Imperial Beanhead Coffee Porter
Rushing Duck Brewing Company

Imperial Beanhead Coffee PorterImperial Beanhead Coffee Porter
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From:
Rushing Duck Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
Ranked #90
ABV:
9.6%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,876
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 7.28%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
48
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 10, 2022
Added:
Feb 21, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
A bigger version of our Beanhead Coffee porter, we essentially doubled the ingredients. This made the beer much bigger and more complex, with notes of dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, and thick chewy coffee. The coffee, as always, is from our long-time collaborators at Java Love!
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Rated: 4.47 by DrStiffington from New Jersey

Dec 10, 2022
 
Rated: 4.18 by untitledeuphoria from New York

Feb 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by tobelerone from New Jersey

Feb 10, 2019
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.17/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The pour is black in the body with a tan head and leakage to mahogany on the edges. The aromas are some char and a LOT of milk chocolate and some vanilla.

I am now salivating.

The taste is definitely a nice substantial body, but not chewy, and oh my goodness the milk chocolate and vanilla flavors. I wish I could bathe in this.
Jan 12, 2019
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Reviewed by PicoPapa from Connecticut

4.06/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz can. Pours a dark brownish black color with an inch plus of tan head. Good amount of lacing. The aroma is cappuccino, roasted malts, earth and dark chocolate. The taste is coffee and dark chocolate followed up by some roasted malts and charred wood. Coffee finish with some alcohol warmth. Mouthfeel is a bit lighter than expected. Creamy. I’ve yet to have the regular version but this Imperialized one is really good and worth seeking out.
Jan 15, 2018
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Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark, low carbonation. Smells like iced coffee and cream with nice roasty malt. Tastes sweet with lactose and roasted malt. Overall a pretty solid coffee porter.
Jan 11, 2018
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Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas

4.77/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75
16 oz. can poured into nonic
(11/21/17 born-on date; courtesy of @TongoRad)

L: clear dark amber pouring out of the can but black with dark brown/claret edges once it's in the glass; small head, only 1/4- to 1/3-inch tall, beige foam but it is sticky and keeping a thin collar

S: cold-brewed coffee ... as intense a coffee aroma as any I've come across with a nice woodiness to it -- or it has that earthy/salty aroma fresh-roasted beans have; as it warms it gets a pinch sweeter, almost to chocolate

T: cold-brewed coffee ... there's almost nothing else to begin with, just coffee ... it's like drinking a coffee soda; over time the alcohol builds up to a nice background warmth, and a little sweet dark chocolate peeks in, but the coffee flavor here is incredibly intense; a little deeper into the glass the chocolate flavor is beginning to grow ... it's almost from dark chocolate into the milk chocolate range

F: delicate at first then thick going down; the carbonation is light but consistent, tends to tickle late in the swallow; overall about a medium weight, though it's just light enough for the stout vs. porter debate crazies to feel comfortable calling it a porter

O: what a beer! coffee lovers only need apply, but if you enjoy a good coffee beer, you want to apply -- this one's as good as it gets; the lactose in the beer seems relatively tame and isn't giving it an overall milk stout feel ... it looks, smells, tastes and feels more like a good porter than a thick milk stout
Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by LoudRed from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by Bhunter0812 from Massachusetts

Oct 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by JimmyAloysius from Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.17 by TBonez477 from Vermont

Jun 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by N1Nkasi from Connecticut

May 03, 2017
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Reviewed by beerjerk666 from Florida

4.06/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz. can into a Snorkel glass.

Appearance: Pours a light brown body into the glass, put appears black afterwards. The light brown color appears around the edges when held up to the light. A thin cap of mocha-tan head forms at the pour and then quickly disappears. No lacing left behind.

Aroma: Gentle aromas of chocolate syrup, cocoa, and of course dark roasted coffee beans. Smells like an inviting coffee milk beverage!

Taste/Mouthfeel: French roasted coffee with some milk. The flavor is strong and is definitely needed as the body seems a little thin, but it is not lacking in backbone. The coffee carries this one through and through! Going to let the glass worm up some more after drinking 1/2 the can to see what other flavors come out of this one. A light amount of carbonation to help that 9.5% abv remain a little hidden.

Overall: If you love coffee, this one is for you. The aroma is mainly coffee and the taste follows that and doesn't disappoint. A beautiful looking beer full of a dark roasted coffee aroma and flavor that you just can't quite stop drinking this one and enjoying every sip!
Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by rdoggg from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Apr 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by JMScowcroft from Vermont

Apr 08, 2017
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Rated by BoneyLee from New Hampshire

3.8/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Richard this is your dad. Go royals.
Apr 08, 2017
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

4.11/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz can received through the generosity of MacMalt. After War Elephant, this is the second Rushing Duck beer I've been able to try. According to the stamp on the bottom of the can, this was canned on March 1, 2017. Also according to the can, this was brewed using coffee and lactose.

Poured into a big-ass Kane snifter (again, thanks to MacMalt), this was a Stygian black, with the slightest of brown highlights showing when held up to light. A nice khaki-colored head formed upon the pour and stuck around for a time before ultimately receeding, leaving a sticky network of lace behind.

The big coffee nose of this beer became apparent as soon as I started pouring. There are also some milk chocolate notes, but the coffee aroma dominates.

More balanced in the taste, it starts off with a sweet milk chocolate flavor that is wrapped in a cloak of coffee. Midway through, the lactose gives off an acidicness that balances the preceding sweetness. There's also a warming booziness that makes itself known here. The fifinish is moderately bitter and a little dry.

Medium bodied, with a very creamy mouthfeel.

An enjoyable coffee porter that I would happily drink again. The coffee is much more balanced (and much less overbearing) than many such beers. Although the booziness never becomes a leading player, preferring to brood in the background, it's sufficient for me to want to reserve this as a post-breakfast beer on a lazy Sunday, or as a dessert or nightcap beer should I come across it again. Certainly, it's no session beer! Thanks, MacMalt!
Apr 02, 2017
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Reviewed by richj1970 from Alabama

3.99/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 16 oz can. Thanks to @cavedave for giving me a chance to try this one.

A: Clear medium brown with smallish one finger head. Short retention and zero lacing.

S: Dark roasted malts, fresh brewed coffee, chocolate, and lactose.

T: Rich coffee and chocolate dominates the flavors with a touch of "cream".

M: Medium body with light carbonation. Smooth and creamy with a touch of warming alcohol heat.

O: Solid coffee porter with a nice flavor combination.
Mar 19, 2017
Imperial Beanhead Coffee Porter from Rushing Duck Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 48 ratings