Ambassador - Barrel-Aged With Coffee
Interboro Spirits and Ales
- From:
- Interboro Spirits and Ales
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.48 | pDev: 4.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 25, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
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Ratings by AgentMunky:
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
4.44/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured from an outrageously expensive 8 ounce can into a Teku glass. "Bourbon and Rye Barrels w/ Coffee"
4.25/4/4.75/4.75/4.25
A: Nice head, opaque, chocolate-brown body.
S: Intense! Roasted malt, booze, and coffee. Sorghum molasses.
T/M: Delightful! Dense, chewy, very substantial. Dripping with sugars, yes, but also a wonderful dark chocolatiness that overwhelms even the pungent coffee. Melted, boozy chocolate, with a hint of bitter bite from both the ABV and (presumably) the hop bill.
O: Complex enough you could never call it one-dimensional, but it is rather ... loud? Obvious? Palette-wrecking? A hefty beer and thank god for the tiny can.
Notes
Malt: Golden Promise, Brown, Roast
Hops: Columbus, Chinook
Yeast: American Ale
IBU: 75
ABV: 11%
ARM: 61
OG: 24.6
Apr 01, 20184.25/4/4.75/4.75/4.25
A: Nice head, opaque, chocolate-brown body.
S: Intense! Roasted malt, booze, and coffee. Sorghum molasses.
T/M: Delightful! Dense, chewy, very substantial. Dripping with sugars, yes, but also a wonderful dark chocolatiness that overwhelms even the pungent coffee. Melted, boozy chocolate, with a hint of bitter bite from both the ABV and (presumably) the hop bill.
O: Complex enough you could never call it one-dimensional, but it is rather ... loud? Obvious? Palette-wrecking? A hefty beer and thank god for the tiny can.
Notes
Malt: Golden Promise, Brown, Roast
Hops: Columbus, Chinook
Yeast: American Ale
IBU: 75
ABV: 11%
ARM: 61
OG: 24.6
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania
4.39/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L - 1-finger hazelnut head recedes rapidly to nothing. Pitch black body.
S - rye for days. Chocolate, a little coffee, vanilla, caramel.
T - rye-forward with lots of interesting oak interjections into the flavor. Chocolate and vanilla are prominent, but only getting a hint of coffee. Low bitterness. Moderate-low sweetness. Moderate-low booziness.
F - medium-full body with minimal carb.
O - really damn tasty.
Sep 14, 2018S - rye for days. Chocolate, a little coffee, vanilla, caramel.
T - rye-forward with lots of interesting oak interjections into the flavor. Chocolate and vanilla are prominent, but only getting a hint of coffee. Low bitterness. Moderate-low sweetness. Moderate-low booziness.
F - medium-full body with minimal carb.
O - really damn tasty.
Reviewed by dafla67 from Pennsylvania
4.71/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
The color was deep & dark. The aroma was delicious -- coffee and bourbon. Tasted just likes the aroma and lingered on your tongue. Still a tiny bit thin on the feel. I wish I had more of this RIS.
Jun 01, 2018Reviewed by curtis6290 from New York
4.66/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.66/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed out of a can on release date.
Look: Jet black liquid with a very foamy head.
Smell: Coffee! then some brown sugar, oats, whiskey.
Taste: Creamy coffee and whiskey, secondary is the maple, chocolate, vanilla, oak. Slight stone fruit in the finish. A bit acidic and fruity.
Feel: Small bite ufront due to the 11% abv, but extremely smooth and enjoyable. creamy coffee feel, like a nitro cold brew.
Overall: This is a serious brew. Relatable to a CBS or Finback Hawk and Whale. Get this while you can. I enjoyed this with a spicy octopus, and it seemed to match perfectly.
Dec 29, 2017Look: Jet black liquid with a very foamy head.
Smell: Coffee! then some brown sugar, oats, whiskey.
Taste: Creamy coffee and whiskey, secondary is the maple, chocolate, vanilla, oak. Slight stone fruit in the finish. A bit acidic and fruity.
Feel: Small bite ufront due to the 11% abv, but extremely smooth and enjoyable. creamy coffee feel, like a nitro cold brew.
Overall: This is a serious brew. Relatable to a CBS or Finback Hawk and Whale. Get this while you can. I enjoyed this with a spicy octopus, and it seemed to match perfectly.
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