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Great pour. Deep rich, almost black in color. Decent head that rises a little after you pour.

No noticable smell.

Smooth, rich another delicious beer from Timber Ale.

From a can into a small stemmed tulip.

Others have described this beer as a liquid mounds bar and that take is not too far off. A heavy beer that is too sweet which makes it unpleasant to drink an entire can.

A - pours reddish black, viscous in the pour and good viscosity on the glass. No head. Very little carbonation.

S - Sweetness predominates - coconut, brown sugar

T - Vinious qualities, sweet, starts with a slight wine dryness that quickly changed to the coconut and brown sugar sweetness. Not much from a roasted malt perspective. Some chocolate.

MF - heavy body with a sweet but not cloying finish. Smooth, slick and a bit coating.

Canned 3/29/22

I’ve had thid one sitting around for quite a while, and a liquid Mounds bar sounds like a pretty good way to end ny night, so it looks like it’s time to crack this one open. Also I know they only collaborated on this beer instead of taking the lead, but I’ve heard great things about Casa Agria so I’m excited to try this. Let’s get into it

Pours almost completely pitch black with 3 fingers of fluffy, cascading dark brown head that head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves nice lacing. A bit of sediment floating about but otherwise a beautiful beer

There’s really not a whole lot going on in the nose, but what’s here is still nice. I’m picking up on aromas of milk chocolate, toasted almond, coconut candy, caramel, brown sugar, and light raisin

There’s more complexity in taste thankfully, but it’s still relatively straightforward. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting milk chocolate, black cherry, raw coconut, light roast coffee, vanilla, light molasses, and toasted almond. The swallow brings notes of coconut candy, medium roast coffee, milk chocolate, toasted almond, molasses, dark toast, light vanilla, and raisin

A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a smooth beer. Finishes a touch sticky but dries out pretty quickly

This is good stuff. A bit unfortunate that its best attribute is its looks, but I wouldn’t complain about any other aspect

 

Can from the Advent box day 3
Inky black color with a decent sized tan head that slowly recedes. Rich roast and chocolate maltiness with bits of brown sugar and caramel. Nutty, alcohol, and licorice notes to counter. Thick and sweet a sipper for sure.

 

 

16oz undated can.

Pours opaque black with a short but dense head of brown. Minimal retention or lacing. Dark chocolate, faint coconut, and espresso in the nose. Full bodied with a velvety, chewy mouthfeel. Brownie batter, nougat, fudge, and Hersheys syrup on the palate. Finishes a bit sweet with lingering chocolate and faint nuts.

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing nearly opaque in the glass with a thin khaki head that dissipates to patches with light lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, coconut, cocoa, vanilla and toasted almond. Flavor dark toasted malt, malted milk, milk chocolate, coconut and toasted almond. Medium bodied with moderate creaminess; silky mouth feel. A well integrated adjunct stout. Both the coconut and almond meld great with the rich malt body that has deep chocolate and vanilla flavors; I'd have thought that vanilla and possibly lactose would be added from the taste. Lots of flavor, but beautifully balanced. Lightly sweet. One of the better coconut stouts I've had. Both Timber and Casa Agria do a great job with stouts and this is a fine collaboration. I guess this is a year old, but it's been in the fridge, so apparently little aging effect.

 

 

16oz. can into a Founders snifter.

Pours dense, thick, and viscous. Huge, oily legs that coat the glass. Very little head or lace. Nose is toasted coconut, roasted malt, cocoa powder, and dark chocolate. Some booziness. I don't get much almond at all. Beer opens maple syrup, molasses, and chocolate. Sweet toasted coconut is prominent in the middle as this one sweetens with notes of vanilla, milk chocolate, and fudge. End is a touch of sweet soy sauce, more chocolate and vanilla, and the bittersweet presence of toasted coconut meat. This is pretty good. Body is full with moderate to low carbonation. Rich and oily on the palate and warm going down. Long, lingering, sticky finish. Probably the best part of the beer.

