Coco Dojo
Prince Eddy's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Prince Eddy's Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 7.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 13, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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A decadent imperial stout shake. Jam-packed with banana, coconut, locally roasted Vortex Coffee, and vanilla. It's a rich and cozy concoction that can easily be summed up as Liquid Dessert.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Nov 11 2021 and served barely chilled.
Pours jet black, initially crowned with nearly three fingers of billowing, foamy, khaki-coloured head that snaps & crackles as it fizzles off; a few minutes later, the surface is almost completely bare, save for a paper thin collar and a few wisps on the surface. There's also a sparse speckling of spotty lace, and it leaves behind a sort of scummy film on the glass. Ripe banana on the nose, along with cocoa and coffee; the vanilla and coconut are also present, but a fair bit more subtle. Mild rummy alcohol presence, too, with kind of a 'chocolate chip banana bread' vibe.
Once again, it's those ripe, sweet, mushy banana flavours that come through right off the bat, followed closely by milk chocolate and coffee roastiness. Notes of treacle and brown sugar, too, with hints of chocolate syrup and coconut developing towards the finish; these mingle with hints of vanilla extract, leading into a boozy-sweet aftertaste with more chocolate syrup, vanilla, banana and herbal hints of licorice. Medium-full in body, with very low carbonation that limply rolls across the tongue, resulting in a slick, smooth, rather tongue-coating mouthfeel - not especially pleasant, but tolerable for this stripe of sweet dessert beer. Fine to sip slowly, but its drinkability is limited.
Final Grade: 3.72, a serviceable B grade. Practically all of Coco Dojo's personality comes from its four bonus ingredients, as the base imperial stout is straightforward, not contributing a whole lot beyond the roasted malts and booziness. I do like the banana, and the sparingly-used vanilla is also an appreciated accent - however, I feel that the coffee flavour could stand to be amped up. The coconut is also muted, but I'm not sure more coconut would improve things much. Overall, it's a mixed bag with both ups and downs - interesting enough to be worth a try, and recommended for banana beer fans. I'll return to it again at some point.
Apr 05, 2022Pours jet black, initially crowned with nearly three fingers of billowing, foamy, khaki-coloured head that snaps & crackles as it fizzles off; a few minutes later, the surface is almost completely bare, save for a paper thin collar and a few wisps on the surface. There's also a sparse speckling of spotty lace, and it leaves behind a sort of scummy film on the glass. Ripe banana on the nose, along with cocoa and coffee; the vanilla and coconut are also present, but a fair bit more subtle. Mild rummy alcohol presence, too, with kind of a 'chocolate chip banana bread' vibe.
Once again, it's those ripe, sweet, mushy banana flavours that come through right off the bat, followed closely by milk chocolate and coffee roastiness. Notes of treacle and brown sugar, too, with hints of chocolate syrup and coconut developing towards the finish; these mingle with hints of vanilla extract, leading into a boozy-sweet aftertaste with more chocolate syrup, vanilla, banana and herbal hints of licorice. Medium-full in body, with very low carbonation that limply rolls across the tongue, resulting in a slick, smooth, rather tongue-coating mouthfeel - not especially pleasant, but tolerable for this stripe of sweet dessert beer. Fine to sip slowly, but its drinkability is limited.
Final Grade: 3.72, a serviceable B grade. Practically all of Coco Dojo's personality comes from its four bonus ingredients, as the base imperial stout is straightforward, not contributing a whole lot beyond the roasted malts and booziness. I do like the banana, and the sparingly-used vanilla is also an appreciated accent - however, I feel that the coffee flavour could stand to be amped up. The coconut is also muted, but I'm not sure more coconut would improve things much. Overall, it's a mixed bag with both ups and downs - interesting enough to be worth a try, and recommended for banana beer fans. I'll return to it again at some point.
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