Bite Size - Coffee Peanut Butter Cup
Modist Brewing Co.

A few years back, Modist released the first beer in this series, a "pastry stout" with chocolate and vanilla. I reviewed it favorably here and tapped a keg at Acadia. They've continued the series with variations on the theme. The last one before this was with coconut and almond, and I got to try some, enjoying that sample as well, but never picking up cans to take home and review. Snoozed and losed. So, I made up for that miss by getting a four-pack of this one, just under the assumption that I would like it. Let's see.

Dark brown color, mostly opaque, and a head that starts strong and soon dissipates, leaves behind a dirty ring. Tiny dots of ...something...float on the circus. It resembles a muddy glass of Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix, but dirtier, uglier. Very disappointing.

In the nose: Coffee hits first, following by peanut butter and chocolate. Dark, chocolate malts hold down the fort.

In the mouth: Peanut butter cup flavors are foremost now, coffee takes a back seat. I don't think they make for a harmonious blend of flavors, and I wonder who thought they would be a good combination. It's not the sort of idea that would logically enter into the average brain. I personally don't think they belong together. But, it's not bad. It's not great, either.

As we continue to drink it down, the various oddments cling to the side of the glass, leaving a dirty, ugly, grimy trail. It's not a bad beer, it has it's moments, and is tasty to a point, but is hardly delicious, and not even slightly yum a dum dum.

Pours a mahogany color with a thin tan head. Smell is as advertised coffee,chocolate peanut butter cup very nice. Taste follows nose a bit thinner thou more chocolate than coffee and peanut butter which are both on the bitter side is thin in the finish. Mouth feel is good with medium carbonation best thing about this was the nose the coffee is bitter and the peanut butter not creamy or smooth. Overall tasty but not what I was looking for much better PB options from Brewing Projeckt and Drekker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16oz can. Stamped canning date is '11/30/20'.
Cola dark brown colored body. Brief one finger dark tan head fizzles away within a few seconds, leaving an oily sheen.
Aroma is full of coffee and chocolate, and the peanut butter cups waft up in total splendor. Really quite an experience to smell a beer that has totally the odor of a peanut butter cup.
The taste is more convoluted and murky. Not as sweet as expected. Expressions of wheat malt, cocoa, coffee, and a definite edge of peanut butter. Aftertaste fades away rather quickly.
Rather a thin mouth feel - is this from the wheat? Good carbonation.
A concentrated effort results in a positive drinking experience. Was expecting more dramatics but this brew deals with subdued outcomes. Overall well done but really not what was expected. More dry than sweet.