Coffeehouse Stout - Williamsburg AleWerks

UMNbeerhunter

Minnesota

4.33/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Cigar City snifter on 1/5/11.

Pours a watery black with an inch of light brown head that dissipates to no lacing.

Smells like a cappacino from a Starbucks. Lots of coffee and bitter sweet dark chocolate. Lots of brown sugar and toffee as well. Very nice smell.

Taste is roasted malts and light coffee business. Some bitter but not much. I would have liked to see more complexity but it does a good job at the attempt.

Mouthfeel is nice through the pallet leaving a tingling but nothing else.

Overall this is a great beer. Some richness problems.

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2011 06:21:19 | More by UMNbeerhunter

Jimbo4430

Virginia

5/5  rDev +26.3%

05-21-2013 10:20:57 | More by Jimbo4430

gjim9beam

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-20-2013 22:34:57 | More by gjim9beam

mcaulifww

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

05-15-2013 19:28:44 | More by mcaulifww

kawilliams81

Illinois

3.85/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Pipeworks snifter.

A- pours black with a 1" tan head. Some trails and clumps of lacing remain in the glass.

S- roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, and light metallic smell.

T- bitter dark chocolate, coffee, a faint sweetness as well.

M- medium body and carbonation. Nice body for a light beer with some chalkiness.

O- good coffee stout. I could drink a lot of these in a sitting with the combination of low abv, coffee and chocolate.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:33:17 | More by kawilliams81

3SH33TS

California

3.25/5  rDev -17.9%

05-13-2013 02:13:13 | More by 3SH33TS

JayQue

Virginia

3.86/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Not a bad milk stout. Pours a dark brown color with a tan head, good retention and some lacing. Decent smell, the coffee is very prominent. Very tasty. Smooth, lactose and coffee are most prominent along with bready malts.

mouthfeel is a hair thin but still substantial enough. A very pleasant drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 23:47:42 | More by JayQue

dfhhead25

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -24.2%

05-07-2013 03:17:40 | More by dfhhead25

smutty33

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-29-2013 14:30:37 | More by smutty33

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Picked up a single for $3.50. Not sure where they get a "97 points" on Rate beer since this is just an above average stout. Look is a fairly deep dark brown with a 1/4 inch of mocha head that sticks around for a while. Smell is much more exciting with fresh roasted coffee, cocoa nibs, and a touch of ashy roast. Taste is a bit letdown it is quite balanced for a milk stout with some cocoa flavors and caramel malts but coffee roast is very muted. Mouthfeel is pretty spot on with a creamy consistency and a medium body.

Overall I may have had better impressions with a fresh batch since this was bottled on 1/13. A few months may have really impacted the deep coffee flavor that MIGHT have been in this beer. May try it again sometime down the road.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 03:44:40 | More by DrDemento456

ThomasAWilson2

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

04-12-2013 21:32:22 | More by ThomasAWilson2

Dave_Treat

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -17.9%

04-10-2013 02:47:32 | More by Dave_Treat

devilben02

North Carolina

3.13/5  rDev -21%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

I like my coffee black and my beer to have a decent malt presence, so coffee stouts are generally right in my wheelhouse. This one makes a fine but common first impression, with the pour producing a deep, nearly-black brown color, but it is topped by only a fine wisp of a coffee-foam head. The aroma drastically improves my expectations, with a rich, roasty, iced-coffee aroma over more subtle notes of bittersweet cocoa and caramel malts. The flavor lets me down, though, by being surprisingly sweet compared to the aroma, with a heavy caramel malt backbone that overwhelms the roast and coffee characteristics. The texture likewise detracts, with a low-level of carbonation that results in a moderately syrupy feel that further enhances the sweetness. Overall, the beer showed promise, but the over-sweetness and under-carbonation were harmful flaws to the experience.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 15:40:38 | More by devilben02

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice coffee beer. Though, to be ornary, I would have guessed that this was a porter. I guess that's the milk stout thing though. Moving on though.

Nice coffee tones. More of a mellow ride than a blast in the mouth. Consistent, which I appreciate, since a lot of coffee beers seem to drop off too quickly. Feels good going down, though the carbonation was a bit excessive at certain points. Nice drinker. Liked this one.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 17:56:45 | More by RblWthACoz

Duff27

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

04-06-2013 03:22:28 | More by Duff27

campfirebrew

New York

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-04-2013 17:38:12 | More by campfirebrew

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1%

04-03-2013 04:38:48 | More by marlinsfan4

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1%

04-03-2013 03:12:05 | More by duceswild

Pando

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1%

04-01-2013 02:40:54 | More by Pando

harrymel

Washington

3.04/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Batch: 15JAN13

Black with a very fine point rim of light tan foam, black mirror atop otherwise. Smells of coffee, cocoa, more coffee and pretty much just cold coffee. Flavor is coffee, soil, some bitterness, a little bit of bread, some bits of unsweetened chocolate. Medium bodied with hi carb and an off dry finish; a little less body and a little much carb for the style. Overall decent, quite a bit of coffee which makes it one dimensional.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 08:47:45 | More by harrymel

nickfl

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

03-30-2013 06:25:16 | More by nickfl

phishbone23

New York

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

03-20-2013 01:55:41 | More by phishbone23

ZoomnWahoo

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

03-19-2013 02:59:40 | More by ZoomnWahoo

srw

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1%

03-17-2013 22:48:30 | More by srw

Steelcitynsouth

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

03-16-2013 02:58:49 | More by Steelcitynsouth