Mr. Hyde (SmallBar Collaboration)
Greenbush Brewing Company

Mr. Hyde (SmallBar Collaboration)Mr. Hyde (SmallBar Collaboration)
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From:
Greenbush Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 10.66%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
182
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 25, 2020
Added:
Jan 13, 2012
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  19
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Rated: 4.25 by Hoptometrist from Ohio

Aug 25, 2020
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 12/8/14; drank 2/10/15 @ the Yarchives.

Black/brown appearance.

A rough pour yielded a large dark tan head; a curtain of tree-rung lace.

Fresh roasted coffee, cream & bakers chocolate nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Cream & bitter bakers chocolate flavors up front; a roasted coffee finish.

An odd amalgam, with the cream & bakers chocolate notes clashing; the coffee acts as referee. Interesting but not great.
May 22, 2019
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

4.08/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Greenbush Mr Hyde Ale, 7.8% ABV. Pours dark brown, with a 2.75 finger tan head that left lots of foamy lacing. Nose is coffee, roast malt, and smoke. Taste is coffee, citrus, roast malt, with a moderate bitter close. Excellent smooth mouthfeel, overall excellent.
May 05, 2019
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

3.92/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour is black with a tan head. The nose has a significant char component, and LOADS of orange zest.

The orange zest dominates the taste, to the point that it distracts from the excellent char flavors. The mouthfeel is on point, though, and overall this is a nice stout, IMHO.
Apr 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Jun 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 23, 2017
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.14/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours brown out of the bottle, but forms a mass of black in the glass. Finger and a half of khaki head top it, with okay retention. No lacing left behind. Aroma is heavy coffee. Cold brew coffee, with dark chocolate, and a little charring of the bean showing through. Flavor profile is dominate by cold brew coffee, which continues to grow louder and louder as the beer warms on the palate each sip. Additional notes of dark chocolate, and charred coffee work with roasted and toasted malts to form a dark beer that's been steeped in coffee overnight in the fridge. Mouth feel has some presence, with a creamy, velvety texture with a touch of water. Mouth feel is medium in thickness. Overall, loads and loads of coffee here. Unfortunately, the charred, over-extracted beans give off a bitter flavor note. Still, the presence of cold brew coffee notes in a smooth-drinking, nearly 8% stout is a nice combo.

Served in a 12oz snifter from a 12oz bottle.
Jun 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by PrestigeWorldwide from Michigan

May 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by Z-man from Michigan

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by rsquared59 from Indiana

Feb 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by gratefulbeerhead from Indiana

Feb 18, 2017
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Rated by Furlinator from California

3.77/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Firebird Tavern, Detroit, Michigan on 02/17/17.
Feb 17, 2017
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois

4.08/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into a snifter. Bottled 8/29/16, had 10/4/16.

Pours very dark, near black and opaque. An attractive darker tan, one inch foamy head, with a good amount of foamy lacing. The smell starts with lightly roasted malts, then lots of good coffee, chocolate, vanilla, some smoke, a little molasses. The taste offers more medium roasted malts, still lots of coffee, chocolate, less vanilla than the nose. caramel, some molasses. Still pick up a little smoke. An earthy hop bitterness runs underneath, a bit of a sweet note on the finish.

Really good coffee in this, Full, layered flavor and aroma, if not overly complex, a fun one that's very enjoyable to drink. Well worth grabbing few bottles when you stop at the brewery, or your favorite bottle shop.
Feb 01, 2017
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Reviewed by WesMantooth from Ohio

3.71/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz with a date of 11-28-16 into a snifter

It is mainly black with some brownish hues. Decent amount of khaki colored, thicker than medium froth on top. It didn't have a real long retention, but left a fine ring and whispy film on top.

It smells like coffee, coffee, and a little bit of coffee. Seriously. This is one of the biggest coffee bombs I have cracked open. Very ashy, black grounds. There is a hint of milk chocolate in there, but you really have to try to find it.

It tastes very bitter, and very ashy. Just TONS of straight black coffee grounds. Its like sucking on a filter. There really isn't anything else until you let it warm up close to room temp. Even then, it is still very coffee dominated. Sweet condensed milk starts to come through along with a light milk chocolate and oats.

It is just a hair thin bodied even for the ABV and style, but easy to drink and appropriately carbonated.

Even at it's best, this one is just too unbalanced for me objectively, but I like coffee and coffee beers so it is still very enjoyable overall. Not for the faint of heart though. Move over FBS.
Jan 27, 2017
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Reviewed by drunkenmess from Michigan

4.31/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
This isnt a beer. This is a delicious extreme roasted cup of coffee. With hints of stout. Actually it tastes more like an imperial brown ale than a milk stout. Maybe its all the roasty bitterness that blends well with the sweetness of the stout. Very well balanced . Each ingredient compliments another.

That being said... Pours typical stout black. Off white head. Strong lacing. Smells of strong roasted coffee, light chocolate, slight sweetness buried in there. Taste is super bitter coffee that is mixed well with sweet milk and sugar followed by a dry mouthfeel. Medium body and carbonation.

Definitely a great brew for any coffee lover.
Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Dec 24, 2016
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Reviewed by MargotDarko from Michigan

4.58/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a single bottle from Horrock's on recommendation from one of the beer and wine guys. Poured into a porter/stout glass. It looked and smelled amazing. A wonderful smell of creamy, chocolaty coffee. I loved the silky, easy drinking of this one. A bit too easy drinking for the ABV! All the flavors blend together well with coffee coming through the strongest. It was good to the last drop. ;) I'd buy this again.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by DanGeo from Michigan

Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jul 14, 2016
Mr. Hyde (SmallBar Collaboration) from Greenbush Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 182 ratings