Coffee & Cream Stout
Triumph Brewing Company

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From:
Triumph Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 9.65%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
28
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 07, 2016
Added:
Jan 09, 2003
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by BigIrishman:
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Reviewed by BigIrishman from New Jersey

4.12/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours pitch black with coffee colored head probably 1.5 inches, on nitro so it's super creamy looking.

Smell: Roastiness hits hard first which definitely lets you know this one has a milk stout base. Opens up as it warms and you can start to pull out the coffee bean and toffee undertones.

Taste: They said this was a hybrid (which made me believe it would be somewhere between a cream stout and an american stout) but this one definitely rests strongly on milk stout shoulders. That said it has a nice roasty opening with a sharp lactose sweetness mid palate. This one finishes with an excellent coffee bean flavor. There really are 3 distinct flavors going on, overall pretty awesome.

Mouthfeel: Heavy and creamy (what else did you expect?)

Drinkability: Had this for my dessert and it really hit home nicely. Pairs with chocolate and ice cream (obviously) but also with some of the heartier steak offerings IMO.
Aug 19, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.14 by JoshuaWilkins-38 from Tennessee

Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by JWhat from North Carolina

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Keyes88 from New Jersey

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Belittle from New Jersey

Apr 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Act25 from New Jersey

Nov 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by cw13 from New Jersey

Jun 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by JustinMatthew from Pennsylvania

Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by emillere

Oct 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Skeletor1976 from New Jersey

Sep 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Illos from New Jersey

Aug 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Chugs13 from New Jersey

Jun 14, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by seanwhite from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by MadCat from New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This batch is 5.6% abv. Had at the Triumph Brewing Company in Princeton, NJ on 6/11/11.

Appearance: Black with a short creamy brown head, left some lacing

Smell: Like good dark roast coffee with a little cream and sugar in it. Seriously, like I had cold coffee in front of me and not beer.

Taste: Like the smell, it was primarily dark roast coffee with a little cream and sugar, but you could also taste some good roasted malts in there. Quite delicious.

Mouthfeel: Decent carb/nitro, very creamy feel, medium body

Overall: Pretty good, very different. It is an idea that I wanted to see done after I had Southern Tier's Jahva, and I'm glad I've had it!
Jun 13, 2011
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Reviewed by lstokes from Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This beer made the trip to Princeton worth it. It's a very dark brown with a creamy tan head which lasts for a long time in the mouth and on the sides of the glass, and it smells like sweet roasted coffee grounds.

The taste is of coffee, coffee, coffee (I honestly wondered if I was at some sort of amazing alcoholic's WaWa) and some sweet cream, with a very smooth, creamy, milk-stout like mouthfeel. An exceptional dessert beer--I'm not much of a stout person usually, but I am a coffee person, and oh, this is an exceptional coffee beer.
Dec 29, 2010
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Reviewed by shiptoshore from New Jersey

4.17/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance- very dark with a nice brown head

Smell- definitely picked up the coffee and cream in the scent, through me off at first because of how overwhelming it was

Taste- The usual stout taste at first and a nice chocolaty after-taste

Mouthfeel- exactly what a stout should be smooth and chewy

Drinkability- Easily consumed, what else to say?

It's nice to have a brewery that close to my college, and even better when they put out an excellent stout like this
Dec 12, 2010
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Reviewed by BeerNemesis from New York

3.68/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Coffee & Cream Stout | on-tap| ?% ABV | 2010

Brewer: Triumph Brewing Company
Style: American Stout
Glass: Pint

Appearance:
Deep coffee-brown beverage sporting a creamy tan head

Aroma:
Coffee grounds and a milky sweetness.

Taste:
Bitter dark chocolate and stale coffee with some roasted malts in the back.

Mouthfeel:
Smooth and creamy.

Harmony:
Overall a nice stout, especially compared to Triumph's standard, though not that impressive considering what other breweries are putting out these days.

Would I get it again?:
If at Triumph then yes. I would not seek it out.
Oct 01, 2010
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Reviewed by TheFightfan1 from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 3
I had a sampler of this and this one stood out the most. Poured black with a thick cream colored heading that left leg's all throughout the tasting.

Smell and Taste were identical meaning everything detected was all in both. A heavy milky coffee aroma and taste.

Mouthfeel is ridiculously smooth,with an excellent thick carbonation.

Drink is a bit much unless you are a coffee fien but is an amazing taster.
Jun 21, 2009
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Reviewed by StarlightSeraph from North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap at the Princeton Triumph location. ABV was listed as 4.9%.

Appearance: Beautiful. Dark brown, practically black, with an incredible cascading effect from the nitro-tap. The head and rest of the beer blended together, and took a long time to separate. Once they did, the beer was left with three fingers of off-white head, one of which lingered for the entire glass. Tons of lacing, too.

Smell: Coffee, cut with the typical sweet smell of a milk stout.

Taste: The best way I can think of to describe it is a cappuccino, but without the sweetness. There's definitely strong coffee and milk flavors. As the beer warmed, the coffee flavor came through more and more, and the beer developed more roasted and bitter flavors. Fairly one dimensional flavor.

Mouthfeel: Nice and creamy thanks to the nitro. Nothing to complain about.

Drinkability: Went down quickly. It was enjoyable - tasted a lot like Youngs Double Chocolate, but with coffee flavors instead. I'm surprised this wasn't classified as a milk/sweet stout instead. It's not my favorite style of beer, but I enjoyed this.
Jun 06, 2009
Coffee & Cream Stout from Triumph Brewing Company
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 28 ratings