Sweet Baby Java
DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.14
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superspak (10160) reviewed Sweet Baby Java from DuClaw Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 2/22/2017. Pours fairly clear very dark ruby/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee notes; with big strength. Taste of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from hop/roasted bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.2%. Overall this is an incredible flavored American porter style! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Very rich and complex for the modest ABV; with deeper roasted complexity than the base beer from the added coffee, and also felt stronger on the PB in the flavors. A highly enjoyable offering.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Sweet Baby Java from DuClaw Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at World Of Beer Easton. Dark brown color with a medium tan head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee, malt and peanut butter. Medium body with flavors of chocolate malt, peanut butter and coffee. The finish is sweet with a peanut butter mocha aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from West Side. Pours a deep brown with a half-finger of foam that dissipates quickly. Huge peanut-butter nose with some chocolate malt and whoppers. More peanut butter fudge and chocolate on the palate, cola-like carbonation. I get prickly chili pepper rather than espresso. Lingering peanut butter finish. Nice enough.