Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout
Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co.

Kentucky Coffee Barrel StoutKentucky Coffee Barrel Stout
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From:
Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co.
 
Kentucky, United States
Style:
English Stout
Ranked #41
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,007
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 10.99%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
145
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 17, 2023
Added:
Mar 01, 2012
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  31
Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout is brewed and aged with Alltech® Café Citadelle Haitian coffee and aged in world-famous Kentucky bourbon barrels. The result is a complex stout with dark-roasted malts, hints of caramel and vanilla, and a lightly roasted coffee finish.

18 IBU
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Ratings by rudiecantfail:
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Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle poured into a snulip glass.

L---Impenetrably dark brown color. An aggressive pour yielded two fingers of light brown head. Head faded quickly to a cap and left very nice lacing.

S---Well, there's coffee and bourbon on the nose. But not as prominent as expected. Roasty malts are also noticeable.

T---Coffee is stronger than on the nose, but bourbon is still lacking. Roasted malts & cocoa are also present.

F---Medium mouthfeel, ample carbonation. Just ok.

O---A bit of a letdown. I was excited about a stout aged on coffee in bourbon barrels. But this one is just ok.
Sep 08, 2020
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.87 by mothmanscott from Georgia

Aug 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.78 by EdFed from Illinois

Apr 09, 2023
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Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan

3.81/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May have left this one in the cellar too long, the bourbon mostly dropped out and the coffee was faint. The feel was pretty thin for a BA stout but not bad.
The taste ended up being a really decent stout, not necessarily BA in flavors but still quite tasty.
I guess I should try it again, and drink it fresh. Heck, they don’t even list the name the same as what is on the bottle.
Feb 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.35 by MonkeyLord from Oklahoma

Dec 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.84 by Klister from Maine

Nov 19, 2022
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Reviewed by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

3.93/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Notes as written 08/18/2022:
Light leather-brown clear body, bubbly pour with a fine white head that dissapates after a minute or so, very very aromatic of toffee and coffee, almost like entering a good fresh coffee shop full of beans intertwining togethor, very smooth and easy to drink, not overpowering in flavor but overwhelmingly delightful, slight bitter aftertast light you just ate a coffee bean covered in toffee
Sep 18, 2022
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Reviewed by Bass-n-beerman from Nebraska

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
some good complexity, roasted malts, bit of caramel, light coffee on the finish, quickly disapating head though, a bit thin, a "lite" stout in my book, but a good solid drinker
Sep 11, 2022
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Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin

4.05/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
This is a 12oz. bottle, pouring into the Bourbon Barrel snifter. Three fourths fit in the glass with a one finger tan head that quickly dissipated. This is a very dark stout, almost black.
The nose is sweet, light oak scents, vanilla, and I am getting a good whiff of the bourbon.
The flavor starts with sweet roasted malt, a touch of oak, with the dry coffee finish. There is a lot going on here it is hard to separate all the flavors. There is bourbon there but it is not over powering.
This is smooth, yet there is a touch of carbonation fizz. As the ale warms so do I, my guess it is the bourbon. I like The Bourbon Barrel Stouts like this, the oak shows up, roasted malt, a touch of coffee, a hint of vanilla, and there is enough bourbon there but it does not steal the show!
Aug 31, 2022
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Reviewed by Geater from California

3.55/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At 8% this is somewhere between a regular American stout and an imperial. It doesn't give much away on the nose, and the majority of the coffee and bourbon is on the finish. Smooth, rich and full of flavour.
Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.98 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Jul 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.29 by petrusek23 from Ohio

Jul 05, 2022
 
Rated: 3.91 by zotzot from Vermont

Jul 04, 2022
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Reviewed by timobkg from New Jersey

2.95/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Pours a very dark brown with hints of red and a thin cream head.

Aroma of straw, biscuits, vanilla, raisins, pecans, and hints of bourbon. No coffee in the aroma.

Taste is heavy bourbon, like someone poured a shot into my glass. Beyond that are bread and roasted grain notes of a mild stout, and a mild bitterness. Still no coffee that I can discern.

Mouth feel is good, nice and rich.

Overall it's okay, if disappointing. I love coffee beers, so I'm disappointed that I couldn't pick up any coffee in a beer with coffee in the name. The bourbon is heavy and unbalanced - I like bourbon, but it tastes like I added bourbon to an average stout myself rather than a beer made with bourbon. The base stout is light and nothing special on it's own.
Jun 17, 2022
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Rated by evanwoertz from California

4.51/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
really good stout but nothing stands out about it.
May 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by KT3418 from Colorado

May 04, 2022
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Reviewed by lastmango from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L - Poured black with half finger tan head quickly dissipating to a thin ring.
S - Coffee, roasted malt, faint bourbon
T - Roasted malt, coffee, vanilla and noticeable bourbon
F - Medium-light body with fizzy carbonation. Somewhat thin.
O - I was expecting something a bit thicker. Great taste but feel and smell was a bit off for me.
Feb 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Sellen from Connecticut

Dec 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by TP2MSU from Michigan

Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by Steve78 from Florida

Dec 16, 2021
Kentucky Coffee Barrel Stout from Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 145 ratings