S.C.C.C.
Sapwood Cellars Brewery in Columbia, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.61
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Imperial Stout with Coffee, Coffee, and Coffee
Coffee is really delicate. Oxygen and time drive away its subtle varietal aromatics. With the help of our friends at Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville, MD, we created a special blend just for this beer. The blend consists of 80% Brazil Capim Seco, which adds rich nutty and chocolate flavors, and 20% Ethiopia Natty Cheff, providing hints of berry and brown sugar notes. The same day the coffee was roasted, we added the blend to this uniquely toasty Imperial stout that includes Golden Wheat, Honey Malt, and debittered Black Malt!
Coffee is really delicate. Oxygen and time drive away its subtle varietal aromatics. With the help of our friends at Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville, MD, we created a special blend just for this beer. The blend consists of 80% Brazil Capim Seco, which adds rich nutty and chocolate flavors, and 20% Ethiopia Natty Cheff, providing hints of berry and brown sugar notes. The same day the coffee was roasted, we added the blend to this uniquely toasty Imperial stout that includes Golden Wheat, Honey Malt, and debittered Black Malt!
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8.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can (9/16/25) from Untappd box. Opaque, inky black, nice viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is strong, bittersweet coffee, slight char, dark chocolate, vanilla, hint of coconut and dark cherry. As lazy as this sounds, taste follows aroma. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, no sign of alcohol, finish as taste. WOW! Great strength, but amazing the complexity and balance.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 00:20
8.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
16 oz can shared by tfontana. Thank you Soooo MUCH Tom! Aroma is a rich array of coffee. Mild berries, pitted fruit, and mild roast.
Flavor is rich and full of depth. Mild roast, fruity coffee with mild vanilla nuances. Pretty nice amounts Cocoa and chocolate. Alcohol is not found. How strong is this? Amazing!
Flavor is rich and full of depth. Mild roast, fruity coffee with mild vanilla nuances. Pretty nice amounts Cocoa and chocolate. Alcohol is not found. How strong is this? Amazing!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 00:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 9/16/25, drunk 2/3/26, as pictured.
Lush, rich, not-overroasted coffee and malt in the nose show a good deal of dark chocolate, light fudge, moderate fruitiness and is backed by rich malts with moderate roast. No alcohol, no green pepper.
Rich and malty, with a big chew to it, and a hint of syrup, but great attenuation, softness, stickiness and without any gross, over-roasted or green pepper-laden coffee. Reminds me almost exactly of Trillium's PM Dawn with Barrington Natural / Supernatural coffee. Same fruity, soft, round, earthy character with lush malt and yet a good balance. Incredibly, incredibly drinkable stuff for its size.
Lush, rich, not-overroasted coffee and malt in the nose show a good deal of dark chocolate, light fudge, moderate fruitiness and is backed by rich malts with moderate roast. No alcohol, no green pepper.
Rich and malty, with a big chew to it, and a hint of syrup, but great attenuation, softness, stickiness and without any gross, over-roasted or green pepper-laden coffee. Reminds me almost exactly of Trillium's PM Dawn with Barrington Natural / Supernatural coffee. Same fruity, soft, round, earthy character with lush malt and yet a good balance. Incredibly, incredibly drinkable stuff for its size.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 03 Feb 2026
at 20:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal light brown head.
A- Roasty, black coffee, mild vanilla.
F- Roast, black coffee, mild vanilla, chocolate, slightly bitter.
T- Medium body, slightly thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Clearly some high quality beans in this brew. One of the better coffee beers I've had in recent memory. Not sweet but also not a vegetal earthy coffee flavor. Like a nice cup of single origin coffee with a hint of booze. Tasty.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal light brown head.
A- Roasty, black coffee, mild vanilla.
F- Roast, black coffee, mild vanilla, chocolate, slightly bitter.
T- Medium body, slightly thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Clearly some high quality beans in this brew. One of the better coffee beers I've had in recent memory. Not sweet but also not a vegetal earthy coffee flavor. Like a nice cup of single origin coffee with a hint of booze. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 02:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16 oz can. Aroma is packed with coffee, some dark chocolate, maple. Pours motor oil black with a half finger tan head that settles into a ring after a minute. Taste is bittersweet and a little tart with flavors of coffee and dark chocolate. Reminiscent of a strong cup of sweetened coffee.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 25 Oct 2025
at 04:08