Peak Organic Oak Aged Mocha Stout - Peak Organic Brewing Company

angelmonster

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +20%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a black body, head is well over 1 inch and dark brown. Head retention was very good and lacing was good.

Smell is of freshly ground coffee mixed with warm brownies. Sweet chocolate syrup and burnt malts are also in there. Faint hops are present and the aroma of alcohol is light though it smells more of port wine.

Taste is a mix of bitter chocolate, biscuity roasted malts, and cold strong coffee. Sweet Hershey's syrup comes in next, this tastes very similar to an actual mocha. Slight hops are present but I think a majority of the beers bitterness comes from the coffee. At 8% abv, the flavor of alcohol was hidden mostly.

Mouthfeel is somewhat light for an imperial stout, and well carbonated. Normally this would be bad but the head added a nice richness to the body and rounded it out nicely.

Overall this beer was pretty damn good. Chocolate, coffee, malts and alcohol all balanced well. I finished the bomber pretty easily which isnt very common for such a rich beer. While this beer lacks the complexity of my all time favorites, it's definitely one that I'll have to revisit soon.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2012 05:56:28 | More by angelmonster

Colosdog

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

05-21-2013 01:23:05 | More by Colosdog

FrankShirley

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +6.7%

05-16-2013 10:50:46 | More by FrankShirley

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.9/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear yet opaque jet black in color with light amounts of visible carbonation and some light amounts of very dark amber highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy light mocha head that very slowly reduces to a thin film covering the surface of the beer with a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of roasted malts, dark chocolate, oak, and vanilla.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of roasted and dark malts which is quickly overtaken by slightly stronger flavors of dark chocolate and milk chocolate. There are some light notes of sweetness and coffee along with the components from the oak barrel - oak and just a hint of vanilla. Light amounts of bitterness in the finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth, almost slightly creamy.

O: There is a good amount of complexity to the flavors of this beer and the alcohol is well hidden making it pretty easy to drink. I could easily sip on this beer for quite a while and it was enjoyed with dessert.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 21:07:53 | More by dbrauneis

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.99/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle. I feel dirty buying this where I did - seems like I should be procuring it from the local organic product hippie joint.

This beer pours a very thorough black, with the slightest of basal mahogany highlights, and two fingers of puffy, silken beige head, which leaves a few low rise bluffs of lace around the glass as it speedily recedes.

It smells of medium dark chocolate, dry-roasted coffee beans - bittersweet alike, a more subtle caramel/toffee malt, some mild boozy vanilla, and a soft wooden plank astringency. The taste is more pulled back on the sweetness, but there's the chalky cocoa, there's the Americano coffee bitterness, and there's the meek barrel-borne vanilla, all trampling over the caramel malt backbone, and well-reserved wooden cask toothpicks. The near 17-proof ABV is rather well integrated.

The carbonation is a wee bit fizzy, but generally ok and very stout-friendly in its obsequiousness, the body medium-heavy in weight (a tad surprisingly), and more or less smooth, with a faint stab at creaminess. It finishes kind of on the sweet side, the chocolate, almost sour coffee, salted toffee malt, and disparate oak barrel notes happy to stay for after-dinner drinks.

A decent enough stout, what with the multitude of tweaks and twiddles they've applied here. Nothing really dominates, and all work well together in pushing the central agenda of a hefty, warming, new-age coffee shop tipple. Worthy of a try, and sneaky in its ability to get away from you.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 01:33:26 | More by biboergosum

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev +6.7%

04-20-2013 13:27:14 | More by drgonzo2k2

morebeergood

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

03-25-2013 17:22:25 | More by morebeergood

ET678

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -26.7%

03-22-2013 23:50:31 | More by ET678

AgentMunky

Alabama

4.1/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 22 ounce bottle into snifter.

A: Dark chocolate coloured with no head. Opaque cola.

S: Excellent! Mostly strong milk chocolate, but also cold coffee, and even some hops.

T: This is actually really good. Slightly tart, sort of fruity (cherry?), with bitter/roasted chocolate malt and sweet wood.

M: Smooth and nice, but ever-so-slightly thin.

O: I really, really liked this beer. Would have again. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2013 08:21:43 | More by AgentMunky

chubby2u

New York

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-15-2013 18:11:26 | More by chubby2u

Tibs

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-14-2013 09:28:30 | More by Tibs

PStriedl

Maryland

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-09-2013 22:29:05 | More by PStriedl

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-08-2013 00:41:16 | More by acurtis

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-07-2013 23:57:08 | More by djrn2

quakeroatmealstout

New York

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-04-2013 20:36:09 | More by quakeroatmealstout

Lambocalrisien

New York

3/5  rDev -20%

02-26-2013 01:04:49 | More by Lambocalrisien

Beermaine

Maine

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-25-2013 01:43:33 | More by Beermaine

Alkali

Connecticut

4.06/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Black as night, with a small head. Some lacing on the glass.

S - Oak and wood. Not much cocoa in the nose, but definitely a sweet quality from the ABV.

T - Lots of oak and cocoa. The cocoa lingers towards the end. A slight sting and lingering dryness from the mixture of cocoa and oats. Not overly sweet.

M - Medium body, but creates a lingering dryness.

O - Definitely a nice beer for a cool night. The oak and cocoa are well presented, but there is not a lot of depth otherwise. Don't get me wrong; I definitely recommend this beer. It is unique and delicious. Just be prepared for a nice melding of mocha and oak.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 23:04:06 | More by Alkali

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

02-16-2013 02:50:21 | More by Proclarush

claytong

Vermont

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-12-2013 04:14:27 | More by claytong

BeerNinja007

New Hampshire

3.35/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3

22oz bomber purchased at Hannaford in Durham, NH. No code or age statement to be found anywhere. Served cold in a standard tulip.

A: A hard pour gives a small mocha-colored head that leaves some larger foamy bubbles behind as it settles. Some dense lace clings to the glass. Brew is dark dark brown and opaque, no light gets through.

S: Warm milk chocolate and smooth vanilla aromas abound, even while still fairly cold. Just a hint of astringent coffee. The vanilla has a soft buttery toffee kind of feel. As it warms/ breathes, raw fresh-cut oak wood comes through pretty strong and dominates.

T: Dark semi-bitter chocolate and coffee. Vanilla plays only a very minor role here, manifesting mostly as toffee; turns out most of that was in the smell. Coffee chimes in with a thin acidic note, doesn't really agree too well with the other flavors. Aftertaste is of sweet toffee, acidic coffee, and an odd fruity/ tropical something.

M: Moderately thick and filling, but the coffee cuts through with a dry acidic note that keeps it from being too heavy. Carbo is appropriate. Finishing the bomber is turning into a chore. High final gravity.

O: The flavors don't really play too well together, like each is battling the others for dominance. Choppy and disjointed. Maybe the brewer is trying to do too much here. Or maybe it's just too young and needs to age for a year or two. No age statement on the bottle, which is annoying.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 01:37:55 | More by BeerNinja007

sammy806

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

02-04-2013 11:49:09 | More by sammy806

Johncnh

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

02-04-2013 01:47:09 | More by Johncnh

slim2043

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +6.7%

01-25-2013 18:39:50 | More by slim2043

DMB

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

01-25-2013 06:06:44 | More by DMB