with no light passage and cocoa colored head that retains decently. The nose features a huge bouquet of french press coffee. Tons of robust notes that are perfectly smooth and present zero astringency or bitterness. The Sump coffee really shines in this beer and makes for an absolutely delightful aroma. The cocoa and cinnamon sneak through the aroma towards the end and uplift the already delicious coffee aroma. The flavor is just as the nose implied: smooth, delicious, robust, and roasty coffee. Spices starts to come through about mid palate with some peppery notes on the finish. Mouthfeel is velvety and smooth with mild carbonation. Well damn, Abraxas makes one damn fine base beer to its various treatments. I have nothing wrong with regular Abraxas, but the coffee, vanilla, or barrel aging additions elevate this brew in to a truly world class brew. This is a testament to Perennial's ability to incorporate specialty ingredients and make them shine in the final product.

Photo of facesnorth
1.18/5  rDev -73.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Disgusting, infected, peppery and sour. Horrible smell and taste. Dumped the whole bottle into the snow. 2013 bottle.

Photo of nihiloexnihil
3.99/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on tap at the Sump release party. Side by side with Sump and regular Abraxas.

A: Black as night, little to no head, strong legs in the glass.

S: Cinnamon. Less coffee than anticipated, though there is some. A little bit of vanilla.

T: A bit of a letdown, actually. The coffee is present, but muted, especially when compared directly to Sump. The standard Abraxas flavors are also more muted, subtler, smoother... but not in a way that really adds to complexity. This was agreed upon by everyone in my tasting group.

M: Great mouthfeel, just like regular Abaxas, but a little hot in the back.

Overall, this disappointed me. I was hoping for an Abraxas-style cinnamon/coffee bomb, and while the flavors were all there, they seemed to detract from one another rather than amplify.

Photo of PhishNoC
5/5  rDev +12.1%

Just returned from Abraxas Day 2014. Outstanding event. Abraxas is an outstanding beer and the cinnamon comes through even stronger with Coffee Abraxas.

Photo of Braden
3.31/5  rDev -25.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3

Not great bad batch I think!

Photo of jaken0ss
3.37/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

the addition of coffee did nothing good to this beer, to be blunt it just wasn't good. The nose was green pepper, and the taste was pretty bad as well. Preference to the base beer here. This was disappointing

Photo of TampaRainman
4.52/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

It's Abraxas...with coffee. Abraxas is a great beer. The coffee component is delicious, but it subdues the typically prominent cinnamon and chili notes. A really tasty beer, but my advice would be to not break the bank chasing this.

Photo of JoEBoBpr
4.68/5  rDev +4.9%

Poured into a large 14oz Abraxas snifter.

2014 vintage. Bottle 10/31/014.

Pours a nice dark oily liquid with a nice1 inch tan/mocha head. No light gets through this brew.

Aroma starts off with coffee roast, dark bitter chocolate and cinnamon notes as plenty. Slight boozy heat is present in the nose but is tempered by the delicious chocolate and coffee notes.

Flavor is delicious. The coffee is milder in the flavor than in the nose. But it is still present. Mocha notes with a nice strong cinnamon spiciness. Then there are notes of thick sweetness an sugary goodness. Molasses and caramel with delicious coffee background. Delicious roasty oily body.

Photo of JohnnyHopps
4.58/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Appearance - The beer was a dark black color, looking like used motor oil. A slight mocha head topped the glass.

Smell - The aroma I detected was almost a syrupy coffee smell. The sweetness in the aroma was almost overwhelming.

Taste - This seems a little lighter than regular, but certainly tastier. Initially, I am led to believe this will be sweet like molasses and coffee. Then, I notice cinnamon and vanilla. I do no get the impression of spice in this one. The warming in the aftertaste is mild, but it is the thick sweetness that gives the biggest impression.

Mouthfeel - This is thick and coats the tongue and throat. It leaves an impression well after the swallow.

Overall - I liked this one a lot. This is a fantastic stout.

Photo of PHBoiler
4.56/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I'll compare this to base Abraxas. The beer is much darker, and there is no brownish head at all. The coffee jumps out of the glass both the nose and the taste. The roast is very good. Almost as good as BCBCS 2013 in that it gives a dark fruit sort of flavor. This beer is very rich, but I prefer the complexity of standard Abraxas.

