Moonblind - Coffee/Maple
Alma Mader Brewing

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From:
Alma Mader Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
14.9%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.35 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 21, 2023
Added:
Dec 21, 2023
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This year's Moonblind consists of various base stouts aged in Buffalo Trace and Willett barrels that have slumbered for 22-23 months. In the theme of staying big and bold we used a dark roast coffee from one of our favorite roasters, Onyx Coffee Lab. We're loving how the iconic dark chocolate notes of the coffee and beer make the room smell like an Italian cafe. Underlying the espresso-like expression, there are notes of toasted marshmallow, and of course maple. These two components have a sweetness that cuts through the intensity of both barrel and coffee in a timely fashion, giving the beer longevity on the palate.
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

4.35/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours black with two fingers of caramel colored foam. Head retention is decent. Heavy oil sits on top of the beer after the head dissipates. Aroma is thick roasty coffee and maple, with roasty, toasty, and nutty malts just beyond. As it warms, chocolate, molasses, and caramel develop, in order of strongest presence to weakest. Barrel is present, but not to the point of adding in aggressive heat. Flavor profile is back to thick roasty coffee right at the onset. Maple is just behind coffee. Mild chocolate, molasses, caramel, and toffee in the back half bump up the sweetness after the initial coffee and maple fades. Barrel and char are present throughout. It tastes quite roasty, but doesn't taste nearly as roasty as the aroma foreshadows. Mouth feel is thick with a still effervescence and very minor silt texture. Overall, deep coffee and maple at every turn add to this deep roasty stout.

Served from a bottle. Reviewed from notes.
Dec 21, 2023