Super Stout Coffee Stout
Ithaca Beer Company

Super Stout Coffee StoutSuper Stout Coffee Stout
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From:
Ithaca Beer Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 10.76%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
121
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 14, 2018
Added:
Sep 20, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  26
Oatmeal Stout conditioned with Sumatra Coffee.
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Ratings by ColdOne:
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Rated by ColdOne from New York

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Feb 23, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by The_Beer_Guru from New York

Sep 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

Mar 17, 2018
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Reviewed by TheSupremeAJ from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
I really like the coffee choice and hop component. I wish it had a little more ABV and more lactose. The bottles and six packs were not labeled with ABV and with a name like Super Stout I feel misled. They should have named it Sumatra session ale.
Mar 04, 2018
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Reviewed by Vidblain from Minnesota

3.77/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Super Stout pours a deep brown-black with a light hazel head. The coffee smells quite pleasant.

As befits an oatmeal stout, the beer is quite rich and creamy. The coffee presence is pronounced. While I like it, the coffee has a certain bitterness and strong acidity to it that has me running for Tums. Not necessarily a downside - at least it has dodged the green pepper taste of doom.

Pretty decent coffee stout - I like it.
Feb 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by Budlum from Maryland

Feb 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Dec 24, 2017
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania

3.91/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A- dark black and 2 finger tan head that is frothy and foamy. Mountainous lacing on the pint.

S- coffee and sweet hints of brown sugar and toffee

F- brown sugar and coffee.

M- sweet and roasted caramel malts and creamy as well

O- a nice stout and creamy. Not as thick as i would have thought.
Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by rdub from Pennsylvania

Oct 08, 2017
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Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina

3.72/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Opaque, brown beer with a two finger head. The head is very light and dissipates quickly while only leaving a ribbon or two of lacing behind. The aroma is sweet, roasted coffee with a hint of brown sugar. The taste is tangy, char and bitter coffee but not as sweet as the aroma would lead you to believe. A little light on the body for a stout and a moderate amount of carbonation. Not bad but is seems like a little body and sweetness would have balanced this out and made it a bit better for me.
Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by socon67 from New York

Jun 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by acurtis from New Jersey

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by warrendietrich2001 from Nevada

Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by GregStoner from Pennsylvania

Feb 20, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I am continuing my latest horizontal as a part of the eradication of the Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody with this one, followed by about six more Ithaca offerings.

From the bottle: Nada. I am not a fan of their no longer putting the ABV on the labels. I dig the minimalist look of the new labels, but less is not always more.

I am kind of surprised by the relatively low ABV on this one, but as long as it is correct, it becomes the next one in ascending order.

I began with a Pop! of the cap and since the Stouts generally put on a good show, I went with a heavy-handed pour. Another surprise as I did not get as extended a pseudo-cascade as I usually do. Instead, two fingers of foamy, deep-tan/light-brown head formed briefly and quickly fell away. Color was Black/Opaque (SRM = 44), allowing ZERO light penetration. Nose smelled of burnt charcoal, dark chocolate, light smoke and dark roasted coffee. Oh, man, I love to drink coffee in the morning! I am a retired U. S. Navy sailor & coffee was the fuel that kept us going. Navy Joe Coffee now offers JP-5 blend, an homage to jet fuel, just to give you an idea! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite achieving creaminess, but coming pretty close. The taste was not quite as bitter as I expected from the inclusion of Sumatran coffee, but instead, it had a biscuity/bready quality, which combined with the dark chocolatiness, made me think of a rich, dark chocolate brownie! A brownie with coffee?!? I am sooo hungry all of a sudden! Finish was semi-sweet, a nice combination of bittersweet chocolate and dark roasted coffee. It would probably work best as a dessert beer, but since I am a hophead and not a Stout lover, what do I know? YMMV.
Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by nmattis13 from New York

Jan 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by Roguer from Connecticut

Jan 15, 2017
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.74/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
part of a mix a six picked up at good ta go in chambersburg pa last night. bottled 9/30/16, so a tad over 3 months old.

looks good. jet black, small oatmeal colored head. excellent lacing.

aroma is "stouty" not getting any coffee.

there's just not a lot of flavor to this one. its smooth, as an oatmeal stout should be, and the malts arent overly roasted, which i appreciate. but its described on the bottle as a coffee stout, and i'm not getting any coffee at all. it's not unpleasant in any way, just lacking.

mouth is all over the place with this one. it seems between medium and full, but finishes closer to thin. no discernable flavors on the finish.

overall, a bit of a disappointment. not a "super stout" by any stretch of the imagination.
Jan 08, 2017
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Rated by MacMan1980 from Connecticut

2.7/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Fine to start but the after taste is a bit burnt. Def. not on par with what I've come to expect from Ithaca.
Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by kkazemi from North Carolina

Dec 05, 2016
Super Stout Coffee Stout from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 121 ratings