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Mikerphone Brewing
- From:
- Mikerphone Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 6.17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 07, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Imperial stout with pistachio, cocoa nibs and Tugboat Coffee coffee.
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Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750 ml bottle into a tulip snifter. Had 8/30/18.
Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a half inch foamy head and soapy lacing. Aromas of roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, chocolate, some vanilla, light marshmallow and toffee. Has a nutty aroma. Uh- oh, tasting a little off- flavor sourness. Flavors of coffee, malt, cocoa, chocolate, some vanilla, a little pistachio. Started out smooth, creamy, and well carbonated with a good full body, but really deteriorated while working through the bottle.
I took the notes for this review prior to the brewery saying there was something wrong. It’s a shame, because this seems like it woud be really good when normal. Still had a very good aroma and look.
Mar 14, 2019Pours a dark brown, opaque, with a half inch foamy head and soapy lacing. Aromas of roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, chocolate, some vanilla, light marshmallow and toffee. Has a nutty aroma. Uh- oh, tasting a little off- flavor sourness. Flavors of coffee, malt, cocoa, chocolate, some vanilla, a little pistachio. Started out smooth, creamy, and well carbonated with a good full body, but really deteriorated while working through the bottle.
I took the notes for this review prior to the brewery saying there was something wrong. It’s a shame, because this seems like it woud be really good when normal. Still had a very good aroma and look.
Reviewed by krome from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The bottle had gotten a bit off, but was still good. If it had been done deliberately, I'd have had no complaint.
It is nice that Mikerphone is acknowledging that it wasn't "right" and doing a stand up job of making it as "right" as possible for its customers.
Oct 04, 2018It is nice that Mikerphone is acknowledging that it wasn't "right" and doing a stand up job of making it as "right" as possible for its customers.
Reviewed by miniditka77 from Illinois
4.23/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Twice, first on tap at Mikerphone, second a month or two later in a bottle. I'm rating the one I had at Mikerphone.
L: Dark black with a tan head with a slight greenish hue
S: Amazing - a huge hit of pistachio and coffee in the face
T: Roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, and lots of coffee, a little nuttiness - great. The bottle I had later was sour at the end though.
F: Goes down really easy with a smooth finish
O: The beer I had on tap at Mikerphone was a great stout that I'd drink over and over again. The bottle I had later was sour. It was properly stored, so I don't know why it would be sour. Possibly infected? I don't know, but I had to dump it.
Aug 25, 2018L: Dark black with a tan head with a slight greenish hue
S: Amazing - a huge hit of pistachio and coffee in the face
T: Roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, and lots of coffee, a little nuttiness - great. The bottle I had later was sour at the end though.
F: Goes down really easy with a smooth finish
O: The beer I had on tap at Mikerphone was a great stout that I'd drink over and over again. The bottle I had later was sour. It was properly stored, so I don't know why it would be sour. Possibly infected? I don't know, but I had to dump it.
Reviewed by Badger2121 from Illinois
4.38/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Jet black pour with little head. Smell is chocolate and coffee. Taste is sweet upfron and back. Get the pistachio on the back end. Very smooth. I like this.
Aug 11, 2018
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
4.4/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the brewery - Elk Grove Village, IL. Pitch black pour with a foamy tan head. Bold coffee and pistachio aromas with cocoa and roast; very sweet smelling. Sweet flavors as well: dark chocolate, creamed coffee, nutty pistachio, roasted barley, brown sugar, molasses, caramel, and modest earthy hops. Full and thick, creamy body, smooth carbonation, sweet through the finish. Really good; worth the try.
Jul 20, 2018
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4.19/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Tasted in a tumbler from draft at the Mikerphone Brewing tap room on July 8, 2018. Brewed with pistachio, cocoa nibs and Tugboat Sumatra coffee. A nice blend of aromas and flavors.
Jul 09, 2018
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