Mad Nibs
Cellarmaker Brewing Company in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.38
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Using the highest quality of cocoa nibs from Cru Chocolate and real Madagascar vanilla bean, Mad Nibs achieves a rich and refined chocolate character suitable for any chocolate or dessert beer lover. The base Stout recipe has a medium roast coffee like element as well as undertones of raisin and dark berry that supports the softer milk chocolate notes from the nibs. A judicious amount of vanilla helps amplify the expected chocolate flavor to the anticipated level of familiarity. Lastly, milk sugar adds a touch of sweetness and a smooth transition from flavor to flavor.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Black beer with a brown head. Chocolate and vanilla aroma. Dark chocolate and vanilla flavor with caramel and lactose. Medium-plus bodied. Dark chocolate and vanilla linger with lactose and light roast.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2021
at 00:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewery in January 2020. Score recorded at the time but no detailed notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2020
at 16:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
01.05.2015, tap @ CBC:
Small creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark sugar, vanilla, mocha, dark malts, grass, lactose, caramel. Taste is slightly sweet, dark malts, cocoa, grass, dark sugar, weeds, vanilla, lactose. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Small creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark sugar, vanilla, mocha, dark malts, grass, lactose, caramel. Taste is slightly sweet, dark malts, cocoa, grass, dark sugar, weeds, vanilla, lactose. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2017
at 08:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A black beer with a dark brown head.The aroma has notes of caramel, malt, and coffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of coffee, caramel, and malt, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2016
at 15:54
8/10
Tried
on 04 Aug 2016
at 11:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@CBC2015. Black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is liquorice, some chocolate, mild coffee, vanilla and some ripe fruity notes. Flavour is vanilla, some roasted malts, mild liquorice, chocolate, coffee and some plum as well as ripe fruits.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2016
at 10:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @Cellarmaker. Pours opaque black, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is lots of cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, pretty rich. Flavor is light plus sweet and bitter, a bit of a let down from the aroma but still good. Medium ligh tbody.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2015
at 22:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ CBC 2015. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty vanilla chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and vanilla flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and vanilla finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 07:43
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 08:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Blue Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Cellarmaker Mad Nibs ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, cacao, vanilla, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, cacao, vanilla, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20150501]
Tried
on 11 Jul 2015
at 01:59