Photo of ThePorterSorter
4.23/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

The beer pours a jet black with a 1/4 inch of tan head that fades quickly with some oily lacing. The nose has a pop of coffee, cinnamon, marshmallow sweetness, and a hint of chilies. The taste is definitely coffee forward (woody/red berry) and the sweetness has a good cinnamon/spice component. This is a full bodied, sweet, well spiced beer with very little detectable alcohol, but coffee definitely takes the front seat and is a bit overpowering in a beer that's pretty balanced on its own. It's definitely a delicious beer and I went back for thirds. I'm excited for the next collab with sump and different bean origin versions

Photo of boilermakerbrew
4.59/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Review from notes from Abraxas Day.

A- Draft poured black as night with about a one finger thick head of a chocolatey brown color. Looks just like Abraxas in the glass, being black in body with a brown head that both laces and retains very, very well.

S- The coffee is the prominent scent here right up front, but the other aspects of the beer quickly mix in. The coffee is somewhat dark and bitter, but not as much as in other coffee stouts, with the vanilla and cinnamon mixing in and providing a sweet and spicy element. Not much of the peppers on the nose.

T- Starts off with the same coffee as the scent then moves quickly into the cinnamon and vanilla. The coffee is fairly dark, but not too much and a little bitter, then the other flavors move the taste towards sweetness. The cinnamon and anchos turn the flavor more spicy with just a touch of heat before the dark malts flavors and coffee linger on the tongue after the drink.

M- Thick and smooth with a low to medium level of carbonation on the tongue. Dangerously drinkable with no detectable alcohol for the 10%.

Overall, this is basically just Abraxas with a touch more dark flavors. Pretty much what I expected from this beer, but man this has a lot going on. Super complexy due to the high number of ingredients here (vanilla, coffee, ancho, and cinnamon). A very good beer overall.

Photo of helios7
4.8/5  rDev +7.6%

2014 vintage. On-draft at Abraxas Day 2014. Very coffee-forward with lots of marshmallow and cocoa. The chili is difficult to find, though a hint of heat peeks through as the beer warms up. Fantastic stuff.

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Genuine Stunning - Stringers Beer

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Reviews: 1
rAvg: 3.38
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United Kingdom (England)

Style | ABV
English Strong Ale |  6.50% ABV

Availability: Winter

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3.38/5  rDev n/a
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pint on cask at Market Porter in London. From notes.

A - Poured a dark copper with a half finger of beige filmy head. No visible carbonation. Bright. Great streaky lacing. No head retention.

S - Sorta sour and fruit with pear, grapes and a hint of olives.

T - Gentle fruit with some very obvious pear notes. Bready, malty and fruity. Not bad.

M - No carbonation, medium body, sweet/slightly sour fruit finish.

O/D - The sourness might be a defect and the lack of carbonation is a knock, but otherwise this wasn't awful. Seemed a little off but not bad. Fruity and smooth. I wrote that I would finish what I had in front of me but quickly forget it.

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Organic Hefe-Weizen - Brauerei Pinkus Mueller

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Ratings: 372
Reviews: 235
rAvg: 3.57
pDev: 15.97%
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Style | ABV
Hefeweizen |  5.10% ABV

Availability: Year-round

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Reviews by midnite2sixman:
Photo of midnite2sixman
4.13/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Picked this up at Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Poured into a hefe glass it yields a cloudy orange with light bubbles rising from the bottom to meet their brethren in a smooth white head.

Bananas, bubble gum and bread on the nose.

Milder versions of the listed flavors in the nose come through upon the first sip. The wheaty bread taste being prevalent. Light citrus notes.

Mouthfeel is a bit watery, but still very hefe-like and quite easy to drink.

Drinkability as I just mentioned is pretty high. Not my most favorite of the German Hefe's but a legit offer nonetheless.

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Photo of oberon
3.13/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I thought that this would be alot better than it was,poured a standard hazy yellow color with big fluffy head,an aroma of bananas and some slight spicy notes.Pretty yeasty tasting not real tart,seems to come up short on alot of traits of the style.An average underachieving beer in my opinion.

Photo of RoyalT
3.6/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance  This one poured a bright orange in color and was very hazy. It sported a nice, full white head and certainly looked the part.

Smell  There is some good yeast to be had with this nose. The banana was very light but present along with some bigger, raw-style fruits like oranges and cherries.

Taste  The yeast is good here but the orange and cherry notes are too big and damper the overall flavor profile. Im also getting an off-style tarty twang.

Mouthfeel  This light to medium-bodied Weizen is heavier than I like, and the mouthfeel suffers from the tartness in the taste.

Drinkability  This is pretty good, but the heavy orange sweetness and sour flavors take away from the classic yeast and banana notes and spoil this organic effort by Pinkus.

Photo of Jason
4.25/5  rDev +19%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: Sleak brown euro style 17 oz bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Pale yellow golden colour and quite hazy with a tightly bubbled white lace. The dregs are well packed on the bottom.

