Cherry Coffee Abduction
Pipeworks Brewing Co.

 

 

22 ounce bottle into a snifter. Had 10/18/18.

Pours near black, opaque, a little oily looking, with a half inch foamy head and some foamy lacing. Aromas of coffee, roasted malt, some cherries, chocolate, some vanilla, light toffee and molasses. The flavor follows the nose- coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, some cherries, some molasses, light caramel. There’s some bitterness on the finish. Smooth, a good full body, well carbonated.

This has the same, really good base as all the variants. The coffee comes through well and the cherries are noticeable, although they don’t add much. It’s is good and enjoyable, but unspectacular.

Complex but not really decadent. Lots of fruit, acidity, and earth notes from coffee beans. Beer looks like an oil slick, samples thin, and tastes like a spicy horchata.

 

22oz bottle.Black with some ruby hues at the edge of the glass as it pours into the glass; foamy tan head. Aroma is more coffee, chocolate, and roast, but not much for cherry. Rich flavors and quite complex with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, cherry, roasted barley, char, faint anise and some moderately bitter earthy hops. Full & creamy body, ample carbonation, alcohol is well concealed, balanced finish. Very good just as expected. I like the idea of coffee and cherry together - they actually meld well adding some unique complexity to the beer.

More aptly named triple coffee cherry abduction. But it is good! The coffee is dark, rich, creamy, and roasty. The cherry that follows is tart and sweet, like in a good cherry pie. In between the giant coffee and dessert cherry is dark chocolate, thick malt, and faint licorice. Medium bodied and smooth with slight acidity and water on the finish.

 

 

Appearance - The beer was black with a modest tan head crowning the glass.

Smell - The nose was fresh sweet coffee.

Taste - Dry and slightly bitter coffee is accompanied by light tart cherry. The backbone is slightly acidic. There is a little more cherry sweetness in the back, but I feel like the cherry was too light. The malts make a stand in the aftertaste, leaving little home of a cherry comeback.

Mouthfeel - The carbonation level of on target for the style and allows the taste to linger.

Overall - There is more coffee here than cherry. The two just do not pair together very well.