Winter Grind
Mother's Brewing Company

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From:
Mother's Brewing Company
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Stout
Ranked #175
ABV:
6%
Score:
88
Ranked #15,037
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 13.55%
Reviews:
64
Ratings:
274
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 07, 2024
Added:
Nov 03, 2011
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  77
Sip away the season with Mother's Winter Grind. We've combined the rich goodness of a stout with our cold-brewed espresso blend, roasted for us by our coffee loving neighbors at the Mudhouse. The result is a wintery treat that'll give coffee and beer lovers a reason to cheer!

18 IBU
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Ratings by Skillet:
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Rated by Skillet from Arkansas

3.68/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Nov 13, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.83 by EdFed from Illinois

Mar 07, 2024
 
Rated: 3.99 by PaulSlazinger from Pennsylvania

Feb 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.04 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Nov 19, 2023
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.99/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Label is stamped 'ENJOY BY 02/05'.
Black colored body, with thin mahogany back lit edge. Light tan head, which settles back to a thin, bubbly cap. Leaves behind some short strings of lacing.
Aroma of coffee and roasted malts, along with a touch of chocolate.
Taste is coffee forward, with a sweet touch. Good roasted malt base, and some chocolate. Short lived aftertaste.
Smooth, thicker mouth feel. Dry roast finish. Good carbonation.
Solid coffee stout with a slightly sweet and dry presence.
Oct 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.77/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Black in color with no light penetration. There’s a fingernail of khaki on top. The aroma is of black coffee. Faint, lightly soapy lacing. I’m tasting bitter, dark coffee. The mouth is oily and a bit thick.
Jan 15, 2023
 
Rated: 3.86 by joran from Kansas

Dec 21, 2022
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Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri

3.93/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Black coffee color with a modest tan head that recedes fairly quickly to just a ring.
The aroma is coffee with a bit of sweet malt in the background.
The taste is rich coffee with a sweet caramel malt base, the coffee is very nice, just a little sweet for my taste.
The body is medium, moderate carbonation, very smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a very tasty brew, other than being a bit sweet. If you take sugar in your coffee this might be just right. But even with the extra sweetness, this is one I could enjoy again.
Nov 24, 2022
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Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota

3.64/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark with a nice cola head. Fairly limited retention and lacing.

Aromas of coffee, lactose, and roasted malt.

Almost milk stout in its sweetness. Quite a bit of residual sugar. The coffee is very strong. Not sure it blends with the other flavors as well as I would have liked. It's like a stout with a shot of coffee instead of a stout with coffee incorporated into the overall brew.

Medium bodied and remarkably drinkable for the style.

A lot of great individual notes here but they don't quite mesh. The sweetness and coffee don't come together like they could. Still, the coffee flavor alone makes this one worth a try.
Nov 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.8 by not2quick from Missouri

Nov 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.68 by bpkrippner from Missouri

Apr 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.81 by BlueSpader from Washington

Feb 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Oct 30, 2021
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle into a pint glass. Enjoy by 01/15/21, so plenty fresh.

Looks standard in the glass. Black body, brown/ruby when held up to the light. Small tan head shrinks to a thick ring and faint covering leaving only a little lacing.

Aroma is strongly of coffee and expresso, with a light roast malt.

On tasting, exactly as promised by the nose. Pretty one dimensional, but not a bad taste.

Mouth is a little disappointing, very much on the thin side. Finish coffee.

Overall, a simple enough beer, but the coffee aspect dominates rather than compliments the stout. Not a bad taste, but wouldn't want more than one at a time.
Nov 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.05 by Walnut from Missouri

Apr 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by KLHBB from Arkansas

Feb 03, 2020
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.79/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle
Smokestack snifter

Deep shiny black with a tall light beige head of 3 fingers, receding to 1/2 finger leaving sparse spots of lacing.

Aroma is of coffee and roasted malt. Not terribly complex.

Flavor is coffee, um...coffee, ...some more coffee, earth, and slight nutty dark roasted malt.

Feel is carbonated and acidic. Roasty and slightly dry finish. Minimal to none for alcohol heat.

Overall, average and one-noted....very coffee-forward,, it's packed with it, so if you're a coffee fan you'll love it, but there's nearly no complexity. It is coffee first, beer second.
Jan 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by BoodahMoogle from Arkansas

Nov 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by drstalker from Illinois

Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by drunkenmess from Michigan

Dec 16, 2018
Winter Grind from Mother's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 274 ratings