Darkest Before Dawn
Buttonwoods Brewery

- From:
- Buttonwoods Brewery
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 11, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 11, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Conditioned on Misty Valley coffee from @newharvestcoffee, orange peel, and dried cascara (the cherry coffee beans grow inside), this 10.5% sipper is beautifully complex. You’ll get strong notes of coffee and chocolate alongside subtler notes of citrus, cherry, tobacco, and leather.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours the color and clarity of cola with a frothy, tan-colored head that quickly dissipates towards the shoulders into a bubble band. Nose reveals a big hit of coffee - think roasty and earthy with a hint of dark chocolate in the background. Taste follows nose - very earthy. Mouthfeel is medium-light (a little thin for the style) with an easy, even carbonation and a light acidity at the back. Overall, amazing nose but flavor profile is a bit subdued.
Jan 11, 2026
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