Niu - Toasted Coconut
Phase Three Brewing Company
- From:
- Phase Three Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 5.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 18, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 22, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Re-inspired by a recent trip to Hawaii, the recipe for Niu Toasted Coconut Porter has come full circle. Over a decade of experience combining coconut and beer as well as brewing dark beers, Phase Three brewed Niu to be a peek behind the curtain at Phase Three. Big, adjunct, dark beers are extremely labor intensive, involve a lot of planning, and unfortunately, don’t offer a lot of drinkability. Niu is 6.3% and is not meant to be a big pastry stout/porter, however, it’s not small. The base porter is light but uses full-flavored UK malted grains, including Maris Otter, crystal malts, and chocolate malts. It’s rich but refreshing. It satisfies a dark, adjunct beer craving but in a way where a pint of it is appropriate.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jack_14 from Italy
3.94/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
SEPTEMBER 2024.
16 Oz FL Can - 1 American Pint (47.31 cl).
Bought from the shelves of the beer shop for €12.50.
As soon as it is opened, toasted aromas of roasting, amply sweetened by notes of vanilla and toasted coconut.
When poured, it is black, impenetrable, topped by a large and soft foam that transmits a soft and creamy sensation.
In the mouth, a medium/full bodied beer, quite dense and oily.
The taste sensation is that of toasted notes, primarily those of coffee, which let a quick bitter note of dark chocolate seep through, immediately sweetened and nuanced by toasted notes of coconut (and vanilla - my impression), which lead the beer to a smooth finish that dries the tongue a little, leaving a sweet taste, but never invasive or excessive, of coconut milk and toasted vanilla on the taste buds. Present, but more subtle, notes of coffee and chocolate on the palate.
A beer with great balance, in which each element is present without overwhelming the others.
Nov 18, 202416 Oz FL Can - 1 American Pint (47.31 cl).
Bought from the shelves of the beer shop for €12.50.
As soon as it is opened, toasted aromas of roasting, amply sweetened by notes of vanilla and toasted coconut.
When poured, it is black, impenetrable, topped by a large and soft foam that transmits a soft and creamy sensation.
In the mouth, a medium/full bodied beer, quite dense and oily.
The taste sensation is that of toasted notes, primarily those of coffee, which let a quick bitter note of dark chocolate seep through, immediately sweetened and nuanced by toasted notes of coconut (and vanilla - my impression), which lead the beer to a smooth finish that dries the tongue a little, leaving a sweet taste, but never invasive or excessive, of coconut milk and toasted vanilla on the taste buds. Present, but more subtle, notes of coffee and chocolate on the palate.
A beer with great balance, in which each element is present without overwhelming the others.
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