Cocoa Psycho
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.70
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Welcome to the world of Cocoa Psycho, a liquid dimension where pure indulgence reigns.
This Imperial Stout