Dayman Coffee IPA
Stone Brewing

Dayman Coffee IPADayman Coffee IPA
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 9.67%
Reviews:
159
Ratings:
792
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 11, 2020
Added:
Mar 20, 2013
Wants:
  88
Gots:
  39
Jim Moorehouse, Nate Albrecht and Brad Zeller, three pals planning to open a Chicago brewpub under the moniker of Aleman, won first place at last year's Iron Brew homebrewing competition in the Windy City (judged by none other than Greg Koch, Jason Ebel of Two Brothers Brewing, and celebrated Chicago brewer, designer and author Randy Mosher). Their style-bending IPA artfully married the assertive tropical bite of Citra hops with amazing coffee flavor and aromatics to create something truly unique and exceptional.

Serendipitously, Two Brothers recently kicked off a new adventure roasting their own coffee beans, and provided just-in-time freshly roasted java for the brew. The result is an innovative IPA that's well balanced and intensely flavored thanks to the felicitous blend of hops and fresh roasted coffee.

42 IBU
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Ratings by Thurgoft:
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Reviewed by Thurgoft from California

4.68/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Poured from a 22oz into a Duvel tulip glass.

Pours a crystal clear bright, bold, orange/amber with a thin off white head that recedes to the sides of the glass leaving a nice bit of lacing. Really beautiful looking beer.

Smell is brewed coffee right up front and its good coffee at that. You can smell it the instant its poured. After a good whiff you get a lot of the dank, tropical citra hops--- and they meld INCREDIBLY well with the coffee! Pineapple, mango, sweet orange, all the flavors you'd expect from a citra heavy IPA and its balanced and tied to the coffee flavor with some very nice caramel malt and maybe just a hint(?) of sweet vanilla. Delicious smelling beer!

Taste again is coffee upfront but not as dominant as it was in the nose. Also up front: some typical Stone bracing hop bitterness which is amplified a bit from the bitterness of the coffee, but it recedes into a sweetness from the malt while retaining great hop flavors. Some caramelly, bready malt in the background which really goes along way to keep it from being TOO hoppy. A little bit of astringency that actually works and a bitter finish that lingers as sort of green flavors on the tongue.

Mouthfeel is smooth and somewhat creamy, kept light and refreshing by a good dose of carbonation. Bubbles are delicate but prevalent and a very good fit for this beer. Pretty light on the tongue considering the alcohol. Great drinkability.

Overall I was pretty much floored by this beer. When I first heard about it, it struck me as mostly gimmick. I didn't think coffee could do anything but clash with an IPA, but I was completely wrong. Both the coffee and the hops play off each other extremely well so much so that they come together to create something greater than the sum of the parts. I finished an entire bomber of the stuff of the course of an hour and a half and I'm already wishing I had more. Truly an excellent beer and kudos to the teams at Aleman, Stone, and Two Brothers for bringing this beer to market.
Apr 03, 2013
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.64/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Usual yellow and gold pour, small head on it, less than a quarter inch, and it quickly vanished into thin air. The smells, oh my lord, the smells. Coffee and hops just land an overhand right square on the nose. So much coffee, but the hops are second place, but its a very strong second.

Continues to blast you with hops and coffee on the palate. Ever had MIkkeller's coffee ipa? Well that sucks compared to this. Seriously, one of the best and most unique ipas I've ever had. Citra hops and coffee, together at last. Not all that bitter either.
Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by SveNss0N from Massachusetts

Oct 09, 2015
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Reviewed by raiderandbeerfan from Nevada

4.62/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Golden pour, almost 1/4" head, offwhite, not much in the lacing and retention department. Aroma was just awesome. Coffee was pungent and brought a smile to my face. Hops came in second place in the aroma category.

Taste, blew me away, the hops jump up into their respective spot while coffee just crushes it. Mouthfeel is phenomenal. Perfect really it blends everything in the right ratios. My all time favorite ipa that Stone makes.
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Rated: 4.85 by aussiebeer from Illinois

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Rated: 4 by greenspointexas from Texas

Oct 23, 2014
Dayman Coffee IPA from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 792 ratings