Sixpoint Brewery 4Beans

4Beans

 

Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.42
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 28
With Madagascar vanilla beans, 4BEANS takes Sixpoint Imperial Porter to the next level.

Romano beans used by bygone brewers provide body, as the flavors of dark malt, cocoa and coffee are rounded out by smooth vanilla. The result is a quadrality of roasted, savory, and complex flavors. Modern formulation meets Baltic tradition and BKLYN partnership… it’s Mad Science.

Baltic lore spoke of a land where dark, rich and satisfying beer, brewed of beans and barley, fell in showers. Prepared in cauldrons and consumed from horns, this was truly the drink of the gods. Centuries later, an all-sating dark ale was resurrected at Sixpoint: 3BEANS was created from the BKLYN trifecta of Sixpoint, Stumptown cold-brew and Mast Brothers cacao husks... ...no formulation is ever finished — the quest for improvement is ingrained n Mad Scientist DNA. Madagascar vanilla, the legendary 4th bean, rounds out and enriches the bold flavors of barley, cacao husks and cold-brew coffee.
 

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Took forever to find it.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:58


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draft at Cafe Hesp. Black with a beige head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, floral notes, cacao, light roast, caramel and some light dark fruity notes. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 10 Jan 2017 at 14:01


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

50 ml sample. Almost black but clear. Strong cocoa aroma, coffee, chocolate, smooth and not artificial, warming alcohol and roasty coffee bitterness in the finish. Smooth medium body. Very good. (Backlog 17-JAN-2016).

Tried on 27 Jan 2016 at 06:06


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can. Pours a barely translucent brown color with a large frothy light tan head. aroma has a cocoa and coffee nuance with earthy notes. Upfront, Sweet roasted malt flavor has hints of toasted walnut, espresso powder and dark chocolate. Underlying notes of dark dried fruits and vanilla bean come through as well. Warming alcohol in finish. Flavorful and complex.

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2015 at 22:19


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

New Beer Distributors, NYC can: Pours black with a quickly dissipating beige head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, vanilla, fresh roast, and all that nice atuff. Taste is not too sweet and not all that bitter either. Body is very smooth and velvety. Plenty of complexity. Nice aftertaste. Much quality.

Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2015 at 22:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Little energy can with a big thanks to Tyler from barley brown. Pours out dark brown topped with a small tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate coffee vanilla and plenty sweetness. Taste is more of the sweetness roast malts chocolate vanilla.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2015 at 20:37


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Very dark brown with a tan head. Somewhat harsh aroma of burnt coarsely ground coffee, roasted malt, some brown sugar. Much more tempered taste with vanilla and some chocolate. Fairly sweet with mocha, vanilla, moderate roast. Moderate bitterness subdues the sweetness and leaves a coffee aftertaste that’s certainly smoother than initially suggested. Alcohol sticks out a bit. Just OK.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2015 at 08:12


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can. Opaque black liquid with medium tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, biscuit, light ash, toast and pumpernickel. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of coffee, chocolate, biscuit and caramel. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Pretty good if very sweet.

Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2015 at 09:54


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12 fl oz can, thanks to Dunbar72! Sampled on September 18, 2015.BB 15 Jul 2016.Black color, tan to light brown head that leaves lacing. Slight coffee, oat flakes, light roasted, to the sweet side scent. Toffee, sweet, cacao taste. Sweet, chocolate, vanilla aftertaste. Medium to light fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Some alcohol feeling.

Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2015 at 13:25


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz skinny can poured into a Bruery tulip. Best by date of July 16, 2016. Aromas of charred wood, big roasty notes, freshly roasted coffee beans. Tastes of big roasted coffee, dark chocolate, slight booze, a little woody/oaky note. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2015 at 23:41