Sidamo Coffee Stout
(has 1 batch)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.55
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Our quest to brew the quintessential coffee beer began over a cupping with the coffee gurus from Richmond’s Lamplighter Roasting Company. Their Ethiopia Sidamo coffee was masterfully roasted to highlight the single origin bean’s bright, crisp body and distinctive blueberry undertones, making it harmonize beautifully with our Russian Imperial Stout. May this beer warm your spirits in these brisk winter months.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 750 ml bottle shared by my Dad, 5/2/14
Aroma: The nose is sweetened coffee, some roasted malts, and plenty of chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a small brown head and some mild lace
Flavor: The flavor is fairly sweet, coffee and chocolate, with some alcohol, and light roast
Palate: The body is medium, it is smoothish, with average carbonation, and a slightly sticky finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a solid, sweet example of this style, but I have found enjoyable ones that were this sweet before. Good stuff. Looking forward to trying the bourbon version.
Aroma: The nose is sweetened coffee, some roasted malts, and plenty of chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a small brown head and some mild lace
Flavor: The flavor is fairly sweet, coffee and chocolate, with some alcohol, and light roast
Palate: The body is medium, it is smoothish, with average carbonation, and a slightly sticky finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a solid, sweet example of this style, but I have found enjoyable ones that were this sweet before. Good stuff. Looking forward to trying the bourbon version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2014
at 18:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rich deep dark brown coloured body with a large, microfoamed light brown head, about three centimetres tall. All with virtually no light getting through at an angle - about 99% opaque - I can’t imagine this looking any better. Aroma of earth, hops, alcohol, prunes, metal, vanilla, medicine and a hint of coffee - not much though. Medium to Full-bodied; Deep assertive roasted malt at first with a noticeable hit of bourbon and oak with some nice sugars behind and showing some depth, all with a bit of coffee bitterness at the end. Aftertaste shows a silky malt, some rich coffee flavours and a lot of still pungent sweetness which dominates the finish, along with alcohol. Overall, a beer that is still working out and I wish I left it for another year, but this makes me feel good about aging their other beers. A good beer for sure with a nice profile and great complexity - very nice to sample! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Tyson’s Corner (Falls Church), Virginia on 28-January-2014 for US$9.99 sampled at home in Washington on a day of more snow, 03-March-2014.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2014
at 20:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 mL bottle (2014) poured into a snifter. Pours dark brown/black with brown hues with 1/2 to 1 finger tan head. Coffee with chocolate and light berries in the aroma. Notes of coffee, roast, milk/dark chocolate, and light berries in the taste. Body is a bit light for a Russian Imperial Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2014
at 02:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Consumed at home in the company of Loz, Craig, Stella & Kids plus Jackie & Simon 02.08.13 Big thanks to Peter Fowler of Shoulder of Mutton fame for passing this beer on. Pours black with tan head. Coffee with a little caramel, smooth but tasty. Leaves a light grainy coffeeness across the tongue. Strong lingering taste, like. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
on 02 Aug 2013
at 15:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle pours a lightly oily, opaque black with some cloudy, off white head. Nose of coffee, caramel, malt, orange. Flavor is sweet, caramel, malt, coffee grounds. Straight forward. Medium bodied, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2013
at 17:32