3Beans | Sixpoint Brewery
Brewed by:
Sixpoint Brewery
New York, United States
sixpoint.com
Style: Baltic Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
A Sixpoint & Friends jam session one-off. Made with Mast Brothers Chocolate cacao husks and infused with fresh Stumptown Coffee Roasters cold brew, and then aged on oak.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 01-11-2013
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Ratings: 1,251 | Reviews: 261
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.87/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: 12 oz pour at cellar temperature into a Teku. Jet black/licorice in color. Beige, foamy, one-and-a-half finger head.
S: Mild bourbon, vanilla, cold pressed coffee.
T: Coffee/hop bitterness up front, followed up by more coffee notes, then a transition to warming bourbon/alcohol.
F: Thin, but about right for a porter. Prefer more, but understand the characteristics of style.
O: An interesting take. My first BA offering from Sixpoint. I yearn for a little more malt and mouthfeel, but the coffee and bourbon are there. Worth the try if you're a fan of BA coffee beers.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: 12 oz pour at cellar temperature into a Teku. Jet black/licorice in color. Beige, foamy, one-and-a-half finger head.
S: Mild bourbon, vanilla, cold pressed coffee.
T: Coffee/hop bitterness up front, followed up by more coffee notes, then a transition to warming bourbon/alcohol.
F: Thin, but about right for a porter. Prefer more, but understand the characteristics of style.
O: An interesting take. My first BA offering from Sixpoint. I yearn for a little more malt and mouthfeel, but the coffee and bourbon are there. Worth the try if you're a fan of BA coffee beers.
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4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.46/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours an effervescent mahogany with 2 fingers of tan head. Near zero head retention & lacing
S: Cocoa, vanilla, cinnnamon
T: Cocoa, coconnut & drynesss up front & a little vanilla. Some vanilla, faint coffee & booze on the edges, shaping into Bourbon as this warms, plus loads of dryness. Finishes with Cinnamon, a touch of vanilla, & just a kiss of coffee
MF: Light medium body with slight carbonation
ABV is well hidden, but this doesn't quite meet expectations, worth a go though. Had way more potential
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look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours an effervescent mahogany with 2 fingers of tan head. Near zero head retention & lacing
S: Cocoa, vanilla, cinnnamon
T: Cocoa, coconnut & drynesss up front & a little vanilla. Some vanilla, faint coffee & booze on the edges, shaping into Bourbon as this warms, plus loads of dryness. Finishes with Cinnamon, a touch of vanilla, & just a kiss of coffee
MF: Light medium body with slight carbonation
ABV is well hidden, but this doesn't quite meet expectations, worth a go though. Had way more potential
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4.18/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a snifter. A dark, nearly opaque deep brown color with a modest tan head. Nice foam retention for a BA beer, and it left laces in the glass. Cocoa nibs, coffee, roasted malt, vanilla, and faint bourbon on the nose. The bourbon was more prominent on the first sip, but not overpowering. It melded well with the other flavors. Nice coffee and chocolate to back up the roasted malt. The porter allowed the flavors to shine with a more subtle malt presence and a slightly lighter body. Overall outstanding.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a snifter. A dark, nearly opaque deep brown color with a modest tan head. Nice foam retention for a BA beer, and it left laces in the glass. Cocoa nibs, coffee, roasted malt, vanilla, and faint bourbon on the nose. The bourbon was more prominent on the first sip, but not overpowering. It melded well with the other flavors. Nice coffee and chocolate to back up the roasted malt. The porter allowed the flavors to shine with a more subtle malt presence and a slightly lighter body. Overall outstanding.
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4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
I like the darkest brown almost black contrast with the foamy khaki head. Smells of Bourbon barrel - oak and whiskey - are always welcome. Great coffee front flavor followed by slightly sweet malty aftertaste holding its own and complementing the cheesy spicy chili that I was serving at the time of tasting. Nothing about the feel that was special. I love coffee, whiskey, and beer, this Baltic Porter does the three flavors a favor.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
I like the darkest brown almost black contrast with the foamy khaki head. Smells of Bourbon barrel - oak and whiskey - are always welcome. Great coffee front flavor followed by slightly sweet malty aftertaste holding its own and complementing the cheesy spicy chili that I was serving at the time of tasting. Nothing about the feel that was special. I love coffee, whiskey, and beer, this Baltic Porter does the three flavors a favor.
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4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The appearance has a dark brown/almost black body with a three finger white foamy head rises and falls leaving some speckled foamy spider web lacing and is fairly clingy. The smell has some dark coffee up front with a slight chocolate in the background. The taste is sweet and bitter at different times through the coffee and chocolate. Sticky bitter aftertaste and finishes slightly dry. On the palate, it sits about a light to medium, comes across fairly sessionable despite where the ABV is. Carbonation seems just right to me and for the style. Overall, this is a pretty good Baltic Porter.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The appearance has a dark brown/almost black body with a three finger white foamy head rises and falls leaving some speckled foamy spider web lacing and is fairly clingy. The smell has some dark coffee up front with a slight chocolate in the background. The taste is sweet and bitter at different times through the coffee and chocolate. Sticky bitter aftertaste and finishes slightly dry. On the palate, it sits about a light to medium, comes across fairly sessionable despite where the ABV is. Carbonation seems just right to me and for the style. Overall, this is a pretty good Baltic Porter.
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4.45/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Had this on draft.
Brown/black liquid.
Khaki head; strong lace.
Coffee nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Nice coffee notes up front; the wheat adds an odd but appealing finish. Nice!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Had this on draft.
Brown/black liquid.
Khaki head; strong lace.
Coffee nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Nice coffee notes up front; the wheat adds an odd but appealing finish. Nice!
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4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.68/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I really enjoy this beer. Dark and smooth. Just enough of a coffee taste.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I really enjoy this beer. Dark and smooth. Just enough of a coffee taste.
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3.58/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.51/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.23/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
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