Spacetime Continuum - Ultimate Coconut
Tree House Brewing Company

 

 

 

Drank from a 12 oz. sparkly midnight blue wax dipped bottle purchased at Tree House Brewing Company, Tewksbury, MA
Served in a tulip

The beer poured a shimmery, oily and dense, complete pitch black. A frothy, near finger-tall, burnt sienna colored crown topped the liquid, but it quickly disappeared. There was no lacing whatsoever. As the beer receded, thin legs trickled all down the glass. Oily droplets could be seen floating atop the body initially, but they melded into the liquid rather quickly.

The aroma was a total coconut bomb. Toasted coconut specifically. Semisweet chocolate also came through strong. Big, boozy, bourbon notes were also apparent. Loads of brown sugar sweetness too.

The flavor profile followed the nose to a T. Coconut came through strongest. Semisweet chocolate was also quite noticeable. Loads of rich caramel malts and brown sugar in the center. Big, boozy bourbon notes appeared on the back end and crescendoed in the finish. The alcohol was quite punchy initially, but it mellowed as the beer sat.

Excellent rich, dense, oily mouthfeel. Full bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine, mellow effervescence that turned creamy, slick and smooth on the palate.

Spacetime Continuum - Ultimate Coconut is an excellent coconut-forward pastry stout and a perfect celebratory beer to ring in the new year. While I am not certain that this is notably better than most of the other offerings in Tree House’s barrel-aged series, I am glad I got to try it.

Outstanding! Coconut bomb! Well executed.

 

 

 

 

 

Look - black thick slight initial head and rimming and very sticky
Smell - coconut chocolate coffee vanilla barrel
Taste - same as the smell, sweet but not overly sweet
Feel - thick creamy slight carb, perfect
Overall - really fantastic

Sweet milk chocolate, raw coconut flesh, and a balanced, bourbon barrel nose on this one! Taste follows with some milk chocolate covered coconut upfront...and then some vanilla and a well-integrated, bourbon barrel boozy finish. Yum! As it warms and opens up, a slight cacao and coffee roasty bitterness peeks out, but this stays contained as it balances out the chocolate and coconut sweetness upfront. This is fantastic!

 

 

Wow, this one is a treat. It reminds me of a Anchorage Stout. The huge coconut profile combined with the huge malt profile comes together to make a chocolate coconut ice cream quality. The partial barrel age blend does a good job to make it even more complex. Getting a slight almond note on the nose. Perhaps the malt? The roast is still pretty prevalant considering the sweetness. The mouthfeel is massive. Thick and fullbodied. Like melted ice cream. Delicious brew by Tree House. This is absolutely a dessert brew. Share with a friend.

Basically a cross between a liquid coconut macaroon and a liquid tub of vanilla frosting. Really close to being overly cloying, but the velvetiness of the mouthfeel and the depth of the bourbon barrel character keep it from going too far over. Definitely a sipper, best shared with at least one other person.

84/100

 

Very small head, but an attractive beer overall.

Nose is rich and inviting, featuring bourbon, oak, chocolate, coffee, molasses, caramel, toffee, cream. The alcohol stands out quite a bit, but not unpleasantly.

Flavor is just as rich and decadent as the nose promised, but not overly sweet. Tasting notes include coconut, bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, toffee, oak, brown sugar, sherry, cherry. Lingering caramel and vanilla notes on the finish, along with a very mild and comforting alcohol heat in the back of the throat.

Thick and chewy. You can tell it's a big, boozy beer, but it's incredibly mild and approachable. Very easy to sip, sit, chew, and savor. Not so sweet that it demands to be seen as a dessert beer; more on the rich and decadent side of things.