Coffee Stout Obsession
Connecticut Valley Brewing
- From:
- Connecticut Valley Brewing
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 8.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 18, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Wake up with your morning cup of stout! Featuring cold brew from Rebel Dog Coffee Co. in Plainville, CT, this full-bodied brew hits you immediately with a rich coffee aroma. A silky mouthfeel and hints of sweet milk chocolate are complimented by a subtle nutty undertone from the unique Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Gucci coffee. Finishing with a subtle but lingering roast, Coffee Stout Obsession has us infatuated with this exceptionally smooth brew!
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Reviewed by kookiedoktor from Connecticut
3/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Dark, like espresso. Thick, dense head lingers. Faint coffee aroma resembles some burnt caramel. Lactose not prominent. Again, the malt tastes over-roasted. Some coffee sediment at the bottom of the glass. A bit more lactose may help overcome the bitter taste.
Jun 26, 2019
Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: Beautiful dark coffee pour slurps from the can with a oily sheen and viscosity. Light chocolate colored head sits atop 1.5 inches with a spongy texture topping and good retention rate.
S: Light chocolate and coffee nose. The label states "it's all about the coffee", unfortunately, it's not about the strength, freshness, or deepness of the experience. Lacking complexity the coffee aroma was a bit light and dry, one dimensional, very faint and hardly enticing.
T: Spicy chocolate for flavor, some peppery notes, oily coffee and a soft charred woodiness makes up somewhat for the lackluster nose. Dried coffee grounds on the finish along with some roasted pine.
M: Oily mouthful, good body, medium-full, slick in texture and nature, with hardly a note of carbonation.
O: Some decent coffee injections, but certainly not on the level of say a B.C.B.S. Not a lot of strength, but earthy roast did show some promise with more warming. A weak nose, pub sipper but hardly makes for an obsession.
Mar 20, 2019S: Light chocolate and coffee nose. The label states "it's all about the coffee", unfortunately, it's not about the strength, freshness, or deepness of the experience. Lacking complexity the coffee aroma was a bit light and dry, one dimensional, very faint and hardly enticing.
T: Spicy chocolate for flavor, some peppery notes, oily coffee and a soft charred woodiness makes up somewhat for the lackluster nose. Dried coffee grounds on the finish along with some roasted pine.
M: Oily mouthful, good body, medium-full, slick in texture and nature, with hardly a note of carbonation.
O: Some decent coffee injections, but certainly not on the level of say a B.C.B.S. Not a lot of strength, but earthy roast did show some promise with more warming. A weak nose, pub sipper but hardly makes for an obsession.
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the tall boy can in a snifter. This rather nice coffee stout pours
a deep and dark blackish brown with thin cola highlights and a nice head
of tan foam that settles to a thin ring, subtle wispy pool, and displays some
nice sudsy lacing. Nose of roasted coffee (duh!), subtle char, and hints
of sweet cream and chocolate. Flavors are a perfect pint of smooth
char touched coffee and mild dark chocolate malt notes amongst
light smoke and dark malts with light touches of herbal hops
dancing amongst caramel and cream flavors. Nice mouth feel; almost
full body, smooth, coating, lightly sweet and heavy burdened with char
and light smokey bitter malt notes on the finish.
A first from this brewery here, and one I would enjoy more of,
that said their brewing profile seems to sport more in the
vein of IPA's that anything else making choices a touch
lop-sided. Still a solid stout and a welcome addition
to the Jungle Jim's Eastgate landscape!
Cheers
Jan 06, 2019a deep and dark blackish brown with thin cola highlights and a nice head
of tan foam that settles to a thin ring, subtle wispy pool, and displays some
nice sudsy lacing. Nose of roasted coffee (duh!), subtle char, and hints
of sweet cream and chocolate. Flavors are a perfect pint of smooth
char touched coffee and mild dark chocolate malt notes amongst
light smoke and dark malts with light touches of herbal hops
dancing amongst caramel and cream flavors. Nice mouth feel; almost
full body, smooth, coating, lightly sweet and heavy burdened with char
and light smokey bitter malt notes on the finish.
A first from this brewery here, and one I would enjoy more of,
that said their brewing profile seems to sport more in the
vein of IPA's that anything else making choices a touch
lop-sided. Still a solid stout and a welcome addition
to the Jungle Jim's Eastgate landscape!
Cheers
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