Coco Cocoa
Thornbridge Brewery
- From:
- Thornbridge Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Porter
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 10.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 29, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A fantastic combination of milk chocolate and coconut in a decadent porter. It is roasty, rich and inviting.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.44/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.44/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle. Dark brown with ruby edging. Thin, mocha head quickly collapses to a ring. Smells pleasingly of toasted coconut and chocolate milk. Tastes strongly of sweet, desiccated coconut but is oddly bitter with an artificial aftertaste. Mouthfeel is smooth but thin. Finish is bone dry. This is a liquid Bounty bar, all milk chocolate and sweet coconut. Does what is says on the label, I guess, but I’m not sure about the thin body and odd aftertaste. There are better, more natural tasting, coconut porters out there.
Oct 12, 2019
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.93/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.93/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
It wasn't until I was readying to taste this bottle that I registered it's style is not chocolate porter but coconut chocolate porter. That's a bit of an unexpected swerve ball, we'll see!
L- Extremely dark, almost black. Rather reluctant to form a head, so I poured the last 1/4 bottle from some height and get a 3mm dark tan foam, now receding.
S- Quite deep but fresh toasty cocoa, it doesn't come with a rich pungency but then it's 5.5% rather than a facilitating 'heavy'.
T- Coffee scent as I take a mouthful. Coffee is quite prominent, together with some dark cocoa notes. I do notice coconut but it mostly comes through as a creamy richness. [My wife reeeally doesn't favour coconut and she declines trying it, despite a choco-porter being right up her street]. As I work down the glass I'm beginning to notice the perfumed coconut notes more.
F- The flavour is quite pungent, and the 5.5% just about underpins it. This one is part-chilled.
O- Maybe it would go with dessert? It's certainly a very unusual flavour combo. But if you're not much into coconut then I would buy something else. Interesting to try but not one I'll buy again.
BB: 11/02/2020 330ml bottle.
Apr 25, 2019L- Extremely dark, almost black. Rather reluctant to form a head, so I poured the last 1/4 bottle from some height and get a 3mm dark tan foam, now receding.
S- Quite deep but fresh toasty cocoa, it doesn't come with a rich pungency but then it's 5.5% rather than a facilitating 'heavy'.
T- Coffee scent as I take a mouthful. Coffee is quite prominent, together with some dark cocoa notes. I do notice coconut but it mostly comes through as a creamy richness. [My wife reeeally doesn't favour coconut and she declines trying it, despite a choco-porter being right up her street]. As I work down the glass I'm beginning to notice the perfumed coconut notes more.
F- The flavour is quite pungent, and the 5.5% just about underpins it. This one is part-chilled.
O- Maybe it would go with dessert? It's certainly a very unusual flavour combo. But if you're not much into coconut then I would buy something else. Interesting to try but not one I'll buy again.
BB: 11/02/2020 330ml bottle.
Reviewed by JonnyGoldsbrough from England
3.84/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L3.75 Reddy Black. Small head, retained well.
S4 Chocolare with floral background
T3.75 Big flavour. Hint of chocolate. Slightly too bitter for me.
F4
O3.75
Feb 17, 2019S4 Chocolare with floral background
T3.75 Big flavour. Hint of chocolate. Slightly too bitter for me.
F4
O3.75
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Discovery pack
Pours a Bottled in a 330ml bottle and part of the Thornbridge Discovery pack
Pours Jet black body with decent tan head
Smells like good dark chocolate
Subtle but noticeable coconut
Jan 31, 2019Pours a Bottled in a 330ml bottle and part of the Thornbridge Discovery pack
Pours Jet black body with decent tan head
Smells like good dark chocolate
Subtle but noticeable coconut
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.98/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle. Dark amber. Thick and frothy tan head.
Rich aroma of milk chocolate (Bounty Bar) and coconut. Toasted brown bread present.
Taste reflects the smell. A light charred bitterness is there.
Smooth. Low carbonation but hasn't quite got the body it deserves.
Very nice pudding beer.
Sep 29, 2018Rich aroma of milk chocolate (Bounty Bar) and coconut. Toasted brown bread present.
Taste reflects the smell. A light charred bitterness is there.
Smooth. Low carbonation but hasn't quite got the body it deserves.
Very nice pudding beer.
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