Smell: Bready and lightly biscuity with a sweet aroma.

Taste: Very crisp with a sharp palate cleaning bite and lightish in build. The tartness is the back bone for this brew staying all the way to the finish. Grainy and yeasty with a trace hop oil flavour ... vague fruit on the palate though it gets lost as soon long dry finish comes along. Oddly enough this has a clean palate.

Notes: Lively and spritzy ... down right refreshing and almost lager like due to the alt beer house yeast. This is certainly a quality product ... very well structured and we would guess not a very easy beer to clone either. This sample was poured without swirling the yeast in.

Photo of Billolick
3.53/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Mid sized bottle, no freshness dating. Pours a very cloudy light washed out orangy/yellow color. Large white head quickly settles a a thick sheen/film and leaves dispersed/scattered lacing. Strong nose of yeast, lemon, flour, wheat. This a tart, dry wheat beer, low complexity/high citric lemonyness. So-so german wheat, lacks much intrigue and interest. Sort of a German high class lawn mower beer, good on a hot day, not much more

Photo of Cavanaghty
4.2/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from growler into a sample glass.

Appearance: Cloudy amber color, little bit of head.

Smell: Wheat, malts and alcohol.

Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth medium to light bodied and well balanced. Taste of wheat and barley maybe, smooth mild flavors and not much for an aftertaste.

Overall: Great beer! I will buy this one again, glad I chose it for a beer tasting with my friends.

Photo of magictrokini
2.68/5  rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Blah. Very boring beer. Weak yellow pour with a big head. Kind of cloudy. Aroma is stale hay blended with faint yeast. No banana or cloves that one would expect. Taste is musty yeast with grass, again with no banana or clove. Too expensive to try again.

Photo of jcdiflorio
2.33/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Served into a Weihenster wheat glass from a brown 500ml bottle.

Hazy,straw color with a tall froathy head with fair retention,moderate carbination,with a few strings constiantly rising.

Clean with some light sweet malt,doughy, with very subtle, clovey notes and a touch of citrus Not a lot of typical wheat character.

Very clean taste with fruity tartness,bisquity. Finishes very dry with a citrusy edge. Not much taste,not much if any classic wheat taste.

Very light with grainyness. At best a thirst quencher,very uninteresting. Seemed more like a light Macro than a wheat beer to me .I'm stuck with a case,might have to go buy some fruit to finish this case.

Photo of pat61
4.5/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pinkus Muller Organic Hefe Weizen pours a cloudy, straw gold with a vigorous, 2” white head. It has mild spicy fruit and citrus flavors and aromas and is dry and refreshing. The malt is medium low and the beer is dry and refreshing.

Photo of kingjames1
3.76/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a beautiful, hazy golden color with fluffy white head. The smell is muted, but definitely a hefe-weizen: lemon peel and spices. Tastes of sour lemon, a hint of sweet banana bread, and clove. Tastes very fresh and light, with the typical high carbonation of this style. As it warms, I notice, it gets more commplex. The nose is definitely banana bread. The sourness and earthy yeasts become more pronounced, while the bready sweetness remains. Very refreshing. Very unique hefeweizen. Great summer beer!

Photo of moundbz
4.19/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Solid Hefe, easy drinking and a good wheat taste. No sweetness really.

Photo of ADR
3.98/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Cloudy light apricot color with swirling waves of yeasties. Soft 1/2 inch head to start, clings to the glass in fat incomplete rings. Fresh fruity ester aromas, not overstated, but slightly yeasty. Now here is where my bias comes in...I'm NOT a fan of lots of lemon and banana and tend to avoid Hefes that showcase these estery properties. Here, the wheat graininess combines with a malty flavor closer to pear, touched by just the slightest sense of citrus. Medium body and a slight bit of apple in the restrained but consistent finish. For me, lots of the benefits of a Hefe (satisfying mouthfeel, drinkability, and yeastiness), without a heaping helping of bananas. I could care less for "organic", but these Pinkus brews strike me well.

Photo of WVbeergeek
4/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I have had the Munster Alt and remember good things, and I have heard good about their pils so I decided to try their hefe during this beautiful weather. Appears a white cloudy highly carbonated head with a sunshine golden hue. Relatively no lace forming as the head dwindles. Aroma contains a great yeast profile with a sharp sweetness in the scent along with the characteristic wheat malt aroma. The flavor has none of the usual banana or clove, but overall still remains one refreshing pretty tasty brew. Very crisp and refreshing helped get me started during my nice tasting session this evening. A lighter bodied beer that tickles the back of the throat with each sip, this is one very drinkable session beer just lacking in just about anything that sets it apart as a special beer.

