ELEVEN - Ithaca Beer Company

PicoPapa

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750mL bottle, Batch# E!016. Pours a very dark brown/black color with a slight head and not much lacing. The smell is a strong coffee aroma with some roasted malts. The taste is excellent. Strong delicious coffee taste. Not too boozy and a bit of sweetness. You can tell this beer has some age on it but the flavors are still present. Somewhat of a slow drinking beer but mighty tasty. Ithaca continues to impress me.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2010 04:55:05 | More by PicoPapa

MPPHISH

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

04-20-2013 03:38:06 | More by MPPHISH

DmanGTR

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

01-29-2013 14:50:59 | More by DmanGTR

dtx00

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

10-22-2012 04:10:58 | More by dtx00

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

10-15-2012 02:29:30 | More by t0rin0

TheBeerologist

Rhode Island

3.38/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

750 poured into a New Belgium globe

Pours a watery brown with a tan 1" head. Looks to be dark brown in the glass.

Smells strongly of coffee and roasted malt..and some more coffee

Again, coffee. The base beer is pretty much nonexistent and is dominated by the coffee flavor here. I really don't get anything else other than a slight hint of malty sweetness.

Mouthfeel is thin and very light, though this was very nicely carbonated

This was a good COFFEE brown ale, if thats your thing. Its not my thing, so I can live without it.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 00:00:50 | More by TheBeerologist

beertunes

Washington

3.65/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into fluted goblet. Poured a solid black and very still. Low carbonation and just a bit of head that had low retention and lacing.

The aroma was dominated by roast and coffee, but did have just a bit of sweetness underneath. The flavors were the same story, bit some tartness and a pleasant light funk did show through behind the strong coffee and roast aspects.

The body was smooth and solid, very nice. Drinkability would depend on your taste for coffee. I hate coffee, so this isn't a good thing for me, but the beer was good for what it was trying to be. Overall, a nice brew that probably wasn't harmed by aging, but may not have been helped either. If you happen to see a bottle, this brew is worth your time.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2012 20:08:21 | More by beertunes

soulfly1492

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aroma: Bitter coffee, burnt actually. Chocolate, a little funky too. Smokey, a little bit of musty basement and cigarette ash.

Appearance: What looks like melted chocolate is stuck to the underside of the cap and the top rim of the bottle. Not sure if it was planned this way. Black in color, opaque. The pour develops a noisy dark brown head which fizzes away in about 60 seconds like a soda. Some bubbles around the rim and not much lacing, although it's still cold.

Taste: Nice. Instantly reminds me of Southern Tier Mokah. Actually tastes like bold, dark coffee, then a bit of lactose. Some smoke and roastiness follows. Some bitterness also, must be the Northern Brewer hops shining through the sweet malts and sugar additions.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied. Oily overall, but a mild tingle/drying sensation from the coffee and hops. Carbonation is nonexistent. No warming.

Overall: Bold, smooth, accurate coffee, mild lactose and chocolate. Just enough bitterness and roastiness to help balance out the large quantity of sugars.

Notes: Batch E!OI6. Tasted 2/25/2012.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 02:23:35 | More by soulfly1492

robieobie1

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

03-16-2012 02:09:21 | More by robieobie1

Tyrawlings

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.3%

02-19-2012 01:34:15 | More by Tyrawlings

mixylplik3

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

02-13-2012 22:59:53 | More by mixylplik3

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3/5  rDev -23.3%

01-26-2012 06:54:56 | More by ygtbsm94

SLeffler27

New York

2.73/5  rDev -30.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

The head bubbles up then quickly disappears over a dark brown , shade shy of black, beer. Thin film hangs on the glass with each swirl and there is no lacing.

Smells uncannily like cigarette ashes, but there is also some black coffee and burnt malt. Oddly dusty.

It is difficult to get past the cigarette aroma and taste. I am left wondering if this bottle went bad, because while I do detect coffee, lactose and roasted malt, they are clearly secondary players. Coffee is more akin to day-old coffee grinds.

Eleven has a full body, satin texture and light carbonation with no hint of alcohol.

While I do like Ithaca’s beers, especially in a Dogfish Head II pint glass, this one missed the mark. Maybe this bottle went bad, or perhaps just wasn’t to my liking.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 22:31:57 | More by SLeffler27

FrankyLikesIt

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +27.9%

12-14-2011 19:37:23 | More by FrankyLikesIt

rab53

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

12-01-2011 07:23:39 | More by rab53

deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-20-2011 20:19:44 | More by deapokid

DoctorB2B

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

11-19-2011 04:19:49 | More by DoctorB2B

nmann08

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-18-2011 00:57:30 | More by nmann08

tclapper

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-17-2011 21:11:26 | More by tclapper

nh2032

New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-17-2011 03:14:19 | More by nh2032

HopStoopid120

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-16-2011 01:03:21 | More by HopStoopid120

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +2.3%

11-14-2011 22:37:09 | More by JAHMUR

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

11-14-2011 18:43:15 | More by thebouch01

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Big thanks to Gushue3 for this bottle!

Pours nearly pitch black. Medium tan head forms, 2 fingers, nice retention. Aroma has bits of chocolate, roasted malts and bittersweet coffee notes. Appears the coffee may be faded a bit. Not really surprising given the age, but it's still nice and pleasant. Same kinda goes for the taste, though it is a bit more robust and a bit more sweet and definitely more chocolate. Slight notes of just coffee beans, which is a good thing and definitely impressive. The feel is a nice surprise too. Wonderfully full bodied, with a creamy texture.

I think this has held up nicely. Not as good as I'm sure it was in the past, but very glad to have tried it!

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2011 02:40:01 | More by EgadBananas

mikereaser

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into my new belgium glass on 7/6/2011

Pours a pitch black with very little foam that quickly faded to just a flat surface. The aroma is all coffee and roasted malts. As expected, the flavor is roasted coffee, roasted malts and a bit of lactose sweetness. I like the flavor and eventhough it tastes like coffee, you don't forget you're drinking a beer. Its medium bodied with light tingly carbonation. Its easy to drink and has a nice flavor. I would probably get another bottle if I could.

3.5/4/4/4/4

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2011 03:32:09 | More by mikereaser