Mocha Belgique
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Mocha BelgiqueMocha Belgique
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From:
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 9.72%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
54
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 05, 2016
Added:
Feb 03, 2012
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  12
With several talented artisan roasters in town, we invited Richmond’s beer and coffee lovers to vote in a blind taste-off on our collaboration partner for the 2012 Mocha Belgique. They selected Black Hand Coffee Company! Black Hand’s custom roasted Brazilian coffee melds artfully with chocolate and caramel malts, cacao nibs and the fluffy character bestowed by our signature Belgian yeast, for a beer that exudes mocha goodness.

Rich, dark auburn in color with a frothy cappuccino head, Mocha Belgique offers pleasant, fresh roasted coffee and cocoa aromatics with a hint of black currant. Chocolate character up front is enhanced with the fluffy mouthfeel imparted by our distinctive Belgian ale yeast. Black Hand’s well balanced coffee provides a lingering roasty finish.

31 IBU
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Ratings by BMBeerhead:
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Reviewed by BMBeerhead from Virginia

4.3/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a stem glass around 45/50ish degrees just like the bottle tells you too.

A – Very dark beer, black with just hints of brown colour. The coffee adds a lot of the dark colour I’m sure. A fairly hearty pour gives a lot of dark brown head that fades in a few minutes leaving only a little bit of lacing. The colour and head are perfect for this beer, although I would have liked to see a little more lacing. 4

S – Coffee. This is brewed with coffee from a locally owned Roaster, and it shows. A little bit of alcohol, even though this is only 7.2 ABV, and some malty smells as well. The Coffee smell completely overcomes most of the hop aroma, but there are some earthy/spicy smells there, which might be from the yeast or from hops. 4 -

T – Again, Coffee upfront. You can definitively tell that there is coffee in here, and that taste is forefront. Some spicy taste from the Belgian yeast. A light caramel malt taste with some chocolate. Some bitterness, both from hops and from the coffee. Bitter aftertaste, but I think this may be because of the coffee rather than hops. 4.5 - I don’t see how this could get too much better.

M – Light carbonation, slightly heavy thickness, very smooth when it goes down without much alcohol burn. 4.

O – Another fantastic brew from Hardywood Park Brewery – This place is one day going to be known as one of the best breweries in the US. Check this brew out while supplies last!!!! 4.5
Feb 04, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.29 by Trythevealchild from Virginia

Jan 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.78 by LeeEvolved from Virginia

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by gopens44 from Virginia

Apr 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Gadun76 from Virginia

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Big_Dave from Texas

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Beershack from Virginia

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by joegard from Virginia

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by CRV334 from Texas

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by brother_kenneth from Virginia

Nov 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by RedneckBeerz from Massachusetts

Nov 17, 2013
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon

3.74/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
seven-fifty from the Caboose, Ashland

a: served in a st. bernie chalice, mocha belgique pours a deep chocolate brown in color with a low head that soon disappears

s: aromatic, strong but smooth iced coffee nose with a firm note of semisweet chocolate, medium tones of banana and clove, some underlying malt sugar, nice with a high quality coffee addition

m: carbonation low to nearly nonexistent, medium to medium-full body, smooth

t: follows closely along with the nose, showing a smooth, flavorful coffee addition blended through a firm roasted malt body, touches of sugar, and hints of yeasty esters and spice

o: it's an odd combination, but it works nicely, worthwhile
Sep 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by enelson from Illinois

May 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Photekut from Tennessee

May 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by robbrandes from Oregon

May 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by BeastLU from Virginia

May 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by bhunt201 from Virginia

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hopbully from Virginia

Mar 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Mar 02, 2013
Mocha Belgique from Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 54 ratings