4Beans
Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
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7.42
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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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mcberko (47797) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 oz. can, pours black with a large beige head. Aroma brings out loads of roasted coffee beans upfront, followed by notes of vanilla and cocoa. Flavour follows suit, with loads of dark roasted coffee upfront, again followed by subtler notes of vanilla and coffee. Perfectly constructed, with a great balanced of flavours. Wonderful stuff.
smith4498 (4269) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of roasted malt and coffee with some chocolate. Roasted malt flavor with bittersweet milk chocolate, vanilla, and espresso. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation.
johnnnniee (7516) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from a friend, thanks for the hookup. Dark brown color with a smallish off white head that shows fair retention. Big coffee aromas obviously with hints of chocolate, vanilla, earth, caramel and a touch of alcohol. Creamy and somewhat sweet on the palette. Rich coffee caramel and chocolate flavors with bits of vanilla, alcohol and earth at the edges. Medium body with a light to moderate level of carbonation. Very nice sipper I quite enjoyed this one!
ben4321 (11632) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Location: 12 oz can from Hoboken Vine, 8/14/15
Aroma: The nose is coffee and roast, some milk/cream, cinnamon, other spice, and chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a thin, creamy, tan head and light lace
Flavor: Flavor is a lot of that distinct spice-forward coffee as well, that is just a bit sweetened
Palate: The body is medium-plus, probably drinks more a 7-8% beer, with average carbonation
Overall Impression: This is a pretty enjoyable one. Definitely doesn't feel like a 10% beer, but that alcohol is there. I could happily drink a mug of this with breakfast.
CLW (17000) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz. can purchased at 7-11, Kittery, ME. Pitch black with a thin tan bubbly head. Aroma is just simply awesome. Vanilla beans, coffee, ash with a mild chocolate nuance.
The flavor starts with burnt espresso bean with roasted barley and become a lingering vanilla finish. The flavor is sweet but does hide the alcohol extremely well. The palate is smooth with a creamy feel over the palate. The flavors marry really well together. Jeez, so smooth of a 10% brew. Nice after dinner dessert brew, wonderful.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottom of the can stamped \"BB15JUL2016.\"
I opted for a snifter for this one, dat high gravity, ya know.
The appearance was a black pour with a healthy finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated immediately. Light lacing started to cling but slid into the body.
The smell started off with an eloquent sweet to bitter espresso; fresh, sticky and smooth over cocoa. Light vanilla balances sweetly.
The taste was smooth sticky sweet cocoa over sweet and bitter espresso meshes together finely to leave a sweet wet bitter espresso to cocoa aftertaste. A quick sticky finish smooths it all out.
On the palate, this one sat about medium bodied with a nice sipping feel to it. Carbonation runs light allowing the espresso to be the bitterness, but because of the vanilla, the palate, just absolutely feels wonderful.
Overall, I think Sixpoint hit exactly what they wanted to do. I’m looking forward to having some more closer to Winter.
Jow (8450) reviewed 4Beans from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can at home late evening Thursday. Deep pour one finger beige head. Nose is light chocolate and vanilla. Tastes of dark chocolate, vanilla, hi ts of coffee, cola, and tobacco. Everything is subdued and blended nicely. Creamy mouthfeel. Pleasant beer no alcohol presence detected.