Sad Panda Coffee Stout
Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
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- Style:
- Stout - American
Ranked #27 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #3,528 - Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 8.37%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- From:
- Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 3
- Gots
- 12
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Notes:
The rich, black-as-night color with the creamy, tan head tells you that the beer in your glass is a stout through and through. However, after you raise the glass to your nose, you will know that Sad Panda is something special. Aromas of vanilla and chocolate are prominent yet balanced with the malt sweetness and caramel aromas expected in stouts. Your first sip introduces the complex combination of flavors you might expect in your favorite coffee – the balanced sweetness of vanilla and dark chocolate flavors with a smooth coffee bitterness at the finish, this drinkable stout hits all of our sensory pleasure points. The sweet balanced finish invites another sip. Just one more….
Reviews: 23
| Ratings: 111
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Reviews by DenverHopHead:
DenverHopHead from Colorado
3.94/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 26, 2018
3.94/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 26, 2018
More User Reviews:
denver10 from New Mexico
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Identified as a Coffee Stout. I'd probably have included vanilla in the name, as I thought vanilla was the most prominent flavor to this one.
Pours dark brown, verging on black, with a cream colored head. Aroma is vanilla bean, white chocolate, caramel, roasty, and a touch of of coffee. Flavor is similar with the vanilla showing itself first, followed by some white chocolate, roast, and caramel, and closing out with just a touch of coffee and very mild bitterness. A creamy, medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, not a vanilla stout fan but I definitely enjoyed this one. Would drink again.
May 03, 2014
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Identified as a Coffee Stout. I'd probably have included vanilla in the name, as I thought vanilla was the most prominent flavor to this one.
Pours dark brown, verging on black, with a cream colored head. Aroma is vanilla bean, white chocolate, caramel, roasty, and a touch of of coffee. Flavor is similar with the vanilla showing itself first, followed by some white chocolate, roast, and caramel, and closing out with just a touch of coffee and very mild bitterness. A creamy, medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, not a vanilla stout fan but I definitely enjoyed this one. Would drink again.
May 03, 2014
MonkeyPilates from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 24, 2020
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 24, 2020
WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
4.07/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Oct 06, 2019
4.07/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Oct 06, 2019
Scott17Taylor from Iowa
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Beer 1,000
More of a chocolate and vanilla stout than a coffee stout. Big and sweet with rich dark malts. The coffee is present, but not over pronounced. It’s very well balanced among all the adjuncts. The mouthfeel is thicker than I expected for a under 7% stout.
Jun 08, 2019
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Beer 1,000
More of a chocolate and vanilla stout than a coffee stout. Big and sweet with rich dark malts. The coffee is present, but not over pronounced. It’s very well balanced among all the adjuncts. The mouthfeel is thicker than I expected for a under 7% stout.
Jun 08, 2019
ryanf2192 from District of Columbia
4.74/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Jun 08, 2020
4.74/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Jun 08, 2020
mintzmeet from Washington
4.19/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
Smells like a pot of molten milk chocolate. Not particularly pretty. But great flavor. A little thin on the mouthfeel. Great chocolate flavor. Chocolate milk like!
Jan 19, 2020
4.19/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
Smells like a pot of molten milk chocolate. Not particularly pretty. But great flavor. A little thin on the mouthfeel. Great chocolate flavor. Chocolate milk like!
Jan 19, 2020
KShophead from Kansas
4.34/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sep 24, 2019
4.34/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sep 24, 2019
REVZEB from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very dark brown with a tan ring and surface lacing. Smell does well to have the depth of the coffee, both bean and roast, very earthy with dark chocolate. More like espresso coffee in the taste, with chocolate, vanilla, soil, and caramel supporting. Coffee resurges for the roasted finish. Feel has really good roasted textures, gets a touch watery in the middle where the malts should cover more, but then finishes satisfyingly strong so that you can see the gap as building anticipation on the palate.
Sep 20, 2019
4.06/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very dark brown with a tan ring and surface lacing. Smell does well to have the depth of the coffee, both bean and roast, very earthy with dark chocolate. More like espresso coffee in the taste, with chocolate, vanilla, soil, and caramel supporting. Coffee resurges for the roasted finish. Feel has really good roasted textures, gets a touch watery in the middle where the malts should cover more, but then finishes satisfyingly strong so that you can see the gap as building anticipation on the palate.
Sep 20, 2019
RBorsato from Virginia
4.57/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Jun 11, 2020
4.57/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Jun 11, 2020
Stouter123 from Arizona
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 09, 2020
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 09, 2020
Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.74/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Coffee flavour is there all right, and some vanilla and token chocolate. A year old. Good stout but not great stout. Thanks for the hookup, Jason B.
Feb 10, 2019
3.74/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Coffee flavour is there all right, and some vanilla and token chocolate. A year old. Good stout but not great stout. Thanks for the hookup, Jason B.
Feb 10, 2019
Mebuzzard from Colorado
2.88/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
This beer started out with promise, but went down hill. Admittedly, I'm not a coffee stout kind of guy, so I gave it the benefit of the doubt.
Looks good. Nice and dark, thin head. Aroma was sweet coffee...and syrupy. That's what I got from the taste, too. A syrupy mess. Thin but filmy. Coffee flavor was there, but it seemed like it was misplaced or tried too hard. Couldn't get 3 sips down.
Nov 23, 2015
2.88/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
This beer started out with promise, but went down hill. Admittedly, I'm not a coffee stout kind of guy, so I gave it the benefit of the doubt.
Looks good. Nice and dark, thin head. Aroma was sweet coffee...and syrupy. That's what I got from the taste, too. A syrupy mess. Thin but filmy. Coffee flavor was there, but it seemed like it was misplaced or tried too hard. Couldn't get 3 sips down.
Nov 23, 2015
shivtim from Georgia
4.08/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 02, 2016
4.08/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 02, 2016
deereless from Colorado
4.46/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Apr 06, 2018
4.46/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Apr 06, 2018
ArrogantB from Colorado
3.84/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler from the brewery. Super dark brown, black but brown at the edges. Decent lacing. Aroma is vanilla, slight coffee. Flavor is coffee and vanilla and floats between the two. Good beer.
Jul 03, 2016
3.84/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler from the brewery. Super dark brown, black but brown at the edges. Decent lacing. Aroma is vanilla, slight coffee. Flavor is coffee and vanilla and floats between the two. Good beer.
Jul 03, 2016
DocBrass from Texas
4.6/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 03, 2015
4.6/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 03, 2015
DenverBigRed from Colorado
4.34/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 15, 2015
4.34/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nov 15, 2015
imperialking from Illinois
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 01, 2019
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 01, 2019
atlbravsrno1 from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sep 30, 2015
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sep 30, 2015
bpfrush from Wisconsin
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 19, 2018
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 19, 2018
oline73 from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
May 18, 2017
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
May 18, 2017
a77cj7 from South Dakota
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 18, 2018
4.5/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 18, 2018
Sad Panda Coffee Stout from Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
111 ratings
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