Again the beer hasn't changed much in 2011, pours pale hazy golden/orange with a bright white head forming thick fine uneven bands of lacing. Aroma has a nice vanilla/bubblegum nose with soft citrus wheat notes underneath. Flavor is smooth drinkable tasty wheat beer not a typical Ayinger/Paulaner/Franziskaner. Less bubblegum but sill super appealing. Citrus/chalky/dryness explains the citrus yeast combo here...no overt fruitiness. Mouthfeel is effervescent carbonation god I love this brewery. Drinkability maybe unsurpassed, this was a beer I used to drink on special during my early days of drinking at the Sharp Edge. I really respect it in hindsight.

Photo of glid02
3.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle purchased from Green's on Ponce in Atlanta.

Pours a cloudy golden-straw color with a half-finger white head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving decent lacing.

Smells of soft wheat with very slight hints of dried banana and leafy hop aromas in the background. As it warms slight amounts of spicy clove waft out but it's barely detectable.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Mild wheat flavors with a good amount of twang kick things off. Joining in shortly thereafter are somewhat sweet banana flavors and underlying hints of clove. The ending is crisp and leaves wheat flavors lingering on the palate.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with active carbonation.

Drinkability is good. I finished my glass without a problem and could have another.

Overall this wasn't the most flavorful hefeweizen in the world but it has no large faults and it's easy to drink. Not worth seeking out but not worth avoiding either.

Photo of rastaman
3/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Not that interesting, thineer and less yeasty than most German wheats, a bit more lagerish i think, not a lot of banana flavour in there, which i like in my German wheats.

Photo of Melchizedek
2.9/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours hazy, a bit on the pale side, sort of a light peach. Head is well-formed, foamy white. Subsides into a nice cap.

Aroma well on the fruit-and-yeast side, very little spice; wheat is discernible, and mild banana. In the mouth, mellow and sweetish, some background citrus, cooling and foamy. Not a lot in the banana/clove department. A little bready yeast.

Just doesn't do much for me. Gulpable, even quaffable, but don't ever tell me any given German hefe is better than any given APWA...

Photo of biboergosum
3.88/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle, shared with my sweet'ums, at our mutual friend's early-starting birthday shindig at the Metro in downtown Edmonton.

This beer pours a cloudy, medium yellow apple juice colour, with two fat fingers of billowy, tightly foamy bone-white head, which recedes at a measured pace, leaving a bit of streaky, arched lace around the glass.

It smells of grainy, rather bready wheat malt, very subtle clove spice and banana fruitiness, and grassy, somewhat fresh hay hops. The taste is more dry bready, slightly sour wheaty graininess, yeasty, well-aged fruit - banana and apple, mostly - and earthy, leafy hops.

The carbonation is quite low, and generally unobtrusive, the body medium-light in weight, but hardly thin, and surprisingly somewhat smooth, given those yeast and fruit esters flitting about. It finishes a bit on the sweet side, as the wheaty malt approaches critical mass, abetted by the inherent fruitiness.

A rather refreshing tipple, if not all that complex in flavour, which is no big thing. While maybe not the finest, most prime example of a hefeweizen, this is still a hell of a good introduction to the style.

Photo of cokes
4/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Blurry mustard with a modest white bonnet.
Lemony-wheat touched aroma, furthered by notions of lilacs and vanilla. It lacks, in part, the phenols of many a hefe, but it still smells inviting.
Begins with a tart-leaning wheat notion that build a huskier graininess over time. Lemon spritz middle, with traces of clove and kiwi. Herbal on the close with nods towards eucalyptus and honeysuckle.
The yeast pour only makes this breadier, and masks most of the nuance. I'd keep it out next time.
Light bodied with a steadfast, uppity carbonation. This is a quencher in the truest sense of the word...one with some subtle flair.

Photo of augustgarage
3.49/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 500mL bottle into my Ayinger weizen glass. No freshness date.

Liquid pours an extremely hazy pale old gold with a voluminous seashell head with superior lacing.

The nose yields mild yeast (maybe), faint esters, and a touch of diacetyl melding with the wheat (like buttered bread). Lacking banana, clove, or other characteristic notes...

On the palate, there is malt (pilsner?), citrus, wheat thins, a little sourness, with a brisk tart finish. Good balance of flavors, though they never quite coalesce properly. Some elements bring to mind a banal domestic hefeweizen, or even a German lager - again this lacks most of the flavors you would expect in the style.

Medium-light bodied softly blooming with effervesence.

Very easy drinking, and it goes down rapidly; on the other hand, this is partly because there is not much to savor.

Worth drinking, though not worth seeking out.

