Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout - Flying Dog Brewery

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395 Ratings

rAvg: 3.99
pDev: 11.28%
Reviews: 150
Hads: 245

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Brewed by:
Flying Dog Brewery

Maryland, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.90% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (123), on-tap (22), nitro-tap (4), growler (1).

Notes:
This is the same beer as Wild Dog Coffee Stout. DO NOT REVIEW AGAIN if you have reviewed Wild Dog Coffee Stout or your older review will be deleted when the listings are merged.

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Reviews by chilly460:

chilly460

Virginia

4.1/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A - Pours a goopy black, visibly thick as it's leaving the bottle. Pure shiny black with a solid finger of mocha head, this is what a beer should look like. Head settles to a nice cap of brown.

S - Really heavy punch of coffee, quite roasty. Creamy chocolate in there too. Piney hops play at the end which is a bit of a surprise considering the big roast coffee aroma hitting early.

T - Opens with a little lighter dark chocolate flavor, slightly bitter. Moves to the more forward coffee taste, I'd call it a medium roast and very favorable. Finishes a bit acidic, holding this beer from being in the top tier, but still a great tasting brew.

M - Thick, heavy, velvety body which is what I like to see in the style. Bit too much carbonation to get a 5, but close.

O - Really solid coffee stout, nice execution and flavor. Misses just a bit of complexity that the top tier has, but definitely a good brew from Flying Dog

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 15:20:37 | More by chilly460

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dan027

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +0.3%

05-17-2013 02:39:46 | More by dan027

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +12.8%

05-16-2013 01:33:28 | More by mportnoy

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3.75/5 rDev -6%

04-28-2013 20:08:41 | More by SadMachine

gnikola

Serbia

3.25/5 rDev -18.5%

04-27-2013 16:18:16 | More by gnikola

megamass

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

04-17-2013 21:58:53 | More by megamass

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -6%

04-12-2013 21:17:08 | More by DIPAFAN

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

4/5 rDev +0.3%

04-12-2013 18:08:13 | More by MarvinSnyder

TomG2751

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev +12.8%

04-11-2013 16:35:58 | More by TomG2751

Hophead420

Maryland

3.75/5 rDev -6%

04-11-2013 05:16:15 | More by Hophead420

HerbScott

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4.5/5 rDev +12.8%

04-09-2013 02:23:25 | More by HerbScott

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

04-09-2013 00:35:19 | More by randylangford

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev -6%

04-07-2013 00:38:48 | More by Gschaf

polopaul20

Maryland

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

04-05-2013 18:59:36 | More by polopaul20

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev -6%

04-05-2013 02:08:17 | More by Pensfan0782

Polasiuss

Ireland

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

03-31-2013 20:19:16 | More by Polasiuss

BAsbill

California

3.75/5 rDev -6%

03-30-2013 04:21:31 | More by BAsbill

kojevergas

California

3.19/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Acquired at a local SoCal beer store. 8.9% ABV confirmed. "Imperial Coffee Stout. Stout with Coffee Added." Love the label; this brewery has great labels. Made with Black Dog coffee. 12 fl oz brown glass bottle with branded pressure cap served into a conical Samuel Smith's pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are above average; I can't remember having anything great from this brewery before.

Served chilled and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a one finger rich tan colour head of nice cream and thickness, and average (2 minute) retention. Body colour is a predictable solid black; nontransparent and opaque. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Spot on for the style. Looking forward to trying it.

Sm: Chocolate malt, dark malts, light buried roast, light coffee bitterness, and caramel. Lacks coffee roast or richness; coffee is surprisingly light here. A bit of cream. An above average strength aroma. Appealing, but not all that impressive. Still, I'm pretty sure it'll taste pretty good. No yeast character or notable hop notes are detectable.

T: Light coffee; not all that rich, evocative, or interesting. Dark malts and chocolate malts form the relatively simple foundation. No yeast character comes through. A bit of alcohol does make an appearance. Light cream. Diluted caramel. It's sloppily put together, but generally balanced. I'm far from impressed; it's a pretty mundane coffee stout. Simply executed. Lacks complexity and subtlety. Pretty middling, even a bit pedestrian. Lacks boldness or inspiration.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Overcarbonated. Decent body. Okay presence on the palate. A bit too thick for the lack of diverse and deep flavour. Complements the flavour profile merely in a general sense; there doesn't seem to be much thought or care put into this.

Dr: A lazy coffee stout which lacks interesting coffee notes and interesting stout notes. It doesn't lack alcohol, however. Passable, but forgettable. This'll get lost amongst the slew of better brewed imperial stouts with coffee out there - and frankly it deserves to. You've got to bring more to the table when you brew a beer in this style. This just doesn't stand out. I'd get it again if it were the best option at a bar, or if it were a cheap option on the east coast. Otherwise, I'll be leaving it on the shelf. Still unimpressed with Flying Dog.

High C+

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 04:15:36 | More by kojevergas