Samuel Adams Black & Brew Coffee Stout - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

pzrhsau

District of Columbia

4.03/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Nice rich brown body with a robust coffee colored head.
S: Roasty, smokey, and cocoa notes with a hint of charcoal.
T: The flavor starts with some nice roasted malt flavor and melds into a great subtle bitter coffee taste. Not too overpowering or overly sweet. Nice simple coffee stout.
M/O: This beer is a good representation of the style. Not too overpowering and not too sweet.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2011 23:15:02 | More by pzrhsau

Vixie

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a deep black, very little light getting through. Forms a thin tan head which quickly fades to a bit of lacing.

Very strong coffee smell from this one. There is a bit of sweetness there, I can detect chocolate, but the coffee pretty much dominates.

It actually starts out sweet, like if you were drinking a mocha with whipped cream on top. The coffee then kicks in, not overpowering, but most noticeable at the back end. There is a bit of fruit as well, right before the coffee kicks in. The aftertaste is almost all coffee.

Feels pretty solid, not real thick, but far from watery. A little more carbonation would possibly make it feel a little stronger.

Overall I found this one to be very drinkable. Normally beers like this are a bit to bitter for my taste, but this one gives me a bit of sweet combined with a nice coffee flavor, minus the bitterness. Definitely worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2011 01:57:39 | More by Vixie