Brewed Awakening
The Cromarty Brewing Company
- From:
- The Cromarty Brewing Company
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Stout
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by Robertturnbull3 from Scotland
3.91/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Coffee coffee and more coffee. Good beer for the morning. Smells like a fresh brew and the taste doesn't disappoint. chocolate and creamy makes it quite light and at 4.7% it's a great early afternoon refreshment. Poured from a 500ml bottle into a tulip glass.
Apr 16, 2016
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.34/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-draught at the Bow Bar, Edinburgh:
A: Creamy mocha head of khaki colour. Soft as hell. 2 minute retention. Leaves a perfect coating of lacing as it recedes.
Body is an opaque brown-black. No yeast is visible.
Sm: Fresh cold brew coffee replete with palpable bitterness. Creamy chocolate. Dark malts. The one-two punch of coffee and chocolate is glorious....spot on for the style.
Aromatic intensity is above average.
T: Whoppers-y malted milk ball character, cream, coldbrew coffee, chocolate malt, a bit of hazelnut..it's dead on for the style, balanced, and straightforward. I quite like it. Not too sweet. No off notes, unwelcome yeast, or overt hops.
Mf: Aptly creamy....if I didnt know better I'd think it was on nitro. Smooth, wet, supple, soft. Slight overcarbonation. This texture accentuates the milk ball notes and emphasizes the cream, elevating the beer as a whole.
O: A great no-nonsense coffee stout with a nice marriage of texture & taste and a balanced flavour profile but wanting in terms of complexity. Will satisfy any fan of the style, though a bit more roasted barley as well as more of a dry mouthfeel would improve it greatly. Well worth trying at 4 quid a pint.
B-
Sep 14, 2015A: Creamy mocha head of khaki colour. Soft as hell. 2 minute retention. Leaves a perfect coating of lacing as it recedes.
Body is an opaque brown-black. No yeast is visible.
Sm: Fresh cold brew coffee replete with palpable bitterness. Creamy chocolate. Dark malts. The one-two punch of coffee and chocolate is glorious....spot on for the style.
Aromatic intensity is above average.
T: Whoppers-y malted milk ball character, cream, coldbrew coffee, chocolate malt, a bit of hazelnut..it's dead on for the style, balanced, and straightforward. I quite like it. Not too sweet. No off notes, unwelcome yeast, or overt hops.
Mf: Aptly creamy....if I didnt know better I'd think it was on nitro. Smooth, wet, supple, soft. Slight overcarbonation. This texture accentuates the milk ball notes and emphasizes the cream, elevating the beer as a whole.
O: A great no-nonsense coffee stout with a nice marriage of texture & taste and a balanced flavour profile but wanting in terms of complexity. Will satisfy any fan of the style, though a bit more roasted barley as well as more of a dry mouthfeel would improve it greatly. Well worth trying at 4 quid a pint.
B-
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.71/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From a bottle in Edinburgh.
Dark brown, opaque body with a very good head.
Rather strong coffee flavor and moderately strong coffee aroma.
Medium body with good smoothness and carbonation.
Apr 27, 2015Dark brown, opaque body with a very good head.
Rather strong coffee flavor and moderately strong coffee aroma.
Medium body with good smoothness and carbonation.
Reviewed by tsaraki from Scotland
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 500ml bottle.
Dark brown, light head which disappeared quickly.
My sense of smell is buggared but there is a faint coffee smell.
Nowhere near as bitter as some of the other coffee beers I've had. Nice and smooth with a distinct coffee flavour. A bit lighter and less chewy than other stouts.
Would definitely drink this again.
Serving type: bottle
Jan 17, 2014Dark brown, light head which disappeared quickly.
My sense of smell is buggared but there is a faint coffee smell.
Nowhere near as bitter as some of the other coffee beers I've had. Nice and smooth with a distinct coffee flavour. A bit lighter and less chewy than other stouts.
Would definitely drink this again.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed by CwrwAmByth from England
4.26/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a straight pint glass.
Pours a dark brown/black colour, with a tan head.
Smells strongly of coffee.
Tastes very much of dark yet slightly sweet malts, accompanied by coffee, lots of coffee. Not a lot of bitterness as you might expect from a coffee beer though.
Overall a very nice beer, chuggable and tasty perfectly balanced.
Jan 11, 2013Pours a dark brown/black colour, with a tan head.
Smells strongly of coffee.
Tastes very much of dark yet slightly sweet malts, accompanied by coffee, lots of coffee. Not a lot of bitterness as you might expect from a coffee beer though.
Overall a very nice beer, chuggable and tasty perfectly balanced.
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Gravity halfpint at the Euston Tap.
A: Black body with brown highlights underneath a tan head. Ok retention, spotty lace. Not bad.
S: Pure, light, fresh coffee. Nothing else, but that's all right with me.
T: Smooth coffee, light caramel, cleanly bitter finish, coffee aftertaste. Simple and effective.
M: Creamy, light carbonation in a medium body. Very pleasant.
O: This was a really nice little coffee stout; unlike others I've had at this general strength, it had enough body to stand up to the intense flavors. I'd gladly drink it again.
Cheers!
Apr 03, 2012A: Black body with brown highlights underneath a tan head. Ok retention, spotty lace. Not bad.
S: Pure, light, fresh coffee. Nothing else, but that's all right with me.
T: Smooth coffee, light caramel, cleanly bitter finish, coffee aftertaste. Simple and effective.
M: Creamy, light carbonation in a medium body. Very pleasant.
O: This was a really nice little coffee stout; unlike others I've had at this general strength, it had enough body to stand up to the intense flavors. I'd gladly drink it again.
Cheers!
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