Coconut Cream Pie Blonde Stout
Untitled Art

 

Look: golden brown

Smell: very citrus-y and very strong on alcohol, almost like nail polish remover

Taste: like a piña colada, with a creamy, cake-y background

Feel: smooth and creamy, not sticky, medium-bodied, light on carbonation

Overall: this tastes exactly as you would expect a "coconut cream pie blonde stout" to taste; definitely not an everyday drink, but it's fun and interesting

 

 

Appearance - Pour clear copper color with a nice thick off white head excellent retention. Spotty lacing.

Aroma - Nose is coconut, pineapple, vanilla, caramel, some pie crust and grains.

Taste - taste is really sweet kills the coconut cream pie flavors. Tons of coconut, caramel, pecans, pie crust, pineapple really nice.

Feel - Medium bodied soft carbonation no sign of the alcohol

Overall - Spot on what they say it is, sweet coconut cream pie.

 

 

 

 

There is something about these UAs I just gravitate too, and this one is no different...

Great looking beer - a unique dark, reddish-orange tinge that simply looks appealing to the eyes. The smell is full of coconut, pineapple, and malt - all beautifully blended. Mouthfeel, though carbonated, is crisp and full-bodied. The taste is full of coconut flavoring as well with a healthy note of booze, it sure does slow you down (thankfully) from just drinking this down like a sweet drink. Overall, a great beer, not a dessert beer at 10% ABV, but still a great brew to share and impress with.

 

At the intersection of "what could possibly be next" and "beer has no limits" is where the collaborative mindsets of Untitled Art and Crooked Stave converge when they conjure up a stout that is both imperial and blonde and then layered with the taste of coconut cream pie for extra measure.

Simply named Coconut Cream Pie Blonde Stout, any cease and diciest letters are kept at bay while the ale pours a deep golden color that's a few shades darker than blonde. Its creamy eggshell froth immediately begins to expel a brooding scent of caramel, vanilla, heavy cream, mild coffee and cocoa. Very sweet on the palate, the cream soda flavors are amplified with a marshmallowy taste and texture.

As the ale rolls along the middle palate, the mild roast of stout comes out with a coffee and cream character along with white chocolate and a hint of toasted honey. Nutty with cashew, the beer once again picks up on those intense caramel, vanilla, condensed milk and toasted coconut flavors that are somewhat of coconut cream pie but also of candy corn, circus peanuts and vanilla cream soda for a legitimate risk of a diabetic shock.

Full bodied and cloyingly sweet, the beer's persistence at keeping its sweet creaminess front and center never allows the more stout-like properties to emerge. A hint of roast, mild hop bitterness and a bold hit of white lightening for a finish that's simply difficult for the palate at both the malty sweet standpoint and the spicy dryness finishing point as well.

Presentation: 16 oz. can with the canning date printed on the bottom. Served in a goblet.

Appearance: The dense, one and a half finger head stays around for a little bit and then goes down into a thin foam layer that stays until the end. It leaves behind a lot of patchy lacing that covers the entire glass. It's a murky, amber color.

Smell: It's a very sweet and earthy scent of fresh coconut, heavy cream, refined sugar, pie crust, hay and grains.

Taste: It's sweet and creamy with a strong coconut flavor and notes of brown sugar, whipped cream, and buttery pie crust.

Mouthfeel: It's silky smooth, creamy and medium bodied with low carbonation. It's very easy to drink and not cloying at all despite the heavy sweetness which is impressive.

Overall: It definitely delivers on the coconut, cream and pie aromas and flavors. A very good beer that everyone with a sweet tooth will love that's dangerously easy to drink at a quite hefty 10% ABV.

 

 

 

 

 

Type: 16-oz. can
Glass: Clear 16-oz. Bruges beer glass
From: California Fresh Market in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Price: N/A; Lost the receipt
Purchased: April 16, 2019
Consumed: April 20, 2019
Reviewed as: American Pastry Stout
Misc.: Canned on Feb. 6, 2019 at 8:36 a.m. MT

Picked this up on a whim at California Fresh Market in San Luis Obispo while on vacation. Can’t remember the price because I lost the receipt, but also grabbed three others and a 6-pack of cans. There wasn’t really a description from what I could find on this one as it looked like Untitled Art was mainly a collaboration brewery. Either way, was looking forward to it.

Poured a dark amber murky color with three fingers of off-white frothy head. Lots of fast moving bubbles coming up the sides of the glass. Could also see pulp (coconut flakes?) moving around inside the glass. Very good spotty lacing. Excellent retention. (Sight - 4.25)

Smelled big notes of toasted coconut, vanilla cream, Malibu rum, white chocolate, vanilla frosting, butter, pie crust, graham cracker and cane sugar. Glass smell was a little bitter than the can. (Smell - 4.25)

Tasted even better than the nose. Got toasted coconut, vanilla cream, Malibu rum, white chocolate, sugary vanilla frosting, butter, pie crust, graham cracker and cane sugar. (Taste - 4.50)

Full body. Creamy-to-sticky texture. Average carbonation. Long finish. (Feel - 4.50)

This beer called for a coconut cream pie blonde stout and it delivered. Excellent. (Overall - 4.25)

4.38 | 97 | A