Single Origin Coffee Stout Sumatra Wahana Natural
Terrapin Beer Company

Single Origin Coffee Stout Sumatra Wahana NaturalSingle Origin Coffee Stout Sumatra Wahana Natural
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From:
Terrapin Beer Company
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 6.12%
Reviews:
37
Ratings:
153
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 16, 2017
Added:
Dec 24, 2015
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  22
Coffee Notes
Origin: Sumatra
Location: Sidikalang
Farm: Wahana Estate
Elevation: 1200-1524 m
Processing: Natural
Grade: 1
Varietal: Rasuna

Brewed with Jittery Joe's Coffee
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Ratings by kbuzz:
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Rated by kbuzz from North Carolina

3.32/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Mar 17, 2016
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Rated: 4.02 by Casey3236 from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by chippo33 from Vermont

Apr 15, 2017
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle in a Belgian snifter. BA rating #5000!

Appearance: Despite a fairly vigorous pour, the thin head did not even fully cover the top of the near black, clear but opaque body. Despite the paucity of head a little spotty lacing was left on the glass and a partial head hung on for a good while.

Coffee dominated aroma with dark bread in the background. Good coffee aroma, but the coffee flavor is even better, and just as strong as the aroma suggests. Excellent, mildly bitter, bitter-sweet balance. Fine coffee and brown bread aftertaste.
Medium-full body with light carbonation.
Mar 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by BeccaH from Florida

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Damian74 from South Carolina

Dec 11, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia

3.97/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
L - black/brown with. It much else going on

S - coffee beans! Fresh roasted! Light chocolate notes as well

T - like the smell ... heavy of coffee.

F - medium body and low carbonation.

O - the best in the coffee beer lineup imo. Very good!
Nov 19, 2016
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

3.56/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
"Four distinct single origin coffees from around the world each brewed with the same base stout." Brewed in the style of an American Stout, available in 12 oz. single bottles as part of a varietal 4 pack with other variants. Featuring a Rasuna varietal bean from the Sumatra Sidikalang region.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a snifter glass.

(Appearance) Pours a crisp, foamy head of a medium brown tone over a near black body. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.5

(Smell) Solid malt base of equal parts chocolate and caramel malts, with a moderate roast finish. Sumatra Sidikalang beans generate notes of peppery spice, moderate roast and a medium acidity. 3.75

(Taste) Moderate roast and cocoa nibs come together for a modest, but enjoyable stout body. The coffee impact from the Sumatran Sidikalang bean generates notes of mulling spice and trace fruit forward, with a moderate acidity, giving way to a moderately roasted finish. I found the flavor profile of this beer a bit shallow even with the inclusion of the Sumatran bean, which comes off as fragile and not very strong in flavor potential. 3.5

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly residual, mildly oily, silky, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a mild frothiness and a modestly crisp finish. Body is medium for the style, medium/heavy overall. Balance is slightly roasty bitter and acidic over sweet. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.5

(Overall) Interestingly enough, what many consumers have labeled as the best beer in the series falls quite flat for my expectations, the Sumatran bean uninteresting with little flavor profile outside of the roast and acidity, and the finished product ordinary despite being moderately enjoyable. An argument could be made that this has probably the most straightforward coffee flavor without the gimmicks of subtle bean compounds, of which I had come to anticipate by the fourth entry of the series. The greatest impact of flavor otherwise is the note of mulling spice, contributing some rich earthiness to the cream and sugar residual sweetness of the body. In conclusion, it seems Ethiopia produces my favorite bean of the series, with this one likely nearing or in last place. Not that it's a bad beer by any means, just too ordinary to please. 3.5
Nov 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.48 by ArtZan from New Jersey

Oct 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by godawgs from Louisiana

Oct 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by Satsuma from Florida

Oct 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by GTJayG from Georgia

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Oct 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Oct 06, 2016
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Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Pours an exquisite almost black color with at least a finger of tan head. The nose has coffee notes (of course) and a hint of cocoa. The roasted notes in the flavor profile are less bold than the nose might indicate.
Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by bacher468 from Pennsylvania

Sep 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by bcsbeer from Florida

Sep 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by Georgiabeer from Georgia

Sep 03, 2016
Single Origin Coffee Stout Sumatra Wahana Natural from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 153 ratings