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Cowboy Coffee Porter
Big Sky Brewing Company
- From:
- Big Sky Brewing Company
- Montana, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 12.03%
- Reviews:
- 105
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 20, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 10, 2010
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 12
32 IBU
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Ratings by Magpie14:
Reviewed by Magpie14 from Michigan
3.18/5 rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: relatively dark and full of robust brown tones, in other words...a healthy looking porter. Reasonable head retention and some sticky icky lacing. Nice look
S: nose is chock full of coffee and chocolate with a nice helping of heartily roasted malts. Pretty straight forward, not a whole lot of whiffing complexity in the nose
T: not as much depth as I had hoped. Within the malts exists a dry kinda nuttiness with a dusting of fine cocoa powder. Coffee notes come across a touch stale and bland with a dash of creamer. Flavors are just hanging out, nothing to involved. Warming increases the flavor exploration but on a minimal level
M: the words dry, crisp, and charred come to mind. The weight of this beer is nice with a medium feel, but otherwise it lacks in overall slickness. Strong carbonation levels
D: some good qualities and decent notes. Well worth the try but don't plan on drinking many as boredom may set in
Feb 08, 2011S: nose is chock full of coffee and chocolate with a nice helping of heartily roasted malts. Pretty straight forward, not a whole lot of whiffing complexity in the nose
T: not as much depth as I had hoped. Within the malts exists a dry kinda nuttiness with a dusting of fine cocoa powder. Coffee notes come across a touch stale and bland with a dash of creamer. Flavors are just hanging out, nothing to involved. Warming increases the flavor exploration but on a minimal level
M: the words dry, crisp, and charred come to mind. The weight of this beer is nice with a medium feel, but otherwise it lacks in overall slickness. Strong carbonation levels
D: some good qualities and decent notes. Well worth the try but don't plan on drinking many as boredom may set in
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.83/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Black liquid; some ruby when held to the light.
Small dark khaki head; spotty lacing.
The coffee aroma is bold & strong in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Blast of black coffee in the taste; a hint of lactose sugar on the back end. Not a subtle beer, but I love these flavors, so I'm not complaining.
Feb 20, 2017Black liquid; some ruby when held to the light.
Small dark khaki head; spotty lacing.
The coffee aroma is bold & strong in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Blast of black coffee in the taste; a hint of lactose sugar on the back end. Not a subtle beer, but I love these flavors, so I'm not complaining.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.82/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Black pour with a thin 1/6" tan head. Great aroma, coffee is all up in this, not just coffee malt flavors either.
Taste: more coffee. Good roasty bitterness. Color is deep but the viscosity and body isn't super duper heavy or anything, plenty drinkable. Covers up the booze.
One of Big Sky's better 6 pack beers, good stuff for earlier in the day.
Mar 31, 2016Taste: more coffee. Good roasty bitterness. Color is deep but the viscosity and body isn't super duper heavy or anything, plenty drinkable. Covers up the booze.
One of Big Sky's better 6 pack beers, good stuff for earlier in the day.
Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Deep. impenetrable amber in color, with a prominent, somewhat coarse tan head, and thick, glass-coating lace. The head retention is moderate.
Aroma: Cold coffee with cream dominates the aroma. Chocolate and caramel present as well. There are also hints of vanilla, and some wood.
Taste: The taste begins with coffee and cream, soon followed by dark malt and semi-sweet cocoa. The coffee serves as a gracious undercurrent to the taste, never heavy-handed, as in some examples. As the taste progresses, there is a bit of sweet chocolate, and charred barley. These tastes blend very harmoniously. Finishes with a lingering, mild coffee note.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, very full, quite pleasant.
Drinkability/notes: This well exceeded my expectations. Very often, in my experience, coffee-infused beers sometimes present harshly, with a bitter and acidic quality, as with stale coffee. None of that is seen in this very enjoyable example, well done. This is one I would like to have again.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
Dec 19, 2015Aroma: Cold coffee with cream dominates the aroma. Chocolate and caramel present as well. There are also hints of vanilla, and some wood.
Taste: The taste begins with coffee and cream, soon followed by dark malt and semi-sweet cocoa. The coffee serves as a gracious undercurrent to the taste, never heavy-handed, as in some examples. As the taste progresses, there is a bit of sweet chocolate, and charred barley. These tastes blend very harmoniously. Finishes with a lingering, mild coffee note.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, very full, quite pleasant.
Drinkability/notes: This well exceeded my expectations. Very often, in my experience, coffee-infused beers sometimes present harshly, with a bitter and acidic quality, as with stale coffee. None of that is seen in this very enjoyable example, well done. This is one I would like to have again.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.46/5 rDev -7.5%
3.46/5 rDev -7.5%
12 oz bottle poured opaque with a large creamy head.
Unappealing aroma suggests the beer is past its prime, but this doesn't carry over to the flavor where dark roasted malts dominate. Coffee and dark chocolate are also present.
Creamy smooth, relatively lively feel.
Sep 01, 2014Unappealing aroma suggests the beer is past its prime, but this doesn't carry over to the flavor where dark roasted malts dominate. Coffee and dark chocolate are also present.
Creamy smooth, relatively lively feel.
Cowboy Coffee Porter from Big Sky Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
231 ratings
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