Mokah - Southern Tier Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.2
pDev: 11.43%
Reviews: 620
Hads: 604

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.20% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (543), on-tap (70), growler (7).

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Reviews by hustlesworth:

hustlesworth

Ohio

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A- the stream of liquid from the bottle looks a tawny brown but in the snifter it is pitch black and ominous, the thin cappuccino head settling to a soapy ring within seconds. The elephant shaped etching in my DT snifter does keep a nice clump in the middle of the surface for the remainder of the glass however.

S- enormous dark chocolate aroma with background notes of mild coffee and floral citrus hops. The hops blend into the sweetness and don't at all smell 'bitter'. I imagine a cup of blue mountain coffee ($40/lb. wtf) with like a whole fancy chocolate bar melted into it. Deeply roasted coffee bitterness fumes out over the chocolate so I guess these beans aren't from the magic mountain after all. Burnt wood, tobacco, leather, soil, composted coffee grounds.

T- intense bittersweet flavor annihilation. The chocolate flavor is alarmingly strong, and the sweetness is cut hard by black roasted coffee bitterness. The interplay between sweet and bitter is almost overwhelming, with a somewhat balancing acidity and earthy hop presence. Malts are grainy and treacle, with caramel, cocoa, and lots of residual sugars. Finishes sweet and roasted with persistant dark chocolate flavor.

MF- big bodied but not exactly thick or chewy. Carbonation is very soft and tickling giving the beer a light syrup like character- very coating and sticky, an intimidating texture for te uninitiated. Something between alcoholic hot fudge and iced espresso, the feeling of strong coffee on the cheeks is undeniable.

D- this is an example of the whole not being equal to the sum of its parts.. The outstanding, nearly perfect Choklat just doesn't play well with the awesome kick ass existential entity that is Jah-va. (Get it.. Jah. Idk it's irie. Alcohol isn't Ital anyway). This is a great beer, but leaves something to be desired- specifically and glass of Choklat followed by a glass of Jahva. Not the two combined. Still, it puts on that bilateral buzz, coffee and booze, and I bet it would kill something like a blue Stilton.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 03:45:52 | More by hustlesworth

More User Reviews:

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

05-17-2013 14:50:11 | More by twenty5

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

05-16-2013 21:29:56 | More by CanisMajor

jkane101

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

05-15-2013 00:41:01 | More by jkane101

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.26/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A-dark brown to black color with a smallish tan head and some lacing

S-coffee, dark roasted malt, caramel, chocolate

T-dark malts with some char, coffee, chocolate, hints of brown sugar and earthiness, touch of vanilla

F-medium to full body with light carbonation, smooth and creamy, palate coating

O-a nice sipping beer with a good blend of both chocolate and coffee flavors

Serving type: on-tap

05-14-2013 01:43:51 | More by MDDMD

aLenwell

Florida

4/5 rDev -4.8%

05-14-2013 00:44:38 | More by aLenwell

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-13-2013 00:25:29 | More by rolltide8425

Gww1864

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

05-12-2013 21:17:47 | More by Gww1864

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev -10.7%

05-12-2013 16:09:01 | More by ipas-for-life

TerryW

Ontario (Canada)

3.34/5 rDev -20.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Dark walnut coloured beer under a moderate head that leaves a lot of fine spidery lace. Head settles to a heavy film.

Big chocolate nose, very sweet bordering on syrupy. Malt in the background. Very soft on the palate to drink, but also heavy sweet. Too much syrup happening. Past the sweetness is some charcoal and a hint of bitterness. Lots of chocolate and coffee. However, overall just too sweet and syrupy to enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 22:10:30 | More by TerryW

smutty33

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev -10.7%

05-01-2013 17:31:30 | More by smutty33

blknikon

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

04-30-2013 19:13:02 | More by blknikon

2Xmd

New York

4.5/5 rDev +7.1%

04-30-2013 12:53:07 | More by 2Xmd

Devilman

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

04-27-2013 22:43:12 | More by Devilman

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

4/5 rDev -4.8%

04-22-2013 22:18:15 | More by Damian74Shensky

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.49/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured out of a bottle picked up long ago in Olympia, WA.

Black and mostly dark brown color comes out, plenty of viscosity to this bad boy. Small lighter brown head on it, really tiny bubbles, inconsistent lace patchwork on the side of the glass. Aroma was a little more burnt malt and not enough coffee/espresso/mochawhatchacallit to cover up the substantial existence of alcohol booziness wafting up from the glass. But its good, but not great.

Taste, still plenty of heat. Cover up the heat, way too much acrid bitterness on this one. Mokah makes me think brown + cream, not burning acidity and bitterness. Smoov it out yo! The mocha notes are just not there. People should blend this with creme brulee if they don't like brulee's sweetness, because this one has none, and would benefit from more chocolate and sweetness. More coffee and lactose please.

I dunno about my score here. I was ultimately disappointed by a good beer. I think that stems from a few things:

1. The price. $10+ a bomber means you better be bad ass.
2. I know ST can and does make better stouts: See choklat/creme brulee. I dunno, maybe they thought those stouts big complaint was for being too sweet, so they decided to make this big and burly without the soft touches.
3. The coffee flavor was average at best.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 17:47:20 | More by Beerandraiderfan