Photo of Golden2wenty1
3.4/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a .5L bottle at Riley's here in Madison.

Pour: honey-golden yellow, slight yeasty haze under a half inch of white foam that fades to a quick skim.

Nose and Taste: wheaty, yeasty funk, dry grain husk, lemon pepper zing, hint of banana bread, and bubblegum. Turns a little salty/sour after the turn. Lingering cracker dry wheat finish.

Feel: light with some yeasty grit and biting carbonation

Drinkability/Overall: An interesting hefeweizen. Light on the banana esters that I like, but lots of interesting wheat malts and yeast going on. Perhaps the organics producing different things. Not my favorite or most balanced hefe, but an interesting, ultimately drinkable wheat. Worth a go.

Photo of TownDunkel
4.55/5  rDev +27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Saw the label and had to try this discount 500 bottle

A- hazy yellow but somehow crisp. Really pretty looks

S- bubblegum! I finally pick it up well in this one and it's great

T- same as the smell very very nice. Can't better than this

M- the hops and dryness come through with the great carbonation

O - man now this is the German hefe to try! Best so far

Photo of JoeAmerican77
2.25/5  rDev -37%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Low white head sits atop straight a OJ clouded beer...

Smells of sweet citrus and calcium chalk

Tastes of bland wheat, hard water and lost money. Turns a little sour as it warms which is strange for the style

Mouthfeel is very light bodied and watery some light carbonation tickles the cheeks

Overall not a bad tasting beer, but definitely lacking in every department. Boring.

I hear this beer is pretty inconsistent so if you want to read other reviews on what the one I'm drinking tasted like click on the "low reviews" button of it bc the lowest reviews on this seemed to experience the same thing. Absolutely not the A rating the bros gave it in 2002.

Photo of NeroFiddled
4.35/5  rDev +21.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The Pinkus hefe-weizen pours a cloudy yellow body beneath a full head of rocky, bright-white froth that holds extremely well (buoyed by the effervescent carbonation rising quickly from beneath), and settles to a creamy 1/4" lid. Unfortunately, it leaves very little more than a few spots and splashes of lace here and there about the glass.

The nose is not as bold as some other examples, but it still offers the same components... wheat malt, lemon, and very mild clove (but not much banana at all).

In the mouth it's delicately effervescent and tingly, then smooth; which can be a nice change from some examples that are a bit bristly.

The flavor is also a touch muted, but very nicely sweetish and rounded; with some sweet malt, lemony zest, some spic & floral hops, and a note of vanilla. It's bitterness is kept low-key; and it finishes smooth with a slowly receeding tide of malty sweetness and lemon. The flavor could be more pronounced and full, but then it wouldn't be as soft, light, and drinkable as it is! And it wouldn't be as unique!

Photo of ElGordo
3.77/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy whitish yellow with a huge, creamy white head that lasts for days. Nice, fragrant nose of citrus, German yeast, floral hops, light wheat, and a hint of bubble gum. Light citrus flavor up front combined with a touch of wheat, followed by a touch of sweetness and some floral hops. Light body is well-carbonated, slgithly foamy, and just right for a hefe weizen. Goes down nice and easy - very drinkable. Although I prefer a Schneider or a Weihenstephaner, this is a perfectly respectable German hefeweizen.

Photo of sfprint
3.19/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: beautiful two inch creamy head. Incredible creamy yellowy orange color with micro rising carbonation.
S: a chemical-ish aroma that has a nasal cavity opening freshness to it. floral soap (but not in a gross way)
T: different from the last one I had. I feel like this beer doesn't have a particularly consistent flavor. slightly sweet lemon zest. somewhat bland. slightly nutty, slightly sour.
M: smooth, but not particularly appealing. watery.
O: An ok hefeweizen. drinkable but not special, sadly. I will have to try it again to see if its any different.

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Ratings: 246
Reviews: 188
rAvg: 3.88
pDev: 10.82%
Wants: 0
Gots: 1 | FT: 0
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Style | ABV
American Black Ale |  7.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once)

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Photo of Stinkypuss
3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Look: Dark brown with a soapy off white head. Leaves plenty of lace and looks like a solid dark beer overall.

Smell: roasted, nutty malts, coffee, chocolate and a whiff of herbal hops.

Taste: Dark malt body, but still quite hoppy with herbal and earthy notes, a bit woodsy and taste faintly of citrus. Roasted malts, fairly bitter still. Has some mild coffee like flavor but mostly a one-two punch of roast and hops.

Feel: Full bodied, well carbonated. Finishes clean and balanced.

