Mocha Machine | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Brewed by:
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
California, United States
beachwoodbbq.com
Style: American Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.20%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Mocha machine is a well-engineered endeavor in massive aromatics and rich flavors. Brewed with an array of British and German malts, this burly brew is infused with masterfully roasted coffee from Portola Coffee lab in Costa Mesa, CA. It is then aged on cacao nibs from Ecuador, adding an awesomely deep dimension of fudge.
Added by SubpoenaDeuces on 03-20-2013
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Ratings: 222 | Reviews: 36
4.22/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.81/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.5/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured near room temperature into a 16 oz Magnify Snulip glass not sure when it was bottled. Pours a very attractive slick black with a massive 3 finger sticky tan head that leaves behind thin wisps of lace, and slowly settles into a thin layer of tan bubbles.
Smell is dry expresso beans, vanilla bean, dark chocolate, molasses, and hints of warming alcohol.
Taste follows roasty expresso, oaked vanilla, deep dark chocolate, pipe tobacco, and little alcohol in the finish.
Mouthfeel is a big medium, moderate carbonation as it should be, a touch dry as it should be, and excellent drinkability for its size.
Overall this is a treat, so tasty, creamy, and drinkable. Thanks @Lingenbrau for this incredible dessert beer.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured near room temperature into a 16 oz Magnify Snulip glass not sure when it was bottled. Pours a very attractive slick black with a massive 3 finger sticky tan head that leaves behind thin wisps of lace, and slowly settles into a thin layer of tan bubbles.
Smell is dry expresso beans, vanilla bean, dark chocolate, molasses, and hints of warming alcohol.
Taste follows roasty expresso, oaked vanilla, deep dark chocolate, pipe tobacco, and little alcohol in the finish.
Mouthfeel is a big medium, moderate carbonation as it should be, a touch dry as it should be, and excellent drinkability for its size.
Overall this is a treat, so tasty, creamy, and drinkable. Thanks @Lingenbrau for this incredible dessert beer.
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4.43/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.66/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bottle poured into pint glass
A: Small creamy lightly brown white head. Body us a dark brown almost black body with
light escaping the edges.
S: Coffee hits strong, then some chocolate, and you can lightly pick out some roasted malts.
T: Tons of coffee, chocolate follows closely, a little bit of bitterness from the coffee. Nice chocolate and coffee.
M: Watery body higher carbonation
O: The coffee and chocolate are huge in this beer, but that is about it. I wish this beer had more depth.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bottle poured into pint glass
A: Small creamy lightly brown white head. Body us a dark brown almost black body with
light escaping the edges.
S: Coffee hits strong, then some chocolate, and you can lightly pick out some roasted malts.
T: Tons of coffee, chocolate follows closely, a little bit of bitterness from the coffee. Nice chocolate and coffee.
M: Watery body higher carbonation
O: The coffee and chocolate are huge in this beer, but that is about it. I wish this beer had more depth.
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4.29/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours jet black in color with a creamy dark tan head that has good retention
S- smells of roasted malt and char up front, followed by fresh espresso, dark chocolate, caramel and fig
T- charred smoky malt gives way to earthy/herbal coffee, followed by dark chocolate, molasses and fig. The finish gives more char that leaves more coffee and mocha on the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a creamy mouthfeel that continues into a silky slightly warming finish
O- the coffee and mocha make their presence known throughout, the only complaint is that it was a bit to char-like at times
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours jet black in color with a creamy dark tan head that has good retention
S- smells of roasted malt and char up front, followed by fresh espresso, dark chocolate, caramel and fig
T- charred smoky malt gives way to earthy/herbal coffee, followed by dark chocolate, molasses and fig. The finish gives more char that leaves more coffee and mocha on the linger
M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a creamy mouthfeel that continues into a silky slightly warming finish
O- the coffee and mocha make their presence known throughout, the only complaint is that it was a bit to char-like at times
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4.75/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.15/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer was black in color with a large dark tan head.
Wonderful aroma of dark and sweet chocolate, as well as coffee.
Dense chocolate taste, a little coffee.
Heavier bodied than I would have expected.
Great beer!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer was black in color with a large dark tan head.
Wonderful aroma of dark and sweet chocolate, as well as coffee.
Dense chocolate taste, a little coffee.
