Sunny Side Up (Vietnamese Coffee)
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- From:
- Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.5 | pDev: 6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
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Reviewed by lurpy1 from Minnesota
4.74/5 rDev +5.3%
4.74/5 rDev +5.3%
The "base" version of SSU (the Little Amps version) is a pretty good beer, but this puts it to shame. The coffee, if anything, is dialed back, but it plays together with the chocolate perfectly, without getting too sweet. I had the Firkined version of it, which seemed to improve the off-the-chain mellowness. For the love of god, Al, put this in a bourbon barrel! It's ridiculously good as is. Bourbon barreled, it would be hella-ridiculously good.
Sep 10, 2014
Reviewed by orangesol from Pennsylvania
4.45/5 rDev -1.1%
4.45/5 rDev -1.1%
Firkin served via cask hand pull.
A - Pours pitch black with a bubbly one finger tall tan head, quickly dissipating down to nothing at all, leaving no lace at all on the glass.
S - Smells of rich dark roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla, subtle fruitiness, smokey earth and plenty of dark roasted malt.
T - Starts off with tons of coffee and chocolate quickly being joined by the light fruitiness, vanilla, smoke, earth and lots of dark roasted malt. Finish is a touch sweet with lots of roast, lingering long after the finish.
M - Heavy body with moderate carbonation. Smooth, roasty feel with a TON of coffee.
O - I am a firm believer that the base beer is the best beer they regularly make so this is a joy to have. The coffee is even stronger than normal but the slight change in beans really changes things up. I hope to see this more often in the future.
Sep 03, 2014A - Pours pitch black with a bubbly one finger tall tan head, quickly dissipating down to nothing at all, leaving no lace at all on the glass.
S - Smells of rich dark roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla, subtle fruitiness, smokey earth and plenty of dark roasted malt.
T - Starts off with tons of coffee and chocolate quickly being joined by the light fruitiness, vanilla, smoke, earth and lots of dark roasted malt. Finish is a touch sweet with lots of roast, lingering long after the finish.
M - Heavy body with moderate carbonation. Smooth, roasty feel with a TON of coffee.
O - I am a firm believer that the base beer is the best beer they regularly make so this is a joy to have. The coffee is even stronger than normal but the slight change in beans really changes things up. I hope to see this more often in the future.
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