Off The Cuff
Two Brothers Brewing Company

Off The CuffOff The Cuff
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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 13.07%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
59
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 11, 2019
Added:
Feb 26, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From old, undated notes. Poured from the bottle.

Black liquid.

Khaki head; no lace.

Chocolate & light heat in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Mild chocolate; hint of hot pepper & banana.

Complex yet drinkable.
Jun 11, 2019
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Reviewed by nmann08 from Virginia

3.58/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From a bottle, pours jet black with a wispy and bubbly off white head.

The smell is mostly coffee, bitter dark chocolate, green peppers and roast. The green peppers gives a vegetal indication that doesn't necessarily fit. The flavor is cocoa, green peppers, dry chocolate powder. Overall, this is good, but the ingredients aren't complementing each other, but rather fighting for attention.
Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jzlyo from Iowa

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RBCBrams17 from Illinois

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by beersdmf17 from Illinois

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

May 08, 2014
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

3.71/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
22 oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date present. Copyright 2013 printed on the label. Grabbed one of the last remaining bottles of this from the local beer store. I'm expecting it to have mellowed a bit during it's time in the bottle.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter.

A - Pours a dark chocolate brown with three big fingers of fluffy creamy mocha head. Some nice spotty lacing left on the glass. Well carbonated, I'd say, even after a year in the bottle. Looks very nice.

S - The smell is kind of subdued, but nice - mild dark coffee / barley roast, cream, lactose, milk chocolate, & maybe just the slightest bit of vegetal chiles, but there is no noticeable heat present on the nose.

T - Taste follows the nose - chocolate, cocoa, coffee, barley roast, mild lactose / creaminess, but again no real noticeable chiles, heat, or spice is noticeable for me. I'm guessing the time spent in the bottle has just mellowed the spice, and I'm not disappointed. Very mild warmth is noticeable in there on end, but the cocoa is dominant.

M - The feel is creamy, smooth, and medium bodied. Good solid carbonation. Coffee bean / chocolate roastiness leftover on the palate.

Overall, a lovely stout from Two Brothers, even if it isn't the first thing I'd think of when I hear the words "spicy cocoa stout". Still going strong even a year later, but I don't recommended holding down bottles of this much longer.

Two Brothers Off The Cuff ---4/5.
Apr 25, 2014
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.87/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Off the Cuff is a nice play on some of the recent chili porter and stout type beers. The beer pours an opaque black with tan head that is not leaving much of a lace. The scent carries milk chocolate. The taste is a interesting combo of chocolate and chili type spice with hints of roast and peat. The mouthfeel is fuller in body with smooth carbonation. Overall this is a nice beer and glad to have the chance to part take.
Mar 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bolognahead from Missouri

Dec 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Lanstrum from Ohio

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by FlussigkeitMut from Indiana

Dec 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jschott75 from Illinois

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by M1A2 from Ohio

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by scott2269 from Ohio

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by scottwurst from Illinois

Oct 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by dragomni from Minnesota

Sep 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Aug 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by diehl07 from Ohio

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by remitrom from Illinois

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by PEIhop from Massachusetts

Jul 20, 2013
Off The Cuff from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 59 ratings