I crave a little more almond presence here but as is, its a really solid beer.

 

Canned 2021/04/05, was waiting for a cool night to do this one, and this is the first really cool Autumn night
Pours black as night, inky staining the glass with long legs, mild dark brown fizzy head that fades at a med pace leaving a little lacing

Nose brings rich fudge and dark chocolate with almond Marzipan like paste, some mild toasted coconut behind that, dark roast, with dark black malts, the roast seems to dark it feels like it's ripping light from my nostrils somehow, some vanilla and baking spices, caramel, burnt chocolate

Taste brings dark dark chocolate again with big almond paste, Marzipan sweet candy with toasted coconut on top, a bit of a macaroon flavor, a bit of roast and some coffee notes, baking spices with a little cookie, burnt chocolate, as well as some caramel and chocolate fudge, some bitterness, sweet dark chocolate marzipan late with a mild sweet sticky finish, but not much, low alcohol

Mouth is very full bod, super rich thick almost chewy, lower carb, basically no alcohol warmth somehow

Overall this was surprisingly good, great dark chocolate, great marzipan and coconut, very smooth with no alcohol but not overly sweet either

 

I almost forgot to write this review, but since I am writing it, I am protected from forgetting this somewhat memorable brew (we are so spoiled).

This thing doesn't look like much in the glass. No head. Black. It definitely has a big brew smell. Loads of roasty malts and alcohol and not so much coconut and almond. The huge sweet malty taste tastes pretty smooth, presumably due to proper aging. It may hit me hard with all that alcohol, but the experience is nice and thick and a pleasure to sip.

Recommended. It is not a very good value, but a solid brew.

Drank from a 1 pint / 16 fl. oz can purchased at Fort Point Market, Boston, MA
04/05/21
Served in a tulip

Viscous, pitch black appearance. The oily looking body was topped by a frothy, half-inch tall, crimson-tinged saddle brown head that quickly dissolved. There was no lacing whatsoever.

The aroma was fantastic. Toasted coconut came through big time. Loads of rich, robust maltiness. Nice melding of caramel and roasted malts. Sweet brown sugar notes were also apparent. Some dark chocolate too. Bit of almond character but not as much as I anticipated.

The flavor profile was nearly as impressive as the nose. Super malty and robust up front. Big caramel malt presence. Bit of roasted malt too. Loads of brown sugar sweetness. Toasted coconut again came through strong. A subtle almond/marzipan note was also detectable. Touch of booziness on the back end and the finish.

The mouthfeel was fantastic. Full bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine, fairly zippy effervescence that fluffed up beautifully on the palate.

Timber Ales keep cranking out these amazingly decadent pastry stouts and still somehow manage to fly under the radar. These beers are definitely some of the best kept secrets in the craft beer world.

So we don’t forget about beers we've had, we write reviews about them, so nothing is lost. This one begins with a pour from a pint can into a clear glass Imperial pint mug. Were this a wood stain, it would be called ebony or expresso because of its color. Its head had one of the darkest brown hues of almost any stout you'll encounter. The head didn't last very long. There's more to smell than roasted malt. It smells like a macaroon cookie, with all the sweetness they bring. Coconut is part of the aroma, but there's some nuttiness and pastry hints, too. One taste and you'll know the nose got it. Rich, smooth and desert beer sweet, this is a unique drinking experience. At 12% ABV, it probably should be more like a unique sipping experience. That ABV is noticed at first, but quickly becomes a part of the sweetness. It is impressive that something with such a high dose of alcohol can be this rich and smooth. With the inclusion of almonds, this tastes like how an Almond Joy candy bar would, were it made with dark chocolate. As with many stouts, there are hints of expresso and chocolate included here. None of the flavors are overpowering, so this also comes with great balance. There's no glass lacing, but that doesn’t mean this isn't one of the best desert beers you can try.