Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout | Terrapin Beer Company
Brewed by:
Terrapin Beer Company
Georgia, United States | website
Style: American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.40%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by rajendra82 on 02-15-2005
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Reviews: 1,276 | Ratings: 3,793
4.46/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
DATE: July 24, 2016... OCCASION: a HOT summer day turns to a night of AC that will pair well with this stout... GLASSWARE: Duvel snifter... this "monster beer" pours a pitch-black body, a ring of brown, thin, bubbly head, and a nebula swirl in its middle... with the weighty alcohol content, this is a good-looking beer... robust espresso brine--like damp or dank decaff--blams the nostrils, with oatmeal and rum-like ethanol... a lively, instantaneously warming impact accompanies the smooth, creamy body that is beyond sippable for the power it packs... halfway through, the beer continues to deliver a stunning combination of peat, smoke and salty oatmeal with an intense chocolate and coffee bean punch... having trouble finding holes in this profile.. perhaps the only regret is this isn't a bomber.... from its name to its label, from its impact to its flavor, quite impressive... I would seek this out again in a heartbeat, and what a boon from a breakpack mix...
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
DATE: July 24, 2016... OCCASION: a HOT summer day turns to a night of AC that will pair well with this stout... GLASSWARE: Duvel snifter... this "monster beer" pours a pitch-black body, a ring of brown, thin, bubbly head, and a nebula swirl in its middle... with the weighty alcohol content, this is a good-looking beer... robust espresso brine--like damp or dank decaff--blams the nostrils, with oatmeal and rum-like ethanol... a lively, instantaneously warming impact accompanies the smooth, creamy body that is beyond sippable for the power it packs... halfway through, the beer continues to deliver a stunning combination of peat, smoke and salty oatmeal with an intense chocolate and coffee bean punch... having trouble finding holes in this profile.. perhaps the only regret is this isn't a bomber.... from its name to its label, from its impact to its flavor, quite impressive... I would seek this out again in a heartbeat, and what a boon from a breakpack mix...
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4.24/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the bottle, it pours a dark brown/black color with a small tan head. Lots of coffee in the nose. Lots of coffee and roasted malts in the mouth. Killer!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the bottle, it pours a dark brown/black color with a small tan head. Lots of coffee in the nose. Lots of coffee and roasted malts in the mouth. Killer!
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4.08/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a black color. 1/5 inch head of a tan color. Decent retention and good lacing. Smells of sweet malt, slight roasted malt, strong coffee, hint of earthy malt, hint of yeast, and slight hops. Fits the style of an American Double / Imperial Stout. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with a low carbonation level. Tastes of sweet malt, slight roasted malt, strong coffee, hint of earthy malt, hint of yeast, and slight hops. Overall, tasty, alcohol is well hidden, good feel, and good body.
★ 495 characters
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a black color. 1/5 inch head of a tan color. Decent retention and good lacing. Smells of sweet malt, slight roasted malt, strong coffee, hint of earthy malt, hint of yeast, and slight hops. Fits the style of an American Double / Imperial Stout. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with a low carbonation level. Tastes of sweet malt, slight roasted malt, strong coffee, hint of earthy malt, hint of yeast, and slight hops. Overall, tasty, alcohol is well hidden, good feel, and good body.
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4.41/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours - Jet black thick tan head that lasts forever, excellent lacing.
Smell - Coffee, dark sweet chocolate, oatmeal, caramel, just a hint of alcohol.
Taste - Rich dark chocolate, roasted coffee, vanilla, caramel, roasted malts. excellent flaver.
Feel - Heavy body, great carbonation, very smooth feels like velvet.
Overall - An amazing beer, great complex smell and flavor.
★ 379 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours - Jet black thick tan head that lasts forever, excellent lacing.
Smell - Coffee, dark sweet chocolate, oatmeal, caramel, just a hint of alcohol.
Taste - Rich dark chocolate, roasted coffee, vanilla, caramel, roasted malts. excellent flaver.
Feel - Heavy body, great carbonation, very smooth feels like velvet.
Overall - An amazing beer, great complex smell and flavor.
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4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep dark black color with over a finger of tan head. The nose has definite notes of roasted malt. The flavor profile is nice and roasty with abundant hints of coffee and a solid roasted bitter finish.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep dark black color with over a finger of tan head. The nose has definite notes of roasted malt. The flavor profile is nice and roasty with abundant hints of coffee and a solid roasted bitter finish.
