Rise & Grind
No-Li Brewhouse

A hint of coffee, adds some extra bitterness to this sweet stout. Elements of dark chocolate and burnt toast, black, slippery body, small beige creamy head, aroma of semi-sweet dark chocolate. All around smooth and drinkable.

 

 

 

Taster at No-Li Brewing in Spokane, WA
Sight: black, dark brown if held against the light, small brown foam
Smell: fragrant, aroma of toasted grains, nuts
Taste: low bitterness, slightly sweet
Feel: medium carbonation, long finish, long bitter after taste good depth
Overall: very good beer
repeat: yes
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From the bottle, it pours a dark brown with a large, light brown, head. The nose gets lot of coffee. The mouth gets some coffee with a bite of the carbonation. Overall, a light mouthfeel.

 

 

 

Beautiful deep and dark color with huge fizzy head. Aromas of coffee are the focal point. Flavor of coffee is present but the carbonation is too overpowering. This is listed as a stout on this site, but the carb tells me otherwise. Coffee flavor is short and sweet with almost non-existent tastes at the end.

decent beer, its been awhile since i have had or even seen anything from these guys, nice to see they are still at it. this is a little our of proportion, but its still pretty tasty. there is a lot of bitter darker roasted barley, charred and pretty intense in here, and it not only covers up some of the coffee in the flavor, but also sort of contributes to a bitterness double jeopardy, hard to drink a ton of this as a result, even though its round and smooth and the alcohol is low. the coffee smells more forward and fresh than it tastes, its lost to the roast a bit. some nice notes of milk chocolate and even piney hops break through here at various times, but the beer could use a little scaling back on the dark malt side, let the coffee do a little more of the heavy lifting here. i like the fuller body and i like how it lasts long, never quite finishing, just carrying on with the coffee and the bitterness. solid overall brew, but not a great base beer to feature what sounds like a high quality and interesting coffee...

Single bottle copped from Total Wine and More. Outstanding stuff. True-to-the-name coffee flavor evident in the nose and on the tongue. Fresh espresso and cappuccino flavors whirling through. Refreshing and easily drinkable. Recommended.