Super Nebula: Coffee With Elijah
Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room
- From:
- Block 15 Brewing - Southtown Tap Room
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.25%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 8.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2015
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Our brewers selected and matured this special edition of 2014 Super Nebula in a single twelve-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon cask and then conditioned on freshly roasted organic cocoa nibs from Ecuador and Nicaragua and a cold extraction of premium coffee beans. The beans, Benevolence blend and single origin Ethiopian Yirgacheffe were hand roasted by Mud River Roasting, and selected for their unique dark chocolate, toasted nut, and blueberry profiles.
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Reviewed by charlzm from California
3.57/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle consumed on January 31st, 2016.
Beer is black and still. No head or carbonation.
Aroma is strong coffee and even stronger bourbon.
Flavor is balanced between muted coffee and mild bourbon. Not much beer character on the palate; maybe a little dark roasted chocolate malt, but not much else. Disappointingly simple and the adjuncts overpower rather than enhance the beer.
Mouthfeel is a little on the thick side and as flat as tap water.
Overall, a real disappointment, but certainly drinkable.
Feb 01, 2016Beer is black and still. No head or carbonation.
Aroma is strong coffee and even stronger bourbon.
Flavor is balanced between muted coffee and mild bourbon. Not much beer character on the palate; maybe a little dark roasted chocolate malt, but not much else. Disappointingly simple and the adjuncts overpower rather than enhance the beer.
Mouthfeel is a little on the thick side and as flat as tap water.
Overall, a real disappointment, but certainly drinkable.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.53/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.53/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
500 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Black. Almost no head, but more than the recent batch of Super Nebula.
Smell - Coffee. Sharp bourbon. Rich fudge. Not bad.
Taste - Sharp coffee. Overpowers everything. Dark chocolate malts. Boozy and bourbony finish.
Mouthfeel - Heavy. Low carbonation.
Overall - The flavors are good, but it just doesn't come together. Too many problems and imbalances.
May 12, 2015Appearance - Black. Almost no head, but more than the recent batch of Super Nebula.
Smell - Coffee. Sharp bourbon. Rich fudge. Not bad.
Taste - Sharp coffee. Overpowers everything. Dark chocolate malts. Boozy and bourbony finish.
Mouthfeel - Heavy. Low carbonation.
Overall - The flavors are good, but it just doesn't come together. Too many problems and imbalances.
Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York
4.25/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
massive thanks to rathakem for always killing me with block 15, enjoyed from a block 15 snifter.
pours a watery black no had, but yes carb (was a bit worried after episode vj, which was excellent but flatter than...well my comparison was going to be not pc so I will keep it to myself ;)
not much coffee at all on the nose, lots of barrel. taste is also barrel heavy, little watery, very silky. again nit much coffee. good beer, but in the world of barrel aged stout little hot but nice drinker. I wouldn't knock yourself or hunting it down.
Apr 30, 2015pours a watery black no had, but yes carb (was a bit worried after episode vj, which was excellent but flatter than...well my comparison was going to be not pc so I will keep it to myself ;)
not much coffee at all on the nose, lots of barrel. taste is also barrel heavy, little watery, very silky. again nit much coffee. good beer, but in the world of barrel aged stout little hot but nice drinker. I wouldn't knock yourself or hunting it down.
Rated by kscaldef from Oregon
4.33/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Subtle coffee. Needs bubbles, but tasty.
Apr 23, 2015
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