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3.91/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Terrapin Wake-N-Bake
Look: quarter inch of light brown foam, gritty legs, not much lacing. 3.75
Smell: Some smokiness, lots of dark, roasted malt and black coffee. Some earthiness from the hops and coffee mingling together. 4.0
Taste: Smooth black coffee, a little bit chocolatey from the malt, slight acidic taste in the background. 4.0
Mouthfeel: Nice round feel typical of oatmeal stouts. 3.75
Overall: Great coffee stout, but falls a little short of Founders Breakfast Stout. 3.75
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Terrapin Wake-N-Bake
Look: quarter inch of light brown foam, gritty legs, not much lacing. 3.75
Smell: Some smokiness, lots of dark, roasted malt and black coffee. Some earthiness from the hops and coffee mingling together. 4.0
Taste: Smooth black coffee, a little bit chocolatey from the malt, slight acidic taste in the background. 4.0
Mouthfeel: Nice round feel typical of oatmeal stouts. 3.75
Overall: Great coffee stout, but falls a little short of Founders Breakfast Stout. 3.75
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4.32/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Solid coffee stout, pours a nice, impenetrable black with about an inch of dark brown head on it. Nice creamy mouth feel and good balanced flavors of stout and coffee. I will buy it again when it comes out this year.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Solid coffee stout, pours a nice, impenetrable black with about an inch of dark brown head on it. Nice creamy mouth feel and good balanced flavors of stout and coffee. I will buy it again when it comes out this year.
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4.12/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a jet black, not much light getting through. Khaki colored head, great lacing.
Smell is a great coffee, cocoa, roasted malts. Getting some hazelnut in there too.
Taste is that coffee profile matching the nose, some slight bitter chocolate and peanuts.
Mouthfeel is relatively chewy, not too thick but still quite full bodied.
★ 335 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a jet black, not much light getting through. Khaki colored head, great lacing.
Smell is a great coffee, cocoa, roasted malts. Getting some hazelnut in there too.
Taste is that coffee profile matching the nose, some slight bitter chocolate and peanuts.
Mouthfeel is relatively chewy, not too thick but still quite full bodied.
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4.46/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12 oz.
Pours jet black, light tan film for a head.
Smells of cocoa, fresh roasted coffee, caramel, hazelnut, and vanilla.
Tastes of cocoa, fresh coffee, licorice, hazelnut, peanuts, and oatmeal.
Full body with tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Top notch stout, lots of great flavor and aroma, and the coffee doesn't disappoint. If you're looking for a coffee stout that is up front with the coffee, you'd be hard pressed to find something better than this. Definitely worth trying and coming back to.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12 oz.
Pours jet black, light tan film for a head.
Smells of cocoa, fresh roasted coffee, caramel, hazelnut, and vanilla.
Tastes of cocoa, fresh coffee, licorice, hazelnut, peanuts, and oatmeal.
Full body with tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Top notch stout, lots of great flavor and aroma, and the coffee doesn't disappoint. If you're looking for a coffee stout that is up front with the coffee, you'd be hard pressed to find something better than this. Definitely worth trying and coming back to.
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4.29/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Very good looking dark brown with over an inch of lighter brown head, small bubbles, excellent retention. Aroma delivered as promised, chocolate, coffee, smooth oatmeal and barley.
Taste was more of that same smoothness. Very similar to Breakfast Stout. Everything is big except for the alcohol on the tongue. If you want the coffee, drink these fresh, they go largely absent after six months.
Would bang again.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Very good looking dark brown with over an inch of lighter brown head, small bubbles, excellent retention. Aroma delivered as promised, chocolate, coffee, smooth oatmeal and barley.
Taste was more of that same smoothness. Very similar to Breakfast Stout. Everything is big except for the alcohol on the tongue. If you want the coffee, drink these fresh, they go largely absent after six months.
Would bang again.
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4.49/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours pitch black with a bit of a dark, motor oil colored head. Not much fizz in the look. Large roasted malt and coffee notes form a wintery-stout aroma. A sip opens up flavors of roasted malts, and coffee first, with a bit of creamy, oatmeal towards the finish. The taste profile feels like you're eating breakfast and drinking coffee a bit. Mouth feel is robust and creamy. Overall, an excellent imperial stout in all aspects. The coffee forward flavor does it for me. It also feels good, which helps set it apart from other similar brews.
Served in a 12oz snifter.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours pitch black with a bit of a dark, motor oil colored head. Not much fizz in the look. Large roasted malt and coffee notes form a wintery-stout aroma. A sip opens up flavors of roasted malts, and coffee first, with a bit of creamy, oatmeal towards the finish. The taste profile feels like you're eating breakfast and drinking coffee a bit. Mouth feel is robust and creamy. Overall, an excellent imperial stout in all aspects. The coffee forward flavor does it for me. It also feels good, which helps set it apart from other similar brews.
