Spirit Chaser Sumatra Coffee Porter - R & B Brewing Co.

Kakaraht

British Columbia (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours dark brown with a finger of tan head that has good retention.

S: Coffee and a nice heavy malt smell dominate the aroma.

T: Dark roasted coffee, a little burnt taste with a nice sweet caramel like malt flavor. There is a bitterness at the end that is reminiscent of a strong black coffee.

M: Medium body and good carbonation with a bitterness that lingers.

D: It is an OK beer little to much coffee but otherwise worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2011 22:35:07 | More by Kakaraht

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

09-30-2012 21:00:19 | More by 4ster

Phil_Cousins

2/5  rDev -41%

03-14-2012 01:24:01 | More by Phil_Cousins

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Very dark and a strong nose that redolent of iced coffee and chocolate. This is a good porter that really show off the coffee flavour. i enjoyed the coffee notes on both the finish and the midbody but I can see how some might feel this is too much. All in all a good solid porter with a low ABV and the added bonus of a nice coffee kick

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2011 06:55:28 | More by canucklehead

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

4.22/5  rDev +24.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

New brew from R&B. Not sure if this is a regular release or a seasonal, but it certainly doesn't disappoint. Dark brown and ruby in the colour combine with an Ovaltine-like nose that has notes of bitter coffee.

Bitter black coffee taste. I can pick up brown sugar, maple syrup and malt. The black coffee character is predominant and almost distracts the taste buds to the point of ruination. This is definitely a dessert beer.

Good, low carbonation but in flavour this seems a bit overdone.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2010 06:56:38 | More by BDTyre