King Cold Brew
HOMES Brewery
- From:
- HOMES Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Cream Ale
Ranked #19 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,355 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 9.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 17, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Imperial Cream Ale cold brewed with Ethiopian Sakicha natural coffee roasted by Dozer. Notes of milk chocolate, strawberry & rose hips.
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.82/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the brewery's taproom in Ann Arbor.
This has a hazy amber colored body with a short, ephemeral head.
The vanilla tinged coffee aroma is like, but of less appeal than, the flavor. Medium body with (too) light carbonation.
Aug 14, 2022This has a hazy amber colored body with a short, ephemeral head.
The vanilla tinged coffee aroma is like, but of less appeal than, the flavor. Medium body with (too) light carbonation.
Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana
3.78/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Oddly flavored ale with strong coffee presence.
Aug 05, 2022
Reviewed by BigIronH from Michigan
3.69/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a red tinted amber. Barely a finger of head that dissipates after the first drink. Smells like roasted coffee with caramel notes. Brewed with HOMES Dozer coffee. Taste is definitely strong dark roast coffee and some chocolate/toffee notes. Honestly it’s a bit too sweet for me. It’s got a rich creamy mouthfeel and is definitely a decadent dessert style beer.
Jun 20, 2021Reviewed by Wolvmar from Michigan
3.95/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nov 2020 Review
22oz(?) bottle from HOMES curbside. Poured into a tulip glass.
Pour: thin copper color with 2 finger white foam head. Clouds and a thin ring, some lacing. 3.5
Smell: coffee, sweet vanilla, hint of bitter chocolate. 4.0
Taste: follows the nose, some caramel as well, nicely balanced, nothing overpowering. Enjoyable and easy drinking. 4.0
Feel: super smooth, slightly thin feeling but good. Moderate to low carbonation. Goes down easy. 3.75
Overall: really good, really balanced, really smooth. So much so, in a way, nothing stands out, in a very good way. Would definitely buy again and milk type stouts aren’t usually my favorites. 4.0
Nov 27, 202022oz(?) bottle from HOMES curbside. Poured into a tulip glass.
Pour: thin copper color with 2 finger white foam head. Clouds and a thin ring, some lacing. 3.5
Smell: coffee, sweet vanilla, hint of bitter chocolate. 4.0
Taste: follows the nose, some caramel as well, nicely balanced, nothing overpowering. Enjoyable and easy drinking. 4.0
Feel: super smooth, slightly thin feeling but good. Moderate to low carbonation. Goes down easy. 3.75
Overall: really good, really balanced, really smooth. So much so, in a way, nothing stands out, in a very good way. Would definitely buy again and milk type stouts aren’t usually my favorites. 4.0
Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York
4.45/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Served in a 10 oz (296 ml) Teku glass at the HOMES Brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A: Pours an hazy amber to copper color with garnet highlights, a less than one finger, off-white head, little more than a rim of retention, and spotty lacing.
S: Aromas of sweetened coffee and perhaps honeysuckle and cookie.
T: Semisweet. Flavor of coffee with coffee appropriate bitterness.
M: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: A coffee and cream ale? Really not visually on style, but really delicious.
Aug 26, 2019A: Pours an hazy amber to copper color with garnet highlights, a less than one finger, off-white head, little more than a rim of retention, and spotty lacing.
S: Aromas of sweetened coffee and perhaps honeysuckle and cookie.
T: Semisweet. Flavor of coffee with coffee appropriate bitterness.
M: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: A coffee and cream ale? Really not visually on style, but really delicious.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.13/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Semi-clear amber, lighter at the edges, with an off-white bubbly collar.
This features nicely roasty, earthy coffee with chocolate characteristics as the cream ale elements add vanilla and corn flakes.
The medium body has a soft froth and finishes semi-wet.
Jun 04, 2019This features nicely roasty, earthy coffee with chocolate characteristics as the cream ale elements add vanilla and corn flakes.
The medium body has a soft froth and finishes semi-wet.
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