Blue Bridge Coffee Stout - Coronado Brewing Company

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

650ml bottle, 5.4% ABV. Man, the coffee-infused beers are coming out hard and fast as of late.

This beer pours a solid, abyssal black, with ever the slightest of basal bronze highlights, and three imposing fingers of puffy, densely foamy mocha head, which leaves some nicely consistent, loose chain cog pattern lace around the glass as it slowly and evenly abates.

It smells of somewhat bitter, dry roasted coffee beans, baker's chocolate, lightly toasted bready malt, rather dry salted caramel, and some earthy, mildly herbal hops. The taste is quite similar, but more rounded - bolder medium sweet cocoa, fuller, softer coffee grounds, a still struggling grainy caramel malt, some clammy black licorice notes, a touch of charcoal, and very faint hints of a earthy hop bitterness.

The carbonation is pretty average, and good at it, the body medium-light in weight, with a rather dry edginess, which is cold coffee all the way, and makes smoothness a hard sell here. It finishes just a tad off-dry, the plaintive wails of the caramel/toffee malt gaining a now surprising tenor, as the bitter coffee and chalky cocoa sit back and light a cigar by the fire.

A moderately dry Yankee stout, for those caffeine freaks out there - you can certainly taste the guest ingredient in this one. I have to give credit, however, for as strong as the coffee initially seems, there's enough else going on to keep the rest of us non-users and non-early risers happy.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 23:20:24 | More by biboergosum

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.69/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance- Pours a jet black with one and half fingers of creamy mocha head.

Smell- coffee bean, dark chocolate/cocoa, roasted malts.

Taste- Roasted malts and coffee bean, with hints of the dark chocolate. Coffee flavour is not as strong as in the smell, but very nice.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation.

Overall- A well executed coffee stout Coronado Brewing. The taste leans towards a bitter cup of black coffee as opposed to a sugary mocha latte. A smoother, creamier body could make this stout even more special.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 03:37:49 | More by leaddog

Topher78

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-18-2013 17:55:35 | More by Topher78

TKEbeerman

Florida

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-17-2013 21:04:33 | More by TKEbeerman

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-16-2013 15:38:03 | More by leftstagebrew

pin

Australia

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-15-2013 16:32:50 | More by pin

ADZA

Australia

2.95/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Pours a dark kola hue with a fast vanishing one finger head and sporadic lacing,the smell is strong coffee with tobacco and port,the mouthfeel is light bodied and over carbonated with tastes of chocolate,coffee,tobacco and finished with a roasted malty sweetness and overall it's average and would not buy again cheers.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 12:41:34 | More by ADZA

tourdot

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-11-2013 05:39:56 | More by tourdot

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-11-2013 01:35:21 | More by TheBadger0289

ste5venla

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-08-2013 19:58:08 | More by ste5venla

srhoadsy

Florida

3.49/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured slightly chilled into snifter.

Pours a deep rich brown, so dark as to be black color with half an inch of light brown head that quickly recedes leaving light surface layer and lacing.

Aromas of bitter coffee and ashy smoke.

Very strong flavors of bitter coffee and smoke.

Light bodied for the style with light carbonation and lingering aftertaste.

Overall a decent beer but a little to light in body and a little to heavy in smoky flavor for me. Add some oats or malto dextrin and you've got yourself a better beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:37:07 | More by srhoadsy

oldedog

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-07-2013 22:28:08 | More by oldedog

dunix

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-07-2013 14:25:15 | More by dunix

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-07-2013 13:20:47 | More by RedneckBeerz

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.1/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours black with a small head.
Nose shows slightly stale burnt coffee and little else.
Flavours are pretty much the same, just stale coffee grounds. Not even much roasted malt character.
Needs a thicker body and creamier carbonation.
Not great...

