Coffee Stout - New Glarus Brewing Company

facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.14/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

dark brown almost black with 2 fingers of tan head which dissipated slowly and left behind nice amount of lacing. smells of coffee, dark chocolate, dark roasted grains, mmm more coffee smells. lots of vanilla bean, coffee (light roast) dark roasted grains, chocolate. this is delicious. medium body, moderate carbonation, sticky on the lips yet creamy on the palate and smooth going down.

an excellent stout.. wish this wasn't a seasonal, but hey - i'm glad i have a steady trade buddy to send me full packs of stuff like this randomly.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2013 07:41:35 | More by facundoCNB

Larrygto

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-24-2013 17:48:06 | More by Larrygto

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: pour tan head that dissipates quickly, decent lacing. Black in color but not as thick as an imperial.

S: roasted malt and coffee. Very subtle dark fruit notes. Smells very well balanced

T: defiantly getting a nice dark malty richness with a very subtle coffee flavor and a surprisingly clean mid section.

M: moderate carbonation, lighter then I'm used to for the style but goes well with the clean feel of the brew.

O: creative take on an already good style. Crisp and clean are not word usually associated with coffee stouts but new glarus has a way of making seemingly questionable combinations delicious

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 04:08:42 | More by Fcolle2

teamwiggum

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 02:40:07 | More by teamwiggum

Fireslayer

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 02:04:35 | More by Fireslayer

cnbrown313

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-20-2013 11:51:14 | More by cnbrown313

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-20-2013 01:24:45 | More by tobelerone

SrMonkey

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 15:37:03 | More by SrMonkey

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 12:57:54 | More by FUwolfpacker

eliz108

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-17-2013 15:00:44 | More by eliz108

Davit

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-15-2013 03:49:34 | More by Davit

egrace84

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-15-2013 02:42:33 | More by egrace84

BUNZILLA

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 02:12:21 | More by BUNZILLA

Lurkerson

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 02:07:30 | More by Lurkerson

pk18

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-13-2013 20:21:15 | More by pk18

Oboogie

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-10-2013 14:02:03 | More by Oboogie

Mandark

Illinois

3/5  rDev -23.1%

05-10-2013 05:46:11 | More by Mandark

Drucifer

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-07-2013 16:20:07 | More by Drucifer

gio540

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-07-2013 05:23:29 | More by gio540

Wrend

Illinois

4.94/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is the best stout beer I have ever had.

Just took a road trip up to New Glarus WI and picked up a case of this brew (and a couple others) on me and my wife's wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, they didn't have it on tap there for tasting, but I figured I would like it just the same, and boy was I right!

This brew is best slightly chilled, but not too cold, because you want to be able to fully taste the flavor potential this beer has to offer. It is perhaps a little on the tame side of things, almost enough to make this a session beer, but what it has comes together perfectly. The mark of a true quality beer is the 10 second rule. Take a swig, wait 10 seconds, and then what you taste after that is the mark of quality. Initial flavor (including scent) is smooth, dark malt, slightly sweet, and slightly bitter and smoky with a little coffee and hints of chocolate and caramel. But, wait 10 seconds and it hits you. Whatever it is, I'm unable to fully describe, but to try, in two word: delicious satisfaction. Try the brew, let it linger a moment, and you'll know what I mean. If you don't, then I feel sorry for you.

There isn't really any one specific thing that makes this brew stand out to me. However, it seems just about the perfect balance of everything that makes a stout of this caliber good, excluding perhaps the over-dramatization and intensity of some other offerings. (Just be done with it and become a chilli pepper head, or something, if that's what you're after... Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

Even from the bottle, chilled, but not cold, I can not recommend this beer too much. Get one (or preferably several) now.

Mine was poured into a New Glarus flute-like pint glass that I got from the brewery's sampling garden.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 00:33:06 | More by Wrend

iaminside

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-02-2013 22:06:28 | More by iaminside

rgilbert

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-30-2013 00:49:44 | More by rgilbert

Ginepiece

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

04-29-2013 02:49:12 | More by Ginepiece

Devilman

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-27-2013 22:40:09 | More by Devilman

Bowers-Brew

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-21-2013 22:13:35 | More by Bowers-Brew