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Voltage Espresso Stout
Hoyne Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hoyne Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 9.19%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 27, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 11
Shaner D and I doing the live circuit at Beer fest, alternating the spro and stout: “Let’s make a beer with shocking polarity.” “Black on black” I agreed. Tommy D, always the conductor, kept us grounded with his three-pronged wisdom: “Like love, boys, it starts with a spark. When the field is fully charged, flip the switch: Voltage!”
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Ratings by Phyl21ca:
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
3.74/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
Nov 25, 2016More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)
4.15/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
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)
Jun 27, 2019No 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)
Reviewed by Sid_Smith from Canada (AB)
4.35/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 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.
Jan 24, 2017Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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'.
Dec 15, 2016This 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'.
Reviewed by souvenirs from Canada (BC)
3.8/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
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.
Oct 21, 2016Reviewed by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
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
Feb 25, 2016To 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
Voltage Espresso Stout from Hoyne Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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