Overall: Solid black ipa. A two trick pony of malt and hops. Not insanely complex but good for what it is. The hops have held up well over time. This is still drinking like it was fresh.

Photo of warnerry
3.58/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Notes from 5/8/11; Best by Sept 2011

A - Pours black with massive three finger head. Head has excellent retention.

S - Smell is predominantly malts, roasted and chocolate, and some citrus notes.

T - Taste is chocolate malt and piney hops. While the hops definitely play a rolehere and persist in the aftertaste, this is a very malt-forward beer. Some lingering earthiness as well.

M - Medium creamy body, somewhat dry on the finish from both hops and earthy malts.

O - Not hoppy enough to be a black IPA. I'm not sure how this should be classified, but it feels like it can't commit. The hops get a bit muddled. Pretty tasty, but not something I would seek out.

Photo of Beerandraiderfan
3.35/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a very dark brown. Scored this at the beer shoppe in Davis, couldn't really pull much out of the aroma at first, then pine became kind of the most discernable thing going on.

Taste, kinda bitter, dry, yet with an earthy fullness to the beer. Didn't impart any chocolate our mouthfeel of chocolate malt. Stayed pretty neutral allowing the pine to register throughout the beer.

For some reason the freshness bottled on notch got missed on this, and I was left to speculate how fresh it was based on the taste. It was decent, but I wonder if I got it sooner, the pine would have had that nice cold air bite to it that was missing on this occasion.

Photo of jwhawkins81
3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Tasted on 4/19/11

Aroma - What you would expect from a black IPA, piney and citrusy

Appearance - Dark black with a light brown head that has a little staying power

Taste - Sharp bitterness with a lingering bitter roast on the end. Not really my thing with the high IBUs and not a ton of other things going on.

Notes - Good carbonation and mouthfeel. The best beer out of a longshot six pack that was overall disappointing.

Photo of OsuJohn
3.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A- a black beer, with creamy colored foam. Looks like Guinness.

S- there are hints of coffee and malty aromas.

T- roasted malt, coffee,

M- creamy, heavy beer. It coats your mouth with every sip.

O- you have to be in the mood for this. If you drink Guinness you know what I'm talking about. This could be the best beer if this is what your looking for or too much if your not prepaired

Photo of boilermakerbrew
4.16/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Probably the most beautiful pour I've seen. Sizable chocolate colored head almost "rolled" up the pint glass and stuck around for a long while. Black as night, a little deep coffee color at the edges. Great lacing. Smelled of a little coffee and chocolate, and burnt malts. Hints of hops on the nose, mainly a pine-y scent.

Burnt malts and coffee were very prominent. The hops didn't really kick in towards the end. Pretty good, but not as good as the pour made me anticipate. Aftertaste wasn't real big, just a little hops on it. Felt kind of thick, about like milk on the palate. Still drinkable, but definitely one you'd nurse for a bit.

I really like this one. It's kind of out of my normal taste for a darker beer, but I liked this one. I might try to find more before its all gone. A great beer with the cold weather coming up.

Photo of yankeej13
4.1/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Last of the three longshots so, time to rate it.

A- Pours out a nice black color with a mild head of brown foam that quickly fades away. Little carbonation.

S- Has a really nice hearty smell to it. A nice robust smell, great hoppiness smell as well as citrus and piney smell.

T- Extremely hearty a nice robust taste, nice piney citrus hops right out of the gate. Has a creamy mid palette. Has a great sweet finish.

M- Has a good drinkability, a nice hearty flavor that leaves your mouth with a nice smooth sweet finish.

Overall- Out of the sixpack this was my favorite of the three beers. Great bold intense flavor, very happy with this. Cheers!

Photo of bucklemyshoe
4.33/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz bottle into a Stone IRS tulip.

A: It pours a nearly opaque black color with two fingers of off-white head.

S: Lots of roastiness, citrusy hops, oily nuts, and chocolate.

T: A perfect marriage of porter and IPA; delicious.

M: It has medium body thickness and a very smooth finish.

O: It is a very nice Black ale. One of the best I've tried.

Photo of JamesS
4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured an excellent black with some very nice head and very nice lacing. Excellent scent, with some nice roasted grains, a decent sweetness, and a nice bittery (half-citrusy) hop aroma. Nice flavor, with a good merging of malts and hops; they all balance each other quite nicely with roasted grains, sweet malt, and bitter hop hits. Goes down very well.

Photo of mikesgroove
4.05/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

black pour with a big head of tan lacing; a near perfect balance of rich roasted malts, smoked notes, dark earthy, and piney hops. warming only brings the hops to the front even more and allows them to steal the show. quick hitting and bitter as the first sip hits your palate it was amazing how smooth and easy this one went down. nice long finish initially was wrapped in hoppy dryness

Photo of zaphodchak
4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Two fingers of well-retaining khaki head and an almost opaque amber body. Liberal lacing.