Served in a 12oz snifter.
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4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - beautiful jet black with light mocha head...circle ring througout
Smell - sweet coffee...I don't smell the normal chocolate of a stout and I won't pretend to be able to smell hints of oats
Taste - coffee and a light presence of bitter cocoa...it doesn't have the bitterness of some imperials...while it isn't complex, it is delicious. Not much in the roasted malt flavor I normally enjoy in a stout.
Feel - very smooth...medium to heavy carbonation...body is medium to heavy...I am not getting the alcohol here and at 9+ ABV that's impressive
Overall - I find this to be very different from my top Oatmeal (Smith) and Imperials (Yeti, Founders). It is very much a coffee stout...and for an avid coffee, beer and bourbon (figure I'd through all my vices in there)...I find it to be quite good.
★ 805 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - beautiful jet black with light mocha head...circle ring througout
Smell - sweet coffee...I don't smell the normal chocolate of a stout and I won't pretend to be able to smell hints of oats
Taste - coffee and a light presence of bitter cocoa...it doesn't have the bitterness of some imperials...while it isn't complex, it is delicious. Not much in the roasted malt flavor I normally enjoy in a stout.
Feel - very smooth...medium to heavy carbonation...body is medium to heavy...I am not getting the alcohol here and at 9+ ABV that's impressive
Overall - I find this to be very different from my top Oatmeal (Smith) and Imperials (Yeti, Founders). It is very much a coffee stout...and for an avid coffee, beer and bourbon (figure I'd through all my vices in there)...I find it to be quite good.
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4.6/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Look: an austere silken, opaque black with minimal light brown head, resembling oatmeal.
Smell: Sweet coffee and oatmeal notes, as one might imagine. Smells like breakfast. Not very strong, but pleasant, nonetheless.
Taste: Oaty stout flavor dominates as it rests on the tongue, with a slight coffee and booze finish/aftertaste.
Feel: This is an extremely smooth beer with almost nothing in the way of a carbonated feeling. Unlike certain milk stouts (Nitro, e.g.), this beer fails to give the impression of flatness. It's just breakfast, after all. When is there carbonation in a breakfast?
Overall: A fantastic beer to be savored at any time of day. The oat and coffee notes mingle harmoniously, rather than in dissonance.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Look: an austere silken, opaque black with minimal light brown head, resembling oatmeal.
Smell: Sweet coffee and oatmeal notes, as one might imagine. Smells like breakfast. Not very strong, but pleasant, nonetheless.
Taste: Oaty stout flavor dominates as it rests on the tongue, with a slight coffee and booze finish/aftertaste.
Feel: This is an extremely smooth beer with almost nothing in the way of a carbonated feeling. Unlike certain milk stouts (Nitro, e.g.), this beer fails to give the impression of flatness. It's just breakfast, after all. When is there carbonation in a breakfast?
Overall: A fantastic beer to be savored at any time of day. The oat and coffee notes mingle harmoniously, rather than in dissonance.
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4/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Dark black. Not much head. Glass soapiness apparent.
Smell: Tabasco, coffee, soy sauce.
Taste: Upfront taste is roasty-smoky coffee, which transitions into momentary
malty sweetness and alcohol, then concludes with semi sweet choco espresso bitterness.
Huge flavors;Very intense. Lingers on the palate.
Feel: Some booze burn and prickliness. A little syrupy.
Overall: A big beer with very intense flavors. Enjoyed, but truth be told, I was
almost running out of gas with respect to flavor-intensity overload. Don't
think I could have drunk much more than 12 oz. Surprisingly very little fogginess
given the nearly 10% ABV.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Dark black. Not much head. Glass soapiness apparent.
Smell: Tabasco, coffee, soy sauce.
Taste: Upfront taste is roasty-smoky coffee, which transitions into momentary
malty sweetness and alcohol, then concludes with semi sweet choco espresso bitterness.
Huge flavors;Very intense. Lingers on the palate.
Feel: Some booze burn and prickliness. A little syrupy.
Overall: A big beer with very intense flavors. Enjoyed, but truth be told, I was
almost running out of gas with respect to flavor-intensity overload. Don't
think I could have drunk much more than 12 oz. Surprisingly very little fogginess
given the nearly 10% ABV.
