Imperial Java Stout - Santa Fe Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 11.84%
Reviews: 120
Hads: 154

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Brewed by:
Santa Fe Brewing Company

New Mexico, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. can (108), bottle (6), on-tap (5), cask (1).

Notes:
This is the kind of beer that gives the word "stout" a reputation. Extra generous quantities of barley malt, followed by vigorous fermentation leaves this "imperial" heavy weight with 8% alcohol A.B.V. and a body as full as chocolate bread pudding. A complimentary and complex array of bitter notes comes form potent American hops, earthy British hops, black-roasted malts and, of course, coffee. Santa Fe Brewing Company uses only top-quality ingredients like organically grown East Timor coffee beans blended with New Guinea coffee beans, locally roasted by O'hori's Coffee House. Its heavenly flavor and aroma can't be beat or imitated.

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Reviews by tylerf19:

tylerf19

Texas

4.06/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pour - this is not your "jet-black" motor oil imperial stout. The head was off white and rather small given the rate at which I was pouring. That being said, the coffee and roasty java aroma was released upon pouring. The head doesnt lace... there isn't much head unfortunately :(

Smell - Yes, it is definitely a JAVA stout.. coffee notes stand out, it is very roasty IMO.

taste - definitely tasting the same coffee / roast as in the aroma. Like I said, this is not a big robust imperial stout. There is no hop bitterness and not much chocolate malt (compared to other big stouts). But it is indeed a stout, and for coffee stout lovers, it is worth a try given the price and availability. It's quite sad that the head dies off very quickly while drinking (i like a stout with a thicker brown head). I'm not tasting much alcohol-booziness by the way.

mouthfeel - Again, im comparing this to "imperial stouts". It is a little more on the watery end (you can tell this right off the bat when you pour). But, you can feel the coffee fumes linger. Not much to say on mouthfeel... its not very watery, but its not like youre drinking a ten fidy or narwahl either. this is the only dislike I have about this brew...

overall - I tried this because of the price and its been staring at my since I've gotten in to stouts. The beer is a good beer, but with the competition it sees from other imperial stouts, I dont think it can hold a flame. But if you want to spend only $8 on a 6-pack for a good quality stout then give this one a shot... My review may sound negative but this is nowhere near a 3/5 crap brew.. just not up to par with the other beastly imperial stouts (though you get what you pay for)

Serving type: can

02-25-2013 20:39:24 | More by tylerf19

More User Reviews:

zac16125

South Carolina

4.08/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12oz can into a pint glass
no born on date

Thanks to fatbeats18 for sending this one over as an extra in a trade.

A: Pours a very dark brown, bordering on black, with 2 plus fingers width of light mocha colored head. Looks like a cola, just a touch darker. Head dissipates down at a moderate rate. Leaves a good amount of fine bubbled lacing.

S: Fresh roasted coffee, vanilla, roasted malt, slight char notes, a subtle hint of semi-sweet chocolate. Not a lot going on, and pretty straight forward, but still very nice.

T: Sweeter than the nose implied. Very much still coffee forward, but more of a coffee with cream and sugar. A bit of dark fruits. Again, not a ton of complexity, but very solid.

M/D: Full bodied, not necessarily thick, but certainly not thin either. Carbonation on the lower end, and very smooth.

O: Overall, a very nice coffee stout. Simple and straight forward, but well above average IMO. Thanks again fatbeats for this extra!

Serving type: can

05-25-2013 22:05:31 | More by zac16125

TheBeerDog

Texas

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-25-2013 20:38:24 | More by TheBeerDog

scratch69

Missouri

3.89/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

I poured a can into a pint glass.

Appearance- Dark brown color with a fingers worth of tan head. Fair amount of lacing.

Smell- Black coffee and dark roasted malt aroma.

Taste- Dark roasted malt and a strong coffee flavor.Light hint of chocolate.

Mouthfeel- Full bodied and smooth. An average amount of carbonation and slightly creamy.

Overall- A good example of a coffee flavored beer.

Serving type: can

05-20-2013 00:29:39 | More by scratch69

jewellrunner

Missouri

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

05-13-2013 11:42:46 | More by jewellrunner

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

05-12-2013 18:28:07 | More by Bonko_the_sane

elvish

Missouri

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

05-10-2013 21:58:50 | More by elvish

BradleyR

Oklahoma

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-10-2013 21:48:39 | More by BradleyR

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-10-2013 16:32:02 | More by ajtorres311

jklecko2

Missouri

4/5 rDev +0.8%

05-07-2013 22:58:02 | More by jklecko2

klmcmachen

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

05-06-2013 14:15:05 | More by klmcmachen

lakesider1818

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

04-24-2013 06:14:08 | More by lakesider1818

Skyjmpr

Missouri

4/5 rDev +0.8%

04-23-2013 07:56:54 | More by Skyjmpr

SFC21

New York

4/5 rDev +0.8%

04-22-2013 03:18:19 | More by SFC21

zeff80

Missouri

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

04-21-2013 19:06:08 | More by zeff80

wtkphoto

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

04-18-2013 03:47:11 | More by wtkphoto

AlexFields

Tennessee

3.98/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a dark thick brown, nice two inch creamy tan head.

Smells of rich sweet coffee...and really not much else. Smells great though!

Taste is rich coffee again, fairly bitter, more rich coffee, some burned cocoa. This is very good.

Good carb, rich creamy mouthfeel, but fairly light body for such a rich taste and really pretty drinkable. Not enough sweetness to be cloying and too much coffee flavor to taste any booze.

Great beer! Fairly one dimensional but really good.

8.2/10

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 03:13:47 | More by AlexFields