Sticky Beans
Ever Grain Brewing Co.

 

 

 

2024-01-21
16oz can served in a tulip. Don't see a date on the can. Got it from @Braunmeister_1943.

Pours black, thick, with about a half centimeter even, dense, dark khaki cap. Smell is rich coffee, slightly chocolatey sweetness.

Taste is right in the same vein -- sweetened dark roast coffee, creamy and rich.

Mouthfeel is thick, bordering on syrupy. Overall, nice, as long as you're looking for a big sweet stout.

Sticky Beans – from Ever Grain Brewing. 16 fl oz can purchased at Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA on 08/12/23 for $ 5.00 (Including tax), $ 0.3125/fl oz. Reviewed 26/12/23 (Review 3203). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated can. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 57.0 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 61.4 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Amber Brown (SRM 18), translucent.
Body – Brown (SRM 20), Opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, same with light penetration at the edge, ruby.
Head: Average (Maximum 1.5 cm, aggressive center pour), tan, high density with a rocky top, average retention, dropping to a 0.15 - 0.3 cm crown, and a thin, Partial cap.
Lacing – Fair. Narrow reticulum remains above the head as the level drops.
Aroma – 4 – Coffee. No malt, no yeast, no hops, no alcohol (10 % ABV as marked on the label).
Flavor – 4 – Initially, coffee and slightly bitter followed by an incongruous burst of sweetness. No yeast, no hops, no alcohol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Mild gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; just short of creamy; soft but lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated personal container) Very coffee-forward on both nose and palate with well-hidden alcohol.