Condensed Matter
Bottle Logic Brewing

Pitch black body with two fingers of brown foam, traditionally pretty. Honestly it fits, because they nailed this one, exactly as envisioned. Nose features the unique coffee aromas with dark chocolate, vanilla and the vibrant chicory supporting. Taste has the coffee and chocolate become their own chrysalis that the vanilla, roasted malt, chicory and I swear a hint of honey surround and support. Not overly thick or heavy in the body and allows the coffee texture to star, sneaky earthy without being robust. Nice work here

 

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a very thick black. The nose is pretty crazy. The coffee dominates everything, but the coffee note is fantastic. Over time, some notes of chocolate, oak, bourbon, vanilla, and chicory come through.

The taste is actually a bit compared to the nose. I was expecting a lot of coffee, but it's actually quite sweet. The coffee is there, but it's muted. Sweet milk, chocolate, malts, and a hint of bourbon.

Drank from a 500ml/1 pt. 0.9 fl.oz bottle purchased on Tavour
Release 2023
Batch *001*
Served in a tulip

The beer poured a fuller bodied, dark brown hue that bordered on black. Slightly thinner in body and lighter in color than I anticipated. A small, bubbly, saddle brown head topped the liquid, but it quickly transformed into a medium sized, lasting collar. There was no lacing whatsoever. In the glass, the beer looked surprisingly oily and viscous.

The aroma was interesting. Really rich, malty and robust. Quite sweet overall. Caramel malts came through strongest. Good dose of roasted malt character as well. Boozy bourbon notes were also apparent. There was an interesting spice note that was reminiscent of green pepper or ancho chile. Coffee was present but more subtle than I anticipated. A pleasant mocha-like note appeared as the beer warmed. Some vanilla was noticeable too.

The flavor profile was impressive and quite different from the aroma. Super malty and robust. Sweet but not excessively so. Big caramel malt presence up front. Bit of roasted malt character too. Coffee notes were apparent but slightly less so than I expected. Nice boozy bourbon character. There was an intense fruity sweetness in the center that was tough to peg but somehow reminded me of ripe berries and/or cherries. Rich chocolate fudge notes were also prominent. More lingering bourbon and caramel-like sweetness on the back end and in the finish.

The mouthfeel was rich and oily. Fuller bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine and subtle effervescence that turned slick and smooth on the palate. All in all, impressive for the style.

Condensed Matter is a rich, sweet, complex and surprisingly well balanced imperial pastry stout. I could imagine this working nicely as either a breakfast or a dessert beer.

A 500ML bottle with a 2023 tag on the label. I do like Bottle Logic’s consistent theme on their labels. Classy & understated.

Black. Interesting nose. Lactose is prominent, as is coffee, with a sharp, bitter edge. Could be the chicory?

Condensed Matter is like some mutated coffee- adjacent drink. It’s big & thick, with a coating of chocolate around the edges & a heart of sweet condensed milk with pockets of biting coffee & gentle malt. Alcohol isn’t hidden so much as non-existent & the bourbon is more transcendent than present. It does lend itself to big gulps.

An easy-drinking morning beer. And a very good one. The addition of some fiery spirits would kick this up a level, easy.

 

Pours deep brown. Aroma coffee, chocolate and roastiness. Taste follows nose - an abundance of chocolate & coffee with sweetness. Medium mouthfeel. Wonderful stout.

Taking this in as part of a BL mixed haul... pours opaque raven and arrives flat in the snifter... nose definitely detects the coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malts, maybe even a bit of barrel... taste confirms the scent, but once again with this brewer, it's a bit too overblown on the sweetness to please my own palate.

I like this one. Nose is sweet and strong with notes of coffee and barrel (I’d imagine the chicory is assertive too, but I don’t know what that smells like, to be honest). The coffee and roasted dark malt and lactose are strong on the taste as well. Medium to big bodied, full mouth watering feel, boozy buzz under current. Great beer for breakfast or dessert. These cats know how to barrel age a beer!

poured from a 500mL bottle into a TG DBA tumbler. pours dark brown with a thick dark khaki foam head. big barrel on the nose and taste. light coffee and even lighter cinnamon too. it’s definitely more of a sweeter coffee drink flavor profile but it’s good. never gets too sweet and lots of barrel to cut it and add to the complexity. medium-full mouthfeel. pretty soft and fluffy. interesting barrel-aged stout here. pretty easy drinking and on the lighter, sweeter side of things.