Smell is of hops and perhaps orange peel?

Plenty of hops up fromt, some grapefruit, but chocolatey finish with plenty of malt.

Super-creamy and smooth mouthfeel.

Very good-- could make me like hops yet. Drinkable and very flavorful.

Photo of BierFan
4.23/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.

Big cascading light brown head on a very dark brown/black body. Great head retention. Mostly piney hops in the nose. Some roast and alcohol as it warms. This might just be the best black ale I've ever had. Hops and malt really come together in the taste to form a roasty, piney tongue blanket of awesome. I apologize for the hyperbole, but I'm really loving this beer.

Photo of adam42381
4.26/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from an 12 ounce bottle into a chalice.

Appearance: Pours a dark cola brown, almost black, with a 2 finger creamy light tan head consisting of very fine carbonation bubbles. Excellent head retention and perfect lacing. I don't see how it could look any better.

Smell: Piney hops with a touch of citrus and a hint of malt in the background.

Taste: Pine and sweat cream-like malt up front followed by toasted malt the middle before ending with lemon zest and burnt toast at the finish. Aftertaste is a mix of burnt toast and hoppy bitterness. Very well-balanced.

Mouthfeel: Medium-to-full-bodied with a fairly high amount of carbonation. Goes down smooth.

Drinkability: Excellent drinkability. I could see myself drinking several of these in one sitting. The slightly elevated ABV% is well-masked.

Overall: Excellent beer overall. While I admit I haven't had more than a handful of American Black Ales, this one is the best I've had. This is easily one of the best Sam Adams products I've tasted and think they could do well by releasing this full-time. If you can still find one, give it a shot.

Photo of Haybeerman
4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Deep, dark brown/black color; no light. Poured a massive 4 finger light brown head with good retention to a 2 finger cap. Lots of sticky lace.

S: Sharp grapefruit, citrus and floral hop character. Rich toasted malt aromas - burnt toast, chocolate - in the background.

T: Like the nose but the toasted malts are much more prominent. Resiny hop feel transitions to bitter, balancing finish.

M: Medium to full body. Moderate carbonation. Resiny and dry on the palate.

O: Lots of malt and hop character and nicely balanced.

Photo of GossageBrewery
3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured this American Black Ale from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. The ale poured a dark coffee black color, it produced a thin tan head, retention was average and it leaves behind think sticky lacing all over the pint glass. The aroma is full of roasted dark malt, coffee, mild chocolate and piney hops. The ale is smooth, creamy, and full bodied. The taste is a nicely balanced mixture of roasted malt, coffee, and piney hops. Overall, Above average.

Photo of secondtooth
4.32/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep black, with massive head of tan froth. Dense, thick, and impenetrable lace.

Hoppy aroma, some roastiness. Quite appealing.

Taste is a delicious melding of hoppy orange and pine tones, accented by some chocolatey dark malts.

A delightful, hoppy, rich,and satisfying dark ale. Probably my favorite of the Longshot series.

Photo of jondeelee
3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Blackened Hops may look black, but the nose speaks of a greater variety of ingredients than just charred grains. Those grains are present, of course, lending aromas of deeply toasted bread and faint hints of ash, but what steals the aroma show is a brilliant burst of hops, which provide a bright, citrusy, lemon-and-pine counter to the ashes.

On the tongue, the beer is equally divided between dark and light, on the one hand having distinct espresso, ash, and tobacco notes that are more likely to be found in a stout, and on the other having an IPA-like burst of lemon and grapefruit rind, and all that atop a good bed of caramelized brown sugars. The beer is fairly well balanced between these tones, such that one does not overwhelm the other, though the hops do end up stealing the show near the end and dominating the long-lasting aftertaste (though a few smidgens of ash do creep their way in). Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium to medium-high.

Overall, I'm perhaps as torn on how to review this beer as the beer is divided within itself. Part of me likes the audacity and brashness of the invention and thinks the result quite drinkable and tasty, but the other half keeps thinking "grapefruit rind and burnt toast," and wants a bit more subtlety and nuance. Very worth a try, but keep in mind that some might find this experiment overwhelming.

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3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle dated best before september 2011.

Pours almost black with a very thick tan head.

Fint hops buried under a roasty, chocolatey, coffeish malt.

Taste is a charred and chocolate. Simple and rich.

Mouthfeel is very rich and creamy.

Overall this is a very good beer.

Photo of Apellonious
3.62/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - pours black, four finger head. Huge release, and it was poured correctly.

