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Baumé
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 9.14%
- Reviews:
- 105
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 46
- Gots:
- 43
Big, but not huge, this American Chocolate Rye Stout fires off a lot of coffee and chocolate notes. Balances well, but rides high on hop character at 60 IBU's while the Rye finishes it dry.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.22/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottled February 2014; drank 5/4/14 @ the Yarchives.
Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Brown/black hue.
Tan head; thick lace.
Bakers chocolate, oats & cream in the nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Mild chocolate, oak & creamy oats in the flavor. Tasty, if unexceptional.
Nov 28, 2016Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Brown/black hue.
Tan head; thick lace.
Bakers chocolate, oats & cream in the nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Mild chocolate, oak & creamy oats in the flavor. Tasty, if unexceptional.
Reviewed by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois
4.21/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On draft at Olympic tavern. 6oz sample from the half acre beer flight.
Appearance: black body with off white cap of head.
Smell: milk chocolate and rye. Light roast malt. Pretty simple, but really nice.
Taste: Milk chocolate and lightly spiced rye. Hint of roasty malt, but this is a sweeter stout. The roast character is mild as is the rye, but you know the rye is present.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer with low to moderate carbonation level. pretty drinkable stout. Not boozy at all. Just slightly thin mouthfeel.
Overall: I like this one better than Big Hugs. This might just be my favorite stout from Half Acre. Nothing fancy, but a really nice chocolaty rye stout.
Feb 23, 2016Appearance: black body with off white cap of head.
Smell: milk chocolate and rye. Light roast malt. Pretty simple, but really nice.
Taste: Milk chocolate and lightly spiced rye. Hint of roasty malt, but this is a sweeter stout. The roast character is mild as is the rye, but you know the rye is present.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer with low to moderate carbonation level. pretty drinkable stout. Not boozy at all. Just slightly thin mouthfeel.
Overall: I like this one better than Big Hugs. This might just be my favorite stout from Half Acre. Nothing fancy, but a really nice chocolaty rye stout.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.66/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Black and brown. Head was minimal, less than a quarter of an inch. Good lace. Good retention.
Aroma of roast, chocolate malt, rye was subdued.
Taste was hoppy and rye like for the bready spice melding with toffee and caramel. This is hoppy even though there is a substantial malt bill.
Dec 15, 2015Aroma of roast, chocolate malt, rye was subdued.
Taste was hoppy and rye like for the bready spice melding with toffee and caramel. This is hoppy even though there is a substantial malt bill.
Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois
4.44/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This beer is flagged as a chocolate rye stout. The rye notes definitely play a big part here and provide a spiciness and savory aspect to what could have been a very dessert forward, chocolate stout. The body is medium - full, pleasantly coating the mouth. I'm getting pumpernickel rye bread here - almost like rye toast with a sliver of chocolate spread on it, washed down with a pot of diner grade coffee. I've had this in hand for a good few months but still get a liberal dosing of the hops in here that provide another level of complexity here. Overall it seems to me like this sits between a stout and a brown ale. As it warms plenty more toffee notes and a little nuttiness comes in. To be honest, I care not too much for the labeling but more on the quality of the beer and this for me is a hit! I'm beginning to get a taste for rye beers, and this is one that uses that base very interestingly indeed.
Aug 23, 2015
Baumé from Half Acre Beer Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
314 ratings
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