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3.21/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Ok, I do not know how I missed the 2014 vintage on the label but I am sure this will affect the experience. Pours pitch black with just a thin film of a peanut butter colored head. Moderate lacing. Aroma is nothing more than a mild mustiness. Stale coffee, chocolate and some malt flavors. Somewhat sweet on the tongue. Light carbonation. Oily. I have to believe that the vintage has an effect on my rating. I will try this again with a more current vintage.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Ok, I do not know how I missed the 2014 vintage on the label but I am sure this will affect the experience. Pours pitch black with just a thin film of a peanut butter colored head. Moderate lacing. Aroma is nothing more than a mild mustiness. Stale coffee, chocolate and some malt flavors. Somewhat sweet on the tongue. Light carbonation. Oily. I have to believe that the vintage has an effect on my rating. I will try this again with a more current vintage.
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4.5/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Solid stout. Pours thick with little head and some lacing. Great body. Roasted coffee and dark chocolate aromas. Taste and texture are very pleasant, almost like a great, freshly roasted coffee, some sweetness and finishes with an undercurrent of fruit aromas. Again, a solid brew.
★ 281 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Solid stout. Pours thick with little head and some lacing. Great body. Roasted coffee and dark chocolate aromas. Taste and texture are very pleasant, almost like a great, freshly roasted coffee, some sweetness and finishes with an undercurrent of fruit aromas. Again, a solid brew.
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4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2015 vintage 12 oz bottle, enjoyed fresh and poured into a tulip.
L: Pours a thick opaque black displaying a ruddy brown tint when swirled, with a thin tan head that rapidly recedes to a ring leaving fairly decent lacing.
S: Massive coffee. The nose is almost entirely coffee, with a hint of chocolate malt and some alcohol. Smells like a freshly brewed cup of joe. Very inviting.
T: Big coffee flavors hit the tongue first, with alcohol heat building rapidly to an almost overpowering intensity, made even more intense by a kick of prickly carbonation. Chocolate notes mingle into the mix as the coffee flavors slowly fade to eventually uncover an almost molasses-like caramel sweetness that lingers on the tongue long after the sip, alongside a faint background note of coffee grounds.
F: Medium-full in texture, this is a sturdy brew and feels quite good rolled across the tongue.
O: The nose is phenomenal and the flavor follows, but the 9.4% alcohol is not at all well-hidden and spoils the fun a little. I have had several imperial stouts with as much or higher ABV than this that were much smoother. A tasty beer, but I feel it would be better if the alcohol could be mellowed out more than a bit. Perhaps some age will improve this beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2015 vintage 12 oz bottle, enjoyed fresh and poured into a tulip.
L: Pours a thick opaque black displaying a ruddy brown tint when swirled, with a thin tan head that rapidly recedes to a ring leaving fairly decent lacing.
S: Massive coffee. The nose is almost entirely coffee, with a hint of chocolate malt and some alcohol. Smells like a freshly brewed cup of joe. Very inviting.
T: Big coffee flavors hit the tongue first, with alcohol heat building rapidly to an almost overpowering intensity, made even more intense by a kick of prickly carbonation. Chocolate notes mingle into the mix as the coffee flavors slowly fade to eventually uncover an almost molasses-like caramel sweetness that lingers on the tongue long after the sip, alongside a faint background note of coffee grounds.
F: Medium-full in texture, this is a sturdy brew and feels quite good rolled across the tongue.
O: The nose is phenomenal and the flavor follows, but the 9.4% alcohol is not at all well-hidden and spoils the fun a little. I have had several imperial stouts with as much or higher ABV than this that were much smoother. A tasty beer, but I feel it would be better if the alcohol could be mellowed out more than a bit. Perhaps some age will improve this beer.
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4.32/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Really old coffee oatmeal stout. The coffee and chocolate are extremely well balanced and more importantly, at least for my purposes, this stout is sweet, but not overly so like some stouts are. Really delicious.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Really old coffee oatmeal stout. The coffee and chocolate are extremely well balanced and more importantly, at least for my purposes, this stout is sweet, but not overly so like some stouts are. Really delicious.
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4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle. Jet black with thin mocha head, little lace. Bitter chocolate, espresso aroma. All coffee flavor, bitter with some burnt sugar. Medium oily mouthfeel. Tasty brew but was hoping for a little creamier feel and less bitterness.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle. Jet black with thin mocha head, little lace. Bitter chocolate, espresso aroma. All coffee flavor, bitter with some burnt sugar. Medium oily mouthfeel. Tasty brew but was hoping for a little creamier feel and less bitterness.