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 04:34:18 | More by CrazyDavros

EagleTalon

Arkansas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-25-2013 04:26:29 | More by EagleTalon

cletusdog

California

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-24-2013 06:45:18 | More by cletusdog

Nugganooch

California

3.63/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

22oz bomber into my FW Snifter glass
*Notes taken on 04/07/13

A: Color is dark black, like jet black, with just a slight walnut brown edge to it. Not incredibly thick on the pour at all. Thin layer of low retaining oatmeal colored head formed. Some random dots and squiggles of lace cling to the glass after each sip.

S: Smells of freshly brewed java with some dark roast grains, dark chocolates, and a light smoky charcoal. Pretty nice and somewhat coffee forward. The roast barley is expressive and there is a little bit of earthy hops on the nose as well.

T: Nice roasty flavors with some mild shade grown coffee accentuated. Dark grains, roast barley, and a touch of charcoal. Restrained chocolate notes are much less evident than the nose. There is a light earthy hop bitterness to the brew and no real alcohol flavors coming through. Finishes with a minor sharpness but not at all distracting from the enjoyment. Approachable stout. Not all that intense on the coffee flavors but nicely balanced none the less.

M: A much lighter body and thin feel. Not very viscous at all. Watery even at times but with a smooth frothy consistency. Not very dry either with an overall wet feel and finish.

D: Definitely more of a sessionable table stout. Coffee flavors are nice but not particularly robust. Mouthfeel is somewhat of a letdown for me. Would have this again on tap or Nitro even would be nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 20:55:23 | More by Nugganooch

BoRaeCho

California

4.5/5  rDev +23%

04-12-2013 15:29:39 | More by BoRaeCho

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.94/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a full on black, medium brown head, small finger of head, little lace. Coffee aroma, full blown. Smells like just-brewed coffee. It may be a little one note, or just over dominated by coffee, but its delicious. Also quite coffee in the taste, mild astringency, roasted malts too and some sweetness/chocolate. Body is medium I'd say, dry.

Dominated by coffee. A little one note, but the coffee does make it a guilty pleasure.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 01:21:27 | More by EgadBananas

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.86/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Poured into a Hardywood tulip from a 22 oz. bomber.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown with about 1 1/2 fingers of tan head. In the glass, the beer looks absolutely black unless you hold it up to direct light, then you get a slight brown around the edges and bottom. Great looking beer!

Smell: COFFEE! This reminds me of some of the great east coast coffee stouts I've had. You get just a touch of dark chocolates, roasted malt, and a slight sweet smell I can't quite place, but did I mention COFFEE!

Taste: Again, coffee dominates, but you get the dark chocolates, some burnt malt bitterness, and a little sweetness that almost seems like lactose. I'm wondering if this beer is classified correctly, because it tastes very similar to several beers that I have had that were stylized as milk/sweet stouts. Regardless, this is a quality brew that delivers great coffee stout taste!

Mouthfeel: WAY too much carbonation for the style! The beer would be top tier if it didn't have so much carbonation. Makes the whole experience taste a little too watered down!

Overall: I really enjoyed this brew, but if they got the carbonation under control, this could be world class IMO!

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 07:48:42 | More by Mattyb79

InfernoBoss

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-06-2013 07:29:53 | More by InfernoBoss

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-06-2013 04:23:54 | More by DrunkinYogi

ifixufly

Indiana

4/5  rDev +9.3%

03-31-2013 01:27:28 | More by ifixufly

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Dark, dark brew. Came out with a 'glug-glug-glug'. Satiny tan head created a short collar. Not much lacing, at all.

Coffee with sugar, roast, and vanilla. Hints of a dark fruitiness. Mostly coffee, though.

Huge coffee and stouty roast flavors. Malt bitterness is mellow. Lots of dark maltiness pours through. Notes of vanilla, meat char, bing cherry, and a lot of roast. Enough to cut through most of the sweetness.

Drinks easily. Medium body and a spattering of carbonation.

A very tasty and quality coffee makes this beer. Earthy and dark-roasted. I like it.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 13:47:22 | More by thecheapies