Superstitious Java Mocha Stout - Hamburger Mary's Rec Room

emerge077

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A new winter seasonal, they had a sign on the front door advertising it, so we went in to try it. Brewed with Intelligentsia coffee, molasses, and cocoa.

Arrives black in the glass, with a thin head of dark tan mocha foam. Carbonation clings to the glass, not sure if this is a bad sign or not. Foam sticks around, leaving random spotting around the edges.

Fairly bold coffee aroma, dark roast, almost smoky. Very roasty and somewhat rich. Flavor is similar, bold coffee bitterness dominates, with a tobacco ashiness lingering in the aftertaste. Body is thin, and carbonation is low, giving the feel of cold coffee almost, but with some roast malt complexity and molasses sweetness. Decent enough, nice to see they are trying a few different seasonals here, this is one of the more successful ones.

Serving type: on-tap

12-19-2010 00:42:17 | More by emerge077