S - chocolate, roasted barley

T - chocolate, hops, some strange licorice type aftertaste.

M - decent though lacking carbonation (probably related to the four finger head mentioned earlier), sticky

O - Definitely an acquired taste. Recommended to try. Would like try it on tap.

Photo of buschbeer
3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass

A - It pours dark brown with ruby highlights. It is topped with one finger of mocha head.

S - I can definitely smell the floral hops.

T - I get all hops up front. It finishes with roasted malt. There is some mild hop bitterness in the middle. I enjoy all of the flavors.

M - Medium

O - I like how this beer offers a variety of tastes through each swallow.

Photo of Bighuge
4.18/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dark ruby. Almost black. Thick crop of light brown head. Good retention and nice lacing. Nice aroma of roasted malts and piney hops. Good blend. This blend carries nicely to the flavor. This black IPA tends to tip the balance more on the side of the roasted malt and coffee tones. The pine and citrus is there as well, but the pendulum swings to the "black" part of this beer...and that's not a bad thing. It's a very flavorful easy drinking beer.

Photo of rrski198
4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: deeply black almost opaque. Great lacing and a real nice mocha colored head.

S: Wonderful roasted coffee and dark chocolate malt with a balanced citrus, grapefruit like hop scent. Really nice mix of scents here.

T: Sweet caramel and coffee biterness upfront followed by a full hop bitter bite. The bitterness from the citrus hops and the roasted malt makes for a double delicious bitter flavor.

M: Full carbonation. Slightly oily and the bitterness lingers forever.

O: For a homebrewer, this is as good as it gets. This beer rivals any other black IPA i've ever had and makes others taste like dog poop.

Photo of jbphoto88
3.73/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Yes, blackened hops looks just like you would expect from the namesake. Licorice black with a playsand colored and lacy head. Touches of yellow on the glass edge where some light can sneak through.

The nose is mild but has the right fragrances for an IPA. There is a clean mix of malt to hop with the slightly fruity hop scent coming in on top. The grains smell well roasted and have an almost coffee aroma to them.

Flavor kind of falls short from the stellar appearance. The beer has a hop tea like taste that isn't as fresh as I would like. The grain profile is also a little flat but does continue with the consistent roasted flavor that you can smell in the nose. Not bad but nothing spectacular.

The mouthfeel to me is the best part of this beer. The carbonation is minimal and really let's the flavors that are there come out. The charred finish is quite pleasing and there is a firm bitterness mixed with a booty rocking dryness that totally works with the tea like flavors. A solid beer that I could drink more of. Very nice.

Photo of ianjsullivan
3.95/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

ST: 120z poured into an oversized wine glass.

A: A dark opal black with a hint of dark brown at the bottom of the glass. It has a brown head that has nice retention. It has nice lacing as the beer is consumed.

S: Roasted malt, slight char, toffee, and some grapefruit.

T: Starts with roasted malt and smoke, but is quickly beset by grapefruit. The finish has a lot of grapefruit, some smoke, and some warmth from alcohol. It is has a lot of bite (bitterness). As the beer warms, a hint of chocolate joins the flavors.

M: On the heavy side of medium bodied and dry.

O: Though there are flavors of roasted malt, slight char, and even a bit of sweetness, this beer is very bitter. It is not very balanced, but American Black Ales tend to be dominated by hops. This is a perfect beer for the hop head, especially the one that enjoys some burnt, roasted malt character.

Photo of Jayli
4.12/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Acquired from TheManiacalOne so a big THANK YOU goes out to him!
Consumed 6/30
Poured in to a pint glass

A: This beer purs an opaque chocolate brown with a two finger of foamy khaki color head. Head recedes at a moderate pace leaving big sticky clumps of lacing on the glass.

S: Nose is strong toffee and molasses, roasted malts, minor char notes and grapefruit citrus hops.

T: Taste starts sweet with tons of molasses in the forefront, stays sweet as a blend of caramel and toffee come in towards the latter part of molasses flavoring. Light roast notes comes in and then a bitter chocolate really takes hold that eventually moves in to a strong coffee flavoring. Grapefruit bitterness seeps in as an afterthought however really hangs with some additional fruity hop. Man does the bitterness hang!

M: Medium body with a flirtation with heavier bodied, low to moderate carbonation, silky, creamy feel with a very dry finish.

O: Goes down easy, very tasty, somewhat filling, moderate kick, nice representation of style. Of the longshot series, this is definitely the best offering.. and a damn fine, sit with it for a pint ot two offering it is!

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Longshot Blackened Hops from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
87 out of 100 based on 246 ratings.