Rise Up Coffee Stout
Evolution Craft Brewing Company

This is pretty readily available to me living northeast of Baltimore. Couldn't remember if I liked it so i took the chance at $8.99 for a 4 pack.

L: poured from a 12 oz bottle into the suggested (on the box) nonik pint, it pours a dark black with a dark tan solid 2.5 finger head, perfectly reaching the top of the glass. Decent retention and halfway through as i write this, it leaves a sexy lacing all the way up to the mouth of the glass.

S: the smell is very bold and somewhat upfront: COFFEE! and then seamlessly blended into roasted malt. Definitely heavy on the coffee, but a noticeable malt prescense.

T: follows the nose almost exactly. Predominantly coffee up front (and tasty coffee at that!) followed by a great malt character. Like the smell, it is blended very smoothly and in a way that the coffee and malts compliment each other very well.

F: the only beef I have with this beer is in this department. Petty perhaps, but it has more of a porter feel. Not "watered down", but not thick and full and creamy as youd expect from a stout.

O: overall a very fine showing of Maryland beers and dark beer in general. Although I personally think it should be labeled a porter, a fantastic beer nonetheless and well worth a try.

On draught at Looney’s Irish Pub.
An espresso dark pour, with a one finger head with poor retention and no lacing.
Dark caramelized malt and dark roasted espresso coffee flavors dominate. Hints of molasses , vanilla. The bitterness does a pretty good job balancing. Nicely carbonated. The finish leaves a malty/hoppy/tangy coffee aftertaste that is pleasant.
A solid coffee stout.

 

 

Smells like a coffee stout from nostalgia.. well balanced. Lacks the bitterness that many coffee stouts have. Not as pretty as it tastes. Also lacks the roastiness you often taste re the malts of coffee stouts, but the brew makes up for it in creaminess and mouthfeel.

Pretty nice and well carbonated and plentiful coffee flavor and sweetness. Roasted malts, black body and huge caramel head. Did I mention it's a bit sweet? Beer tastes good but it's quite carbonated, I think there was so much sugar it refermented a little so is overly frothy when sipping, but strangely doesn't have any off notes, so who knows.

 

Big roasty coffee on the nose and palate, dark black in color, and fizzy head that dissipates quickly. A little bit thin on the mouthfeel. Good overall.

Pretty sure I've had this before - better late than never on the review? Brace of draught pints at The Brass Tap here in Baltimore: Dark reddish-brown body w/moderate tan head eventually settles into a ring w/some lacing. Coffee (good dark roast) on the nose. Coffee then chocolate w/some malt on the tongue. As others noted feels more like a porter than a stout. This is a lot of roasted goodness for the price - especially when featured at happy hour.

 

 

 

 

Mouthfeel sets this one apart. It's coffee and carbonation on the intake and chocolate on the aftertaste. The carbonation holds up very well and holds its character well over an extended sipping session.

 

 

A nice stout with a decent coffee addition. The head was very big and more ran than white (I actually got to much head, probably due to a bad pour). The taste & smell were nice for a sour with a little more coffee flavor

 

Solid black color with an above average body. Has a nice thick feel to it with mild carbonation.
Aroma is malt, roasted malt, freshly made low acid black coffee, some espresso
Taste is similar to aroma, not at all sweet but just a bit bitter from what I am guessing is the coffee. It isn't complex, just straightforward roasted malts , coffee, and a little bit of espresso bean.
It's a really enjoyable beer that works on it's own or after a meal instead of coffee which is how i enjoyed it.