Stone / Ken Schmidt / Maui Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter
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Stone / Ken Schmidt / Maui  Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut PorterStone / Ken Schmidt / Maui  Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 11.89%
Reviews:
235
Ratings:
334
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 19, 2020
Added:
Sep 22, 2009
Wants:
  196
Gots:
  18
Collaboration with Ken Schmidt and Maui Brewing Company
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Ratings by Metalmonk:
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Reviewed by Metalmonk from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
You can't beat this for super-duper-interesting collaboration/idea: homebrewer Ken Schmidt's award-winning Aloha Plenty beer is chosen by Maui and Stone for Stone's latest collaboration effort. Let's go...

The head is fantastic, but it doesn't last long enough. Has a vibrant toasted gold color, and the liquid is a totally lights-out black, completely opaque. Swirl and the head comes back to life.

Coffee is definitely showing up in the aroma, though I'm having a hard time getting to the nuts. Some mineral aspects, and a dark fruit vibe further back.

Ah, there are the nuts. Coconut is here, its toastedness being apparent, while the macadamia lays a little lower, but isn't so subtle as to be indistinct. They lend a unique bent to a beer that tastes unlike any other I've had, porter or otherwise. Coffee is clearly from a quality bean, balanced just as deftly as the other featured ingredients. And this is far from novelty, as you get a good base of roasted flavor and even a light hops kickback, reminding you that this is indeed beer, and unmistakably of the porter variety. (And I only noticed the nice alcohol warmth coming in as some of the chill went away.)

Slick at first, the lightly coating, then coating the mouth for the rest of the session. Weird. But good weird! Decent carbonation and a certain airiness that offsets the stick. I remember Maui's CoCoNut Porter having a similar feel, in terms of stick...something that I want to call plastic-y, but won't, given the bad connotations that brings to mind. Ended up really liking this aspect of the beer after some contemplation.

This is damn good. Quite the price tag (almost as expensive as DFH's 120 Minute, as 12 ouncers go) but definitely worth diving in for at least one try.
Feb 01, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by mpenske from California

Sep 19, 2020
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.84/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours black with two fingers of caramel foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is coconut, macaroons, roasty coffee and macadamia nuts. It smells like cookies and coffee. Flavor profile is macadamia nuts, toasty coconut, macaroons and roasty coffee. Roasty and toasty malts form the base. Mouth feel is medium-thick with a velvety, lightly-grainy texture. Overall, fallen off a bit, but it's still a plate of cookies with a mug of coffee.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 12oz bottle.
Nov 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Nov 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by smi69 from New York

Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by kjkinsey from Texas

Nov 19, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours black, darker than most porters, this is stout territory appearance wise. Immense amount of coffee in the nose to it.

Almost too much coffee (have I said that before?) it covers up all the other stuff. The coconut, the macadamia nuts (expensivo!). Its good, its very good, but a little out of balance. Coffee beers are all over the place, but the Macadamia nut and coconut was the unique part, but they are a little bit obscured here.
Aug 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

Jun 23, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.85/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle share thanks to Toby. Dark and rich, elements of coconut, chocolate, vanilla. Very easy drinker. All of the elements play very well together for a well rounded beer.
May 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Nov 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Sep 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.73 by flipside1794 from Pennsylvania

Jul 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by double2chin from California

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Oct 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by drewone from California

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by danwho from California

Aug 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Strwrs777 from California

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zestar from California

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by dbc5 from Arizona

Jul 07, 2014
Stone / Ken Schmidt / Maui Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 334 ratings