Affinity Brew Co. Toowoomba

Toowoomba

 

Affinity Brew Co. in Brixton, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout Regular
Score
7.27
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 20
A lamington cake-inspired stout fermented with raspberries and conditioned with toasted coconut and cacao nibs.
 

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Tried on 03 Nov 2022 at 14:25


7

Tried from Draft on 29 Feb 2020 at 15:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sweet stout mimicking Lamington cake, an Australian dessert involving coconut, cocoa and – not always but often – a layer of raspberry coulis. Mousy, pale yellowish beige, medium thick, open head, black robe with hazy mahogany edge. Aroma of toffee, indeed raspberry jam, brown bread, liquorish, soap, elderberry syrup, rainwater, old tea bags but very little to no coconut. Restrainedly sweet onset, dried figs and raisins with a very faint umami accent, soft carb, supple and smooth mouthfeel; caramelly, somewhat thinly nutty malt sweetness with a light toasty bitterish edge, raspberry coulis effect only distantly present, cocoa nibs are there but in an earthy kind of way and coconut remains all but absent; ends in a herbal, tea-ish bitterishness mixed with the remaining sweetness of the malts and that raspberry thing. Interesting idea but not very well executed, this lacks opulence, thickness and extravagance to make it work. Comes across as a simple brown porter even more than any kind of stout, with only a dash of raspberry, low cocoa and hardly any coconut at all – learn from Omnipollo, guys, even if not everyone is convinced beers like this can work…

Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2019 at 11:42


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Affinity Toowoomba (by Affinity Brew Co.):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

6/VII/19 - 50cl can @ DOK Beer Festival (Gent), BB: VI/2019 - (2019-1006) Thanks to Thomas M. for sharing the can!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy dense beige head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: roasted, little fruity, very malty, lots of grains, some chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: oh yes, lots and lots of raspberries, nice roast, bit sweet, some caramel, fruity touch. Aftertaste: alcohol, good, somewhat sweet, caramel, chocolate, soft roast, more raspberries, lovely!

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2019 at 22:06


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose of coconut, cola,cocoa, notes of raspberry. Flavours of raspberry ruffles, coconut, light coffee. Pleasant.

Tried on 17 Apr 2019 at 04:57


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50 cl can (5,8%) @ home, BBE 06/2019
Aroma has cocoa tones and chocolate. Flavour has tart-ish raspberries, some chocolate and cocoa. Raspberry is too tart here.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2018 at 16:19


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

9/11/2018. Draught at Venue 28, Clock House. Pours dark mahogany brown with a beige head. Aroma of raspberry, chocolate, citrus, coconut. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Enjoyed this.

Tried on 09 Nov 2018 at 18:43


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

Good black body and modest hesoftbraspberry aroma and coffee andgod damn i hate facebook. Its creators shiuld bebkilledm tidnsis tipdinokay heneetm.

Tried on 16 Jun 2018 at 15:49


7

Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2018 at 19:20


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

keg at fyne fest 2018... dark black thin tan lacing.. soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. dark dry raspberry chocolate.. heavy chocolate raspberry roast

Tried on 06 Jun 2018 at 15:14