Captain Swain's Coffee Stout
Cisco Brewers
- From:
- Cisco Brewers
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 2.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 18, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
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Reviewed by Sprowt20 from New Jersey
4.06/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Possibly Cisco's best beer. Roasty goodness greets you on your first sip, with the coffee filling your nostrils. Not overly sweet or bitter, but enough of each to keep you drinking.
Nov 18, 2018
Reviewed by UPMD_Bill from Maryland
4.02/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap while killing time at Logan.
Pours jet black. Coffee smell/flavor is subtle but present - sort of blends in with all the other roast notes. Overall taste tends more to bitter char than sweet, and is a nice change. Feels heavy, with some bite, and lingering finish.
Apr 05, 2018Pours jet black. Coffee smell/flavor is subtle but present - sort of blends in with all the other roast notes. Overall taste tends more to bitter char than sweet, and is a nice change. Feels heavy, with some bite, and lingering finish.
Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts
4.19/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can dated 12/18/17 into the pint glass
A - Deep dark and intriguing, chalkboard color, a fine mocha cap stays the whole day
S - Coffee and bakers chocolate rise first, then roast malts and some earthy notes from the hops I expect
T - Follows the nose closely, add cocoa powder and some espresso
M - A bit light in body, semi sweet start, then a coffee bitterness runs the center, the finish is dry.
O - A wonderful offering from Cisco, Alcohol is well hidden, flavors blend well. Very nice stout
Feb 22, 2018A - Deep dark and intriguing, chalkboard color, a fine mocha cap stays the whole day
S - Coffee and bakers chocolate rise first, then roast malts and some earthy notes from the hops I expect
T - Follows the nose closely, add cocoa powder and some espresso
M - A bit light in body, semi sweet start, then a coffee bitterness runs the center, the finish is dry.
O - A wonderful offering from Cisco, Alcohol is well hidden, flavors blend well. Very nice stout
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Many thanks to SawDog505 for this can!
A - Pitch black pour with thick toffee colored lacing. The foam is very sticky on the sides of the glass.
S - Nose is dominated with dark roasted malt, creme, and coffee bean aroma. No alcohol pokes through the aroma, it's all pure aroma bliss.
T - Coffee, dark chocolate, light cream, char, and a lingering bitter chocolate/coffee finish.
M - Full bodied, silky, viscous, and sticky on the lips.
O - The ABV is impressively hidden in this beer. Flavorful. Recommended.
Feb 15, 2018A - Pitch black pour with thick toffee colored lacing. The foam is very sticky on the sides of the glass.
S - Nose is dominated with dark roasted malt, creme, and coffee bean aroma. No alcohol pokes through the aroma, it's all pure aroma bliss.
T - Coffee, dark chocolate, light cream, char, and a lingering bitter chocolate/coffee finish.
M - Full bodied, silky, viscous, and sticky on the lips.
O - The ABV is impressively hidden in this beer. Flavorful. Recommended.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
4.27/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From the 16 oz. can dated Dec 13, 2017. Sampled on January 30, 2018.
Deep dark brown to black pour with full, lingering off-white to tan head. Lacing as it fades.
Big aroma of cold brewed coffee, sweet dark malts, and the hop profile is more earthy balanced with a fruity sensation if at all. No alcohol.
The body is medium to full but smooth in texture.
The coffee flavor is forward in the taste with the dark sweet malts playing up underneath. Mostly earthy hop finish that lasts for a short time. A nice coffee stout for sure.
Jan 30, 2018Deep dark brown to black pour with full, lingering off-white to tan head. Lacing as it fades.
Big aroma of cold brewed coffee, sweet dark malts, and the hop profile is more earthy balanced with a fruity sensation if at all. No alcohol.
The body is medium to full but smooth in texture.
The coffee flavor is forward in the taste with the dark sweet malts playing up underneath. Mostly earthy hop finish that lasts for a short time. A nice coffee stout for sure.
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.37/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a 13 oz teku glass canned on 12/17/17. Pours Avery dark brown, with a massive 3 finger head that leaves plenty of thin lace behind.
Smell is dry coffee grounds, vanilla beans, dark chocolate, toffee, and caramel.
Taste follows one dimensional in the best way possible, really roasty and delicious.
Mouthfeel is slightly bigger than medium, a tad dry as expected, plenty of carbonation considering what it is, and at 8% ABV very easy drinking.
Overall this is a very nice coffee Stout, exactly what you expect.
Jan 07, 2018Smell is dry coffee grounds, vanilla beans, dark chocolate, toffee, and caramel.
Taste follows one dimensional in the best way possible, really roasty and delicious.
Mouthfeel is slightly bigger than medium, a tad dry as expected, plenty of carbonation considering what it is, and at 8% ABV very easy drinking.
Overall this is a very nice coffee Stout, exactly what you expect.
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