Cosmic Ristretto
Green Flash Brewing Co.

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From:
Green Flash Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 6.6%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
238
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 04, 2020
Added:
May 15, 2015
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  54
Live long and drink Cosmic Ristretto. This highly revered brew will go down in history as one of the first graduates of our Genius Lab program into our front line. Marvel at its rich black appearance with bruleed edges and mocha-colored beer foam. Breathe in its coffee aroma and sweet malts, and savor its smooth, espresso, chocolate flavor. Don’t fight its gravitational pull. This bold, complex, java-centric Baltic Porter with Espresso is irresistible. Houston, we have a problem, my glass is empty.
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Ratings by feloniousmonk:
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.86/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Light opacity, dark stuff, with bright crimson highlights, slim brown head.

Aroma: big coffee, bitter and sweet meets chocolate, very nice. Gorgeous.

Taste: bitter, sweet, chocolate, earthy, cocoa. Mmmm. Medium-bodied. Long-lasting flavor, long bittersweet dark malt deliciousness. Mmmm. I think I like this, a lot. It's got everything going for it.
Mar 05, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

May 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Apr 06, 2020
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

4.05/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 22oz bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: rich, dark color, evocative of brown but basically black. Head is a finger of frothy dark-tan foam; its appearance is really wonderful.

Smell: malty and slightly sweet with a really lovely roasty, coffee flavor, accentuated by a little bit off toffee. The coffee element really complements the roastiness of the dark malt; it doesn't feel overwhelming or "green". I really like it.

Taste: lots of malt, toffee and coffee here; the flavor has a little bit of that "green" element, which I can only describe as a bit of a vegetal hop character that I get in some dark beers, which also reinforces a rawer characteristics of the coffee. That is more of a nitpick in an otherwise very tasty beer.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a moderate carbonation and creaminess. Based on the big malt and sweet character, I would expect a bit more body and creaminess from this guy.

Overall: mouthfeel notwithstanding, this is a very tasty beer that I would love to drink at breakfast while camping. Move over, coffee stout -- Cosmic Ristretto is in town!
Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Apr 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.11 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Feb 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BarrelAgedG from California

Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by h4ger from Connecticut

Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by Jason_cs from Florida

Oct 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

Aug 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Scott_McCool from Florida

Jun 22, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.7/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into an English pint glass. The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin white to off white foamy thin head. Semi-thin foamy lacing glosses around the sides of the glass nicely. The smell had a rich dark espresso to milky chocolate/semi-sweet cocoa bean but also somewhat burnt coffee bean. Decent roast. The taste tried to follow through on the wanted flavor. Mainly had that roasty to burnt flavor rolling on into the aftertaste. Slight dry/roasty/burnt finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with the burnt/roasty/espresso sort of feel hitting my tongue decently. Hmmm...there’s a part of me that wants to say "excessively," hmmm...not bad. Overall, for a Baltic Porter, pretty good for the most part, leans a bit more towards the roasty sort of almost burnt coffee bean-esque thing.
Jun 20, 2017
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

4.16/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a jet-black color with a small, tan head of bubbly foam. It smelled of coffee and dark chocolate. Good roasted malt flavor with a coffee bite. Some dark chocolate and sweet toffee, too.
Jun 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by jmaskell33 from New York

May 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

May 12, 2017
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

3.81/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a dark brown / black color and a thick consistency. There was an inch of foamy head that lasted an average amount of time. Very good lacing.

S: A decent, but not exceptional aroma of coffee, chocolate and malt.

T: Tasted of a lot of dark chocolate, some light vanilla notes, a good shot of coffee (more like espresso), lots of roasted malt, a definite creaminess, and a grainy quality. An interesting flavor that seems more subdued than it should be. A beer with espresso should be more aggressive than this. Still, it's decently tasty.

F: A nice amount of carbonation with a smooth finish. medium-bodied.

O: This is very much an uneven beer. Green Flash has made better beers. Nonetheless, it was worth trying.
Apr 13, 2017
Cosmic Ristretto from Green Flash Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 238 ratings