Cosmos
Enlightenment Ales

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From:
Enlightenment Ales
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Foreign / Export Stout
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 8.54%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
59
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 07, 2017
Added:
Jan 02, 2013
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by Rogorama:
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Rated by Rogorama from Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

Jun 07, 2013
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

4.45/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass. Going for the big gulper!

Big looker out of the bottle. Excellent cascading mocha brown dark head, making a great fistfull of big capped retention puck. Not even budging, staring you down with swiss cheese fine appreciation. Body color is dark walnut brown and red. Hints of ruby glow. Great looking stout.

I love a good FES, and the aroma is delivering. Milk chocolate and light whipped up roast and milky quality. Thicker hints of husky and rich dark grains, and a faint hint of coffee like acidity. Excellent malt bill going on here, with fantastic roast flavors and balance.

Palate hits with great pleasure. Creamy but also quite light bodied and simple for a large abv. Still the flavors abound. Rich milk chocolate and vanilla characters, filling with light roast and whoppers like candy mixing malt. Thick coffee finish and roast warmth kicking in with a bit of booze like warmth adding to the mix. Even a bit of tangy fruit on the aftertaste and finish, just nicely put together.

A great Foreign Export Stout, I wish more people made beers like this.
Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by morebeergood from Massachusetts

Dec 20, 2015
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Reviewed by benzalman from California

3.77/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Perfectly serviceable stout. Bit on the dry side, but to be expected with an export. Very roasty. Glad I had it, would have it again, but wouldnt go out of my way to seek out.
Jul 25, 2015
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Reviewed by galwayjoyce from Massachusetts

4.98/5  rDev +25.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Nose: OVERWHELMING Chocolate & Coffee, Dates.

Pitch black, amber head.

Rich, pleasant booziness at first. Dark chocolate/coffee/caramal notes, and fig/date. Very easy to drink.

Mouthfeel was a bit surprising. Much more carbonation than one would imagine, but not unpleasant or unwelcome.

REALLY good stout--curious how a nitro version would compare.
Mar 08, 2015
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Reviewed by Beric from Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Serving: On tap into a snifter
Served: 18 Feb 2015

Appearance: Deep black with very little light escaping. The brewer calls it cosmos but it may as well be a black hole. Soft wisps of dark tan bubbles float around on top and congregate around the edges. Looks great.

Smell: Sweeter than what I was anticipating. Noticeable notes of vanilla lead me to believe this was barrel aged, but it's not (though it'd be an excellent candidate for doing so).

Taste: Great complexity- nice notes of roasted coffee, gooey caramel, and dark chocolate. Sweet for a stout. Some nice smoothing effects from the oatmeal used.

Mouthfeel: Huge body and medium-low carbonation makes this one a sipper.

Overall: Incredible depth of flavor and another astoundingly good product from this brewery. Would highly recommend.
Feb 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by BRYeleJR from Massachusetts

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.01 by MLaVioletteJr from Massachusetts

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Shaymus from Massachusetts

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by skinny_mcginley from Massachusetts

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Bilco from Pennsylvania

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.88 by boondogglefob from Montana

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by halfshell from Massachusetts

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WoostaBia from Massachusetts

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by doctorjack from Massachusetts

Jun 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JoeMans from New York

Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Cath from New York

Jun 02, 2014
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

3.81/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
ACBF sample

A-Pours very dark, nearly black. Head is a full, brown mass of foam.

S-Dark coffee and a bit of burnt malt. Dark chocolate or even cocoa powder. Burnt caramel.

T-Burnt coffee, some dark cooked fruit, roast and char. Bitter dark chocolate. Some root beer flavor.

M-Medium bodied. Well carbonated. Alcohol hidden effectively.

O-A roasty, bitter stout with plenty of flavor. Another good beer from Enlightenment.
Jun 01, 2014
Cosmos from Enlightenment Ales
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 59 ratings