Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout
New English Brewing in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
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Double GABF medal winner and Best Of Show at the 2015 LA International beer competition. Zumbar is dark and delicious, roast and smooth with coffee flavor and aroma over mellow chocolate goodness. Bitterness is supported by a huge malt body and 9.3% ABV. GR
Available on draft and in 16oz 4-packs.
Available on draft and in 16oz 4-packs.
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9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
22 oz. bottle, pours thick jet oily black with a medium brown head. Aroma is rich and complex, with dark chocolate, espresso notes and ample roasted malt. Flavour follows suit, with intense dark chocolate upfront, followed by a lovely roasted malt body, and ending on fine espresso. What a luxuriously velvety body this has. Pretty much everything I love about impies. Harmonious and amazingly drinkable. Phenomenal beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2016
at 01:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours opaque rich black, medium creamy brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, nice lacing. Aroma is rich mocha, chocolate and cold press coffee, hint of ashtray. Flavor follows, medium sweet and light plus bitter, loads of mocha chocolate with a hint of smokiness. Fullish body, creamy mouthfeel. Solid coffee stout for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2016
at 20:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours dark brown black with a foamy dark tan head. Aroma of mocha - more chocolate than coffee. A bit earthy. Near full bodied. Flavor starts dark malt, then coffee, then earthy dark chocolate. Bitter dark chocolate. This is not malty. It is quite delicious. Candy of the dark side.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2015
at 22:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Churchill’s Pub & Grille, San Marcos, CA
Pours pitch black with a smooth brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, coffee and chocolate. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and chocolatey with some coffee. Finish is smooth, slightly roasty and sweetish with some coffee. Okay.
Pours pitch black with a smooth brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, coffee and chocolate. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and chocolatey with some coffee. Finish is smooth, slightly roasty and sweetish with some coffee. Okay.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2015
at 16:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Churchill’s Pub & Grille, San Marcos. Aroma has coffee and licorice. Flavour has mocha, licorice, some dark chocolate and mild ashy tones. Good.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2015
at 21:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
From a 650ml bottle on 3/3/2015. Pours the deepest, darkest brown, with a small to medium tan head. Has a gorgeous powerful aroma of coffee, with some cocoa in the mix. The flavour is dominated by coffee, and ably assisted by dark and milk chocolate, with just a hint of dark fruit and soy in the background. Sweet but not overly so, with a moderate to firm roasty bitterness countering. Has a creamy palate and average carbonation. A really well made, beautifully balanced impy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2015
at 03:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of fresh coffee. roast chocolate, dark chocolate, toasty dark bread and light earthy spices. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 15:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Kurtkeller 005: Coffee-tastic 01 on 02/08/2014. Brownish-black color with a medium creamy beige head that diminishes slowly. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Medium to full body with flavors of roasted coffee, dark chocolate and malt. The finish is roasty with a mild coffee aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2014
at 14:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
GABF 2012
Appearance: Black with a big beige head and sticky lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, dark chocolate and roasted coffee
Nice and smooth, easy drinking.
Appearance: Black with a big beige head and sticky lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, dark chocolate and roasted coffee
Nice and smooth, easy drinking.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2012
at 11:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap in Denver for GABF 2012. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium off-white head. A big nose of coffee, vanilla and roast. Very nice flavor: rich milky intense coffee, vanilla, some heat, dry finish of figs and coffee. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2012
at 22:09