Espresso Martini
Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.65
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This sticky, full-bodied imperial stout is inspired by an iconic cocktail, boasting rich coffee character and velvety sweetness among a layered malt bill of Carafa® Special 3, chocolate wheat, oats and Crystal T50™.
Infused with Reshad, Ethiopian coffee sourced and roasted by our Danish pals at Coffee Collective, it showcases aromas of milk chocolate and light fruit with flavours of dark chocolate and a balanced bitterness that lets the rich coffee character shine.
Sour Scale: N/A
Allergens: Malted Barley & Oats (Gluten)
Infused with Reshad, Ethiopian coffee sourced and roasted by our Danish pals at Coffee Collective, it showcases aromas of milk chocolate and light fruit with flavours of dark chocolate and a balanced bitterness that lets the rich coffee character shine.
Sour Scale: N/A
Allergens: Malted Barley & Oats (Gluten)
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Teesside Beery Day Out Beer#16. Probably the least sour beer I've ever had from this brewer, and one of the heaviest tasting from any brewery. It has a boozy aroma and taste, although not unexpected, coconut is the dominant high strength flavour emanating from this one. £6 a third to date stamp the economy of the time. Very sticky-sweet in texture.
Tried
from Draft
at
Infant Hercules
on 06 Feb 2026
at 00:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Keg draught at the Needle and Pin, Loughborough. Dark brown, almost black and mostly opaque with very little head. Vinous aroma, light sourness with an overlay of coffee. Complex taste with a gooey coffee sweetness, some Marmite, cooking chocolate, Amaro bitterness. Thick, thick body with low to medium carbonation. Ooooh. Special.
Tried
from Draft
at
Needle & Pin
on 24 Jan 2026
at 17:47
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Shared with my brother and wife during the new naked gun. When cold there was a surprising amount of acidity which was a bit odd, but that disappeared as it warmed up. Very sweet, with malt and sugar contributing. Lovely Ethiopian coffee gives a medium roasted coffee flavour with fruity notes, very nice. Very sweet but lovely flavour and texture, with the coffee shining.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2025
at 22:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 07 Dec 2025
at 00:26
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Craft Beer Cabin, Bromley. Nose is dark chocolate, smoke, Turkish coffee, raisin, dark fruits. Taste is a sweet flavoursome mix of the above. Rich sweet warming finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Beer Cabin BR1
on 08 Nov 2025
at 10:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is strong bitter coffee with some meaty roast. Taste has sweet oily roast and sweet coffee throughout with a bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Nov 2025
at 21:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 16/10/2025.
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is tangy dark fruit rinds, coffee vibes, dark malts, just a little too much of a tang about it that I wasn't expecting.
Taste comprises Tiramisu coffee mix, booze, brown sugar melt, dark malts.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Okay sipper but not as good as the others from VC of this ilk, lacks balance and cohesion in that is smelt overly tangy then delivered overly sweet on the flavour front.
Tasted a lot better when I blended it with some Kees BA barley wine!
Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is tangy dark fruit rinds, coffee vibes, dark malts, just a little too much of a tang about it that I wasn't expecting.
Taste comprises Tiramisu coffee mix, booze, brown sugar melt, dark malts.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Okay sipper but not as good as the others from VC of this ilk, lacks balance and cohesion in that is smelt overly tangy then delivered overly sweet on the flavour front.
Tasted a lot better when I blended it with some Kees BA barley wine!
Tried
on 16 Oct 2025
at 17:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2025
at 23:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4th October 2025
Can. Almost clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, a modest dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Rich espresso creamy malts. Ripe fruity ripe winey Martini. Rich ripe prune and dates. Spicy alcohol finish. Yeah, this is ticking a lot of my boxes. Suitably intense as it should be but also fairly light and crisp and, dangerously drinkable.
Can. Almost clear dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, a modest dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Rich espresso creamy malts. Ripe fruity ripe winey Martini. Rich ripe prune and dates. Spicy alcohol finish. Yeah, this is ticking a lot of my boxes. Suitably intense as it should be but also fairly light and crisp and, dangerously drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2025
at 18:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
keg at the wee vault ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ...massive sweet coffee chocolate roast malts nose ...dark rich sweet sticky coffee chocolate roast malts ...Light on coffee ...big on stivky sweetness
keg at wee vault ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet coffee fruit nose ...dark cherries ...plums ..soft coffee ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..
keg at wee vault ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet coffee fruit nose ...dark cherries ...plums ..soft coffee ..dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..
Tried
on 22 Sep 2025
at 15:22