Voltage Espresso Stout
Hoyne Brewing Co.

A- This pours with a fairly minimal head, about a finger thick before reducing quickly into a wispy film over top the brew....colour is just slightly off white. Speaking of which, the coloration is a dark brown, like coffee without cream. The lacing is also fairly minimal, with only small patches of foam that cling at first, eventually evaporating into nothingness. Overall not a super great looking stout, but oh well!

S- Definite coffee aromas, like a fresh French Press dark roast, with secondary notes of semi sweet chocolate, smooth chocolate truffle filling, some charred roast coffee beans, heavy toasted barley kernels, possibly chocolate and black malts giving off the muted bitterness. Some nuttiness is noted toward the end....kinda like the Cappuccino Ferrero Roche Candy....very nice!

T- This really has a nice creamed Espresso coffee flavor right up front! There are secondary notes of milk and dark chocolates, roasty dark barley malts which give some mildly bittering flavours, alongside some balancing caramel/toffee/blackstrap molasses richness, albeit, these notes do not give off a super sweet vibe on the palate. The finish is lingering and the coffee flavors coat the palate well....a very tasty beer that doesn't overpower in any given flavour.

M/O- Creamy mouthfeel, with the carbonation being somewhat crisp, however this doesn't affect the overall presentation. The body, while creamy, I would say leans into the lighter end of the medium side....very easy to drink! This holds its own but could be a nice accompaniment to a red meat dish or a stew. My wife picked up this little gem for me and she picked a winner here!

Serving: Bottle
No date (Consumed Jun-26-2019)


A:
It pours pitch black with a beige cap of an inch or so. Decent retention; lots of lacing. (4)

S:
Coffee, chocolate, molasses, (4)

T:
Mmmm. Soft chocolatey notes and some caramel sweetness hold up espresso crema, and light roast. (4.25)

M:
Roch, full, drinkable, moderate carbonation, lingering milk chocolate finish. (4)

O:
An excellent straight ahead stout.
This one punches well above it's weight class. It is big looking, big smelling and big tasting, while still being pretty light on its feet. It could be a little more coffee-centric and I wouldn't say no to a richer feel, but all in all it is a shame that simple American stouts like this aren't that much of a things these days. Very nice, I'd gladly have it again. (4.25)

 

 

 

 

As soon as I poured this beer, I smelled it and knew I would love it. Very dark black colour, but can see ruby red when held up to a light. The espresso is blended in with chocolate and malt tastes very well, to form a cohesive palate. LOTS OF ESPRESSO. Could have a fuller bodied mouth feel. Chocolatey aftertaste. All around good coffee stout.

 

 

650ml bottle - once again, I love the brewer's notes on here. Cuing up a nice retro dose of AC/DC's 'High Voltage' for this one.

This beer pours a pretty solid black, yet with prominent red cola basal highlights, and a near teeming tower of puffy, rocky, and chunky brown head, which leaves some random coral atoll lace around the glass as it slowly but surely abates.

It smells of gritty and grainy caramel malt, some thankfully tame acrid espresso notes, subtle bittersweet cocoa powder, an indistinct oily nuttiness, a hint of sour cream, and some rather minor leafy, earthy, and herbal green hop bitters. The taste is pithy milk chocolate, plain cafe-au-lait, perhaps a further bit of overwrought hipster coffee acerbity, grainy and bready caramel malt, and more tame earthy, musty, and herbal hoppiness.

The carbonation is fairly underwhelming in its ho-um frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and generally smooth, with a small airy creaminess lifting off sometime just after the onset. It finishes off-dry, the caramel, creamed artisanal java, and cold cocoa characters presiding.

Overall, this is an agreeable enough coffee-laced stout, in the sense that the proclaimed java attack never really materializes, which is a-ok by me. If they have to do this to an otherwise innocent stout, then at least be gentle, and a bit delicate about it. 'And you ask me why I like to play - I got to get my kicks some way'.

 

Bottle: Poured a light black color stout with a brown foamy head with good carbonation and light lacing. Aroma of floral espresso notes with some light roasted malt. Taste is a nice mix between some espresso notes with some light roasted alt and some lactose-like sugar notes. Body is light but has a nice creamy texture with good carbonation. A bit thin but I enjoyed the espresso notes in this beer.

I do love me a coffee beer. This one could stand to have a bit more depth. Maybe it'll taste better as it warms up? Mouthfeel is a bit thin. There's something about this beer that just doesn't come together for me.

 

Poured from a 650 ml bottle
To start with i like Smekermann's post a lot it totally right on

A: Pours a Very dark brown almost black with a thin tan head with spotty lacing.
S: Coffee with hazelnuts
T: Coffee and malt
F: Moderate carbonation very smooth.
O: Easy to drink but really a coffee drink from Starbucks.
Had to try one

 

 

 

 

Enjoyable. A nice aftertaste.