Barrel Aged Ken Schmidt / Maui / Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter - Stone Brewing Co.

ipa247

California

4/5  rDev -11.1%

12-10-2011 06:31:27 | More by ipa247

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-12-2013 21:36:27 | More by PlinyBeMiney

estlinska

Arkansas

3.75/5  rDev -16.7%

03-21-2013 18:54:36 | More by estlinska

Liana

California

5/5  rDev +11.1%

03-16-2013 00:23:45 | More by Liana

pmoore311

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -5.6%

01-29-2013 18:31:56 | More by pmoore311

MarkIntihar

Michigan

4/5  rDev -11.1%

01-23-2013 21:57:13 | More by MarkIntihar

DarthKostrizer

California

4.5/5  rDev 0%

01-18-2013 23:48:47 | More by DarthKostrizer

dipaguy

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +5.6%

01-18-2013 03:09:48 | More by dipaguy

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -11.1%

01-18-2013 01:28:18 | More by yourefragile

starrdogg

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev 0%

01-14-2013 14:01:54 | More by starrdogg

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev 0%

01-12-2013 18:35:28 | More by spycow

cbwufpack

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -11.1%

12-25-2012 01:12:37 | More by cbwufpack

tbone1384

Wyoming

4.75/5  rDev +5.6%

11-03-2012 03:32:35 | More by tbone1384

Rempo

Indiana

4/5  rDev -11.1%

09-24-2012 00:59:17 | More by Rempo

brotherloco

California

4.38/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

500ml C&C bottle. Served in a snifter.

Picked this guy up about a year ago at the brewery. Been in the 55 degree cooler ever since.

Pours opaque super dark brown, just about black. Just a millimeter of light gets through. Covered with half a finger of dark beige foam. Settles to a thin ring of very dense bubbles. A few dots of lacing.

Aroma is quite dusty. Lots of oaky wood, nutty dry macadamias, rich roasted coffee, lightly sweet chocolate malt. Not as big as I was expecting, but good.

Taste really closely follows the nose. Bitterness and sweetness are extremely well balanced and are both at a pleasant moderate level. Roasted coffee with hints of coconut. Oak and vanilla with a fairly light tinge of bourbon. Coconut emerges much stronger in the finish, which dries up as well. No real sign of alcohol, it's buried in there.

Body is fairly thin for what I was expecting, but a nice dose of medium carbonation makes for a great feel and a very drinkable brew.

I never had a chance to try the original collaboration beer, but I certainly dig this one.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 23:58:49 | More by brotherloco

BdubleEdubleRUN

California

4.25/5  rDev -5.6%

08-30-2012 23:53:40 | More by BdubleEdubleRUN

1nf1n1te

New York

5/5  rDev +11.1%

07-22-2012 21:21:15 | More by 1nf1n1te

skunk242

California

4.75/5  rDev +5.6%

07-16-2012 20:28:27 | More by skunk242

mrbubbler

California

4.5/5  rDev 0%

07-12-2012 03:12:45 | More by mrbubbler

AndrewK

California

4.25/5  rDev -5.6%

07-08-2012 03:59:15 | More by AndrewK

ehammond1

California

4.08/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle (2011)

Thanks for opening this with me, DarthKostrizer!

(Aged for 6+ months)

Very dark brown in color, bordering on black, but not quite there. Small dark brown crown that remains a ring atop the beer. This leaves sticky spots of lace down the glass. Pretty and appropriate.

The aroma is probably this beer's best aspect, with good amounts of earthy bourbon, coffee grounds, mild vanilla, and good nut character. This is rich, complete, sweet, and complex.

The flavor is similarly nice, though the flavors seem a bit muted when compared to the aroma. Coffee, vanilla, earth, and bourbon all combine nicely.

Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Creamy, easy to drink, rich, and very, very little alcohol harshness.

Good enough, though I actually expected (hoped?) this would bem uch better. I have not been impressed with Stone's barrel-aged offerings for the most part (other than Stone IRS).

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 22:13:11 | More by ehammond1

portia99

Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

500ml corked & caged bottle poured into a Harpoon 100 Barrel Series gold rimmed stemmed glass.

A - Pours a very dark brown that appears mostly clear in the glass with 2 fingers of dense and fluffy dark tan/brown foam on top. Head lingers for a minute or two and slowly fizzles away leaving light frothy lacing on the glass.

S - Oh Wow! This smells amazing. Quite nutty and rather chocolatey up front. Sweet bourbon blends in so perfectly here, I can't imagine this beer without it. Not boozy at all...just fleshy coconut, smooth vanilla, rich and smooth coffee, yellow cake batter. Definitely one of the best smelling beers I've ever had.

T - Rich coffee up front, medium roasted, a bit astringent. The bourbon plays off the coffee well, just coming on as the coffee starts to fade to the background...almost like a splash of bourbon was poured into black coffee. Bourbon blends off to quite smooth coconut, vanilla and a mellow nuttiness and finally gives way to the coffee again at the finish. Hard for this to live up to the aroma, but this is really, really good.

M - Medium bodied, but wish there was a bit thicker feel here to make this ideal. Carbonation consists of fine bubbles, tingley and at a lowish level. Super smooth and all of the flavors play off of each other so well...this is an excellent dessert by itself.

O - I sought this one out for a long time and for a while I didn't think I'd ever get to try this...so glad I did! I had high hopes, but this met and exceeded them, which doesn't happen to often lately. Super dessert beer with so much going on - coffee, chocolate, mild bourbon (barrel is subtle and so well integrated here - adding to the base beer without overpowering or distracting), coconut, nuttiness, vanilla...just outstanding. Gonna have to seek out another bottle I guess.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2012 00:13:12 | More by portia99

gueuzegossage

California

4.5/5  rDev 0%

06-16-2012 21:09:48 | More by gueuzegossage

leschkie

California

3.5/5  rDev -22.2%

06-11-2012 21:26:21 | More by leschkie

UCLABrewN84

California

4.35/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to DarthKostrizer for sharing this one at his tasting.

Pours an opaque black with a khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, nuts, bourbon, and wood. Taste is much the same with a mild roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer with very nice aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 22:04:21 | More by UCLABrewN84