Heavier bodied than I would have expected.
Great beer!
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4.75/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.23/5 rDev -24.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Black, foam lace.
Coffee, roasted malt.
Bitter coffee toward dark fruit, no sweetness if there is indeed lactose. Needs more chocolate character. Alcohol's hidden, though.
Thin.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Black, foam lace.
Coffee, roasted malt.
Bitter coffee toward dark fruit, no sweetness if there is indeed lactose. Needs more chocolate character. Alcohol's hidden, though.
Thin.
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3.72/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bomber into a tulip appears black in color with a khaki head.
Aroma of raison, chocolate, earth and coffee.
Tastes of chocolate, raison, earthy to char-like bitterness.
Medium in body with modest carbonation, decent.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bomber into a tulip appears black in color with a khaki head.
Aroma of raison, chocolate, earth and coffee.
Tastes of chocolate, raison, earthy to char-like bitterness.
Medium in body with modest carbonation, decent.
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4.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.42/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.04/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Got my hands on some beachwood, love visiting them down south it's nice to see some selections trickle north. been wanting to try this one for a while, has gotten a lot of praise
22 into a perfect stout glass
looks fantastic! huge khaki head! super dark brown to the edges.
nose is also fantastic! coffee and chocolate upfront. not so fudgey as the label states, more toasty chocolate coffee.
flavor is solid. not quite as good as the nose but all the componants are there. coffee comes first than chocolate and roast. nicely done
body is good, on the light side of thick, would do well with a nitro treatment.
good carb and no alch at all
overall this is tasty, comes together well, worth trying once but the high price tag, $13, keeps me from purchasing again. definitly a better than average beer tho. would actually do really well on pepper heat!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Got my hands on some beachwood, love visiting them down south it's nice to see some selections trickle north. been wanting to try this one for a while, has gotten a lot of praise
22 into a perfect stout glass
looks fantastic! huge khaki head! super dark brown to the edges.
nose is also fantastic! coffee and chocolate upfront. not so fudgey as the label states, more toasty chocolate coffee.
flavor is solid. not quite as good as the nose but all the componants are there. coffee comes first than chocolate and roast. nicely done
body is good, on the light side of thick, would do well with a nitro treatment.
good carb and no alch at all
overall this is tasty, comes together well, worth trying once but the high price tag, $13, keeps me from purchasing again. definitly a better than average beer tho. would actually do really well on pepper heat!
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4.28/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.19/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.49/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22 ounce bomber poured into a snifter
A: Pours black with some light coming through around the edges, tan colored head, lots of lacing, head dissipated into a thin soap tan colored head.
A: Big notes of dark freshly roasted espresso, chocolate, roasted malts, very pungent, alcohol is pretty well hidden.
T: Incredibly smooth, like the nose dark roasted espresso notes with a touch of cocoa, moderate amount of coffee bitterness in the middle, finishes incredibly smooth with more coffee and chocolate lingering in the aftertaste.
M: Medium bodied, good amount of carbonation, incredibly smooth and creamy mouthfeel does not drink like a high ABV beer.
O: Very impressed, loads of flavor and aroma, incredibly smooth and creamy mouthfeel, amazing drinkability. If you like coffee and porters/stouts, then this beer is for you. Six-packs please.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22 ounce bomber poured into a snifter
A: Pours black with some light coming through around the edges, tan colored head, lots of lacing, head dissipated into a thin soap tan colored head.
A: Big notes of dark freshly roasted espresso, chocolate, roasted malts, very pungent, alcohol is pretty well hidden.
T: Incredibly smooth, like the nose dark roasted espresso notes with a touch of cocoa, moderate amount of coffee bitterness in the middle, finishes incredibly smooth with more coffee and chocolate lingering in the aftertaste.
M: Medium bodied, good amount of carbonation, incredibly smooth and creamy mouthfeel does not drink like a high ABV beer.
O: Very impressed, loads of flavor and aroma, incredibly smooth and creamy mouthfeel, amazing drinkability. If you like coffee and porters/stouts, then this beer is for you. Six-packs please.
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Mocha Machine from Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
4.29
out of 5
based on 222 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look is black
smell is a lot of coffee
taste is loads of coffee with a slight boozy taste. finish is alittle lacking
overall, not bad but i wouldn't drop $14 on a bomber
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