Fika
Fulton Brewing Company
- From:
- Fulton Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 6.19%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 13, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 11, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
For this stout, we used a high ratio of oats (23%) in the mash to create a smooth and full mouthfeel. We added pure maple syrup from Sawtooth Mountain to the kettle for flavor as well as some lactose to ensure a smooth and slightly sweet finish. We used just enough Herkules hops to balance out the intense malt character and finished it with 1#/BBL of Fika Dark Roast Coffee cold steeped in the fermenter. The result is a very complex stout with notes of chocolate, coffee, and maple that has a luxurious mouthfeel and a slightly sweet finish.
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Ratings by jglipschultz:
Rated by jglipschultz from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 03, 2019
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 03, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.06/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small, light brown head of foam. It smelled strongly of coffee with chocolate and maple syrup. Nice roasted/bitter coffee with chocolate and maple sweetness.
Jan 02, 2020
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.96/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pitch black. 2 finger brown head that has good retention, minimal lacing on the glass.
The nose has some coffee on it, as expected. There's also a slight roast aroma.
Taste - it tastes a bit sweet up front, like a normal milk stout would. It then kicks into the coffee fast. There's also a bit of bitterness on the backside, that lingers.
Good body. Some pop from the carbonation. There's a slight bitterness that lingers in my throat.
A great combination of a milk stout and coffee.
Jun 17, 2019The nose has some coffee on it, as expected. There's also a slight roast aroma.
Taste - it tastes a bit sweet up front, like a normal milk stout would. It then kicks into the coffee fast. There's also a bit of bitterness on the backside, that lingers.
Good body. Some pop from the carbonation. There's a slight bitterness that lingers in my throat.
A great combination of a milk stout and coffee.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.98/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz can. Included in a coffee infused 4-pack.
Black colored body, with garnet back lit highlights. One finger of tan head settles back to thin cap and ring. Leaves behind a scattered pattern of spotty lacing.
Aroma of dark roasted malts, slight maple and bacon.
Taste of dark roasted malts, with chocolate and coffee. Minor maple note. A little bit chalky, with a drier aftertaste.
Thinner mouth feel. Good carbonation.
A standard stout with coffee and maple additions. Solid but not uplifting.
Apr 16, 2019Black colored body, with garnet back lit highlights. One finger of tan head settles back to thin cap and ring. Leaves behind a scattered pattern of spotty lacing.
Aroma of dark roasted malts, slight maple and bacon.
Taste of dark roasted malts, with chocolate and coffee. Minor maple note. A little bit chalky, with a drier aftertaste.
Thinner mouth feel. Good carbonation.
A standard stout with coffee and maple additions. Solid but not uplifting.
Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota
3.69/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I am not someone that throws around high scores just because it came into contact with maple syrup. The coffee is a little weak and the maple a little too strong. Sweet on sweet with the lactose and the syrup combined. Nice body and carbonation.
Mar 16, 2019
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Can - Fika Coffee Stout
Light tan head. Dark brown black color.
Nice maple notes all around. Coffee with a light roast. Chocolate and cocoa. Smooth and creamy. Easy drinking. Medium to full bodied.
Mar 13, 2019Light tan head. Dark brown black color.
Nice maple notes all around. Coffee with a light roast. Chocolate and cocoa. Smooth and creamy. Easy drinking. Medium to full bodied.
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