Cocoa Bear
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- From:
- Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 18, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Midnight black, full-bodied, with dark chocolate flavors coming from the marriage of imported cocoa and roasted & caramelized malts. Six types of malts and two types of cocoa nibs go into this chocolate lovers beer. Chocolate, Cocoa, Dessert.
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Reviewed by Richmondtexan from Virginia
2.99/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.99/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
On tap for the devils backbone brewpub in Virginia.
Pours almost midnight black with a tan head of about a half inch.
Heavy chocolate smell and not much else.
Taste is like chocolate syrup mixed with liquor burn underneath.
Average feel for an imperial stout enough carbonation to give it texture.
Had high hopes for this beer going in. It did not live up to its reputation. So overloaded on chocolate that it covers any other notes that it might have.
Aug 17, 2019Pours almost midnight black with a tan head of about a half inch.
Heavy chocolate smell and not much else.
Taste is like chocolate syrup mixed with liquor burn underneath.
Average feel for an imperial stout enough carbonation to give it texture.
Had high hopes for this beer going in. It did not live up to its reputation. So overloaded on chocolate that it covers any other notes that it might have.
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great Cocoa overtones without being too sweet for an imperial Stout. Indeed this is a nicely balanced imperial. For us it ranks quite highly! Bourbon, bacon and beer. Watch out for the alcohol taste!
Jan 02, 2019
Reviewed by hophugger from Virginia
4.16/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Deep and dark, aromas of cocoa, dark malts. Taste is deep, thick, coating and has plenty of roasted malts, chocolate and an overall good balance with a moderate amount of alcohol burn
May 08, 2017
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has chocolate, cocoa and malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a chocolate, cocoa and malt flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Stout
Apr 03, 2017A-Aroma has chocolate, cocoa and malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a chocolate, cocoa and malt flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Stout
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4.31/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer pours a nice light brown head that dissipates fairly quickly while the beer itself is a nice dark chocolate black. I looks very nice and definitely well done but nothing above that it looks really good.
The smell and taste are great even though the taste is much better than the smell. The smell has a nice and soft cocoa smell with a moderate light caramel and sweet milk chocolate smell that mix together very well. The taste has the same notes but a much more delicious caramel note that is slightly more intense but doesn't do anything to upset the balanced notes.
The feel is good.. It's a heavy body with a syrup like slickness to it and fuzzy carbonation to give it a nice texture.
Overall, this is a pretty good beer worth getting if it's available. It's a good solid Imperial stout worth having.
Mar 04, 2017The smell and taste are great even though the taste is much better than the smell. The smell has a nice and soft cocoa smell with a moderate light caramel and sweet milk chocolate smell that mix together very well. The taste has the same notes but a much more delicious caramel note that is slightly more intense but doesn't do anything to upset the balanced notes.
The feel is good.. It's a heavy body with a syrup like slickness to it and fuzzy carbonation to give it a nice texture.
Overall, this is a pretty good beer worth getting if it's available. It's a good solid Imperial stout worth having.
Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
4.17/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the tap into a tulip glass at the Distillery in Savannah, Georgia. The appearance is a rich dark brown color with a large tan head. The aroma is sweet malts. A very good Imperial Stout.
Feb 25, 2017
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