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4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
pours jet black with a solid dark cream colored head.
smells like coffee, nice aroma. some chocolate to this as well.
taste starts sweet like chocolate then finishes with a coffee bitterness. thin body as well, i'm sure it will even out as it warms.
pretty good beer BUT my only complaint would be it is too bland.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
pours jet black with a solid dark cream colored head.
smells like coffee, nice aroma. some chocolate to this as well.
taste starts sweet like chocolate then finishes with a coffee bitterness. thin body as well, i'm sure it will even out as it warms.
pretty good beer BUT my only complaint would be it is too bland.
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5/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A: Black, opaque, 1/2 brown head, great lacing
S: Strong coffee smell, chocolate, bread
T: Pretty much same as smell, strong coffee, light chocolate notes
M: Full
O: Excellent stout with great coffee taste. Probably my new favorite stout.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A: Black, opaque, 1/2 brown head, great lacing
S: Strong coffee smell, chocolate, bread
T: Pretty much same as smell, strong coffee, light chocolate notes
M: Full
O: Excellent stout with great coffee taste. Probably my new favorite stout.
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4.85/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Uncapped the beer and was immediately blasted with a strong black coffee aroma. Pours black as hell, soft red/brown head. Deep coffee and slight hazelnut flavor. Absolutely fantastic flavor, but a slightly thin mouthfeel, honestly want more from a stout, but for 10.1% I'm very satisfied. The aroma and flavor of this beer are what makes this so amazing. It'd be much more delectable and fit for a rich breakfast/desert beer if it had more body IMO. I'm eating cornbread with it and it's a pretty solid combo.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Uncapped the beer and was immediately blasted with a strong black coffee aroma. Pours black as hell, soft red/brown head. Deep coffee and slight hazelnut flavor. Absolutely fantastic flavor, but a slightly thin mouthfeel, honestly want more from a stout, but for 10.1% I'm very satisfied. The aroma and flavor of this beer are what makes this so amazing. It'd be much more delectable and fit for a rich breakfast/desert beer if it had more body IMO. I'm eating cornbread with it and it's a pretty solid combo.
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4.67/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Poured into a pint glass, with a fat girl on a Harley feel in the glass. Oh this might be good!!
Used oils black, a very thin khaki and pillowy head. Smells of rich coffee, toasty burnt marshmallow and breakfast at the Waffle House on a cold ass morning. First taste of toasty, malt, rich velvety breakfast, or dessert. Smooth, so smooth- thank you flaked oats! You have hit every chord of an oatmeal stout. Warming, medium body with a tempting to keep sipping. Can't tell it's a 10% beer with the mouthfeel at all. Well done, so glad I picked this up!!! Too bad it's 70 degrees in NC tonight. I would love to age a year or two out. Hands down marvelous beer!
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Poured into a pint glass, with a fat girl on a Harley feel in the glass. Oh this might be good!!
Used oils black, a very thin khaki and pillowy head. Smells of rich coffee, toasty burnt marshmallow and breakfast at the Waffle House on a cold ass morning. First taste of toasty, malt, rich velvety breakfast, or dessert. Smooth, so smooth- thank you flaked oats! You have hit every chord of an oatmeal stout. Warming, medium body with a tempting to keep sipping. Can't tell it's a 10% beer with the mouthfeel at all. Well done, so glad I picked this up!!! Too bad it's 70 degrees in NC tonight. I would love to age a year or two out. Hands down marvelous beer!
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3.96/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served on-tap @ Bistecca Restaurant & Bar in Parsippany, NJ.
Enjoyed a pint of this at my company's annual holiday party.
Pours black and opaque with a creamy, dark tan head. Right off the bat you get plenty of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt in the aroma. You get exactly what is advertised in the flavor; coffee and oatmeal. There's a nutty and burnt aspect to it as well. Finishes bitter with a kiss of alcohol at the end. This is a full-bodied, well-crafted brew, but I could probably do without the oatmeal being so prominent. A nice variation on an imperial stout.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served on-tap @ Bistecca Restaurant & Bar in Parsippany, NJ.
Enjoyed a pint of this at my company's annual holiday party.
Pours black and opaque with a creamy, dark tan head. Right off the bat you get plenty of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt in the aroma. You get exactly what is advertised in the flavor; coffee and oatmeal. There's a nutty and burnt aspect to it as well. Finishes bitter with a kiss of alcohol at the end. This is a full-bodied, well-crafted brew, but I could probably do without the oatmeal being so prominent. A nice variation on an imperial stout.
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Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout from Terrapin Beer Company
4.25
out of 5
based on 3,793 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Founder's Breakfast is my favorite beer. This is the closest thing to it. The difference to me is the extra alcohol, which I can taste, and prefer not to. It's a great stout that I've been buying lately as I wait for the Founder's Breakfast to hit the shelf.
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