Full Grown Scallywag
Tupps Brewery

 

 

Pours an effervescent mahogany with 3 billowy fingers ( aggressive pour ) of caramel colored head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: Coconut in spades, some roastyness, vanilla late

T: Plenty of coconut, some vanilla & a little mocha up front. Coconut & a touch of warming booze once warm, plus a little mocha & dryness, plus a little cola. Finishes a little dry with toasty coconut, plus a little Rum & Cola

MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation, warming, feeling & tasting some coconut particles

I liked this one, need to see a Rum BA version from these guys

 

 

 

12oz canned 3-2-21, opened 5-23-21.
2 finger dense tan head. Very good retention.
Black stout. A few spots of lace.
Plenty of coconut on dark malt. Smells a little like a flavored coffee. Vanilla appears as it warms a little.
Sweet chocolatey malt with coconut. Sweet.
Smooth mouthfeel, medium body, and low carbonation. Lingering heat and sweetness in the finish.
Good.

 

 

 

A bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout from Tupps Brewery, Texas, ABV 12.50%, IBU 50. It is brewed with coconut and vanilla.

Look: Black with a very thin mocca colored head

Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, bourbon

Flavor: roasted malts, chocolate, coconut, coffee, maybe vanilla, and significant bourbon but not much booziness.

Body/Overall: full bodied, yet smooth

 

Appearance: Deep black in color, with a modest, fine-beaded dark tan head, with excellent persistence. Thick, fine-beaded lacing adorns the glass wall in an unbroken sheet.

Aroma: Cold roasted coffee dominates the aroma. Surprisingly, I cannot detect the faintest hint of alcohol, even at an ABV of 12.1%. Bitter cocoa, and dark chocolate are also present, along with chocolate milk notes, fresh brownies, vanilla,, and wood. Alas, the coconut is lost on me. Again, I did not note any alcohol in the aroma.

Taste: Opens with an immense amount of cold roasted coffee, with no bitterness to be found. Soon following is a strong note of chocolate milk, and bitter cocoa. The high ABV of 12.1% is incredibly subtle, with only a hint of taste, and no warming. Fudge brownie dominates the middle of the taste, but, alas, for me there is no coconut. There is just a hint of vanilla and wood, late in the taste. Finishes with a lingering note of chocolate cheesecake sprinkled with espresso powder.

Mouthfeel: Smooth and fairly full, with perhaps a bit of sharpness.

Drinkability/notes: Just excellent, as are all of the "Full Grown Man" varieties, though the "Full Grown Jack" surpasses all. Many thanks to Maridyth, for securing this example for us.

Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce aluminum can, served in a Save the World Brewing teku.

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a can into a snifter
Appearance – The beer pours a pitch black color with a two finger head of deep brown foam. The head has a good level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave tons of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is huge of a roasted malt smell mixed with other very strong of coconut mixed with lots of vanilla. Along with these smells comes a bit of a coffee and chocolate smell as well as a touch of oakiness and some slightly warming boozy smells.
Taste – The taste begins with a sweeter dark roasted malt flavor with the sweetness being predominantly of a brown sugar and molasses taste. Right from the start one detects flavors of coconut and vanilla as well as some lighter cocoa notes. As the taste advances the coconut gets quite a bit more potent and is joined by an almost creamy like flavor. At the same time the chocolate gets slightly more robust with other darker flavors of a coffee and carob taste joining along. At the end the roastiness seems to fade, being replaced by some brown bread tastes and a bit of plum. With a little bit of booziness that greats the taste buds at the very end, one is left with a sweeter, and moderately roasty, coconut heavy taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is thick and creamy with a carbonation level that is rather low. For the sweet and moderately dark and roasty tastes the feel is nice and with the high abv. the lower carbonation and thicker feel make this brew an appropriately slow sipper.
Overall – A little on the sweeter and less roasty side for an imperial, but overall a brew with tons of flavor and lots of robustness. I think I still prefer Tupps’ normal and maple imperials over this, but overall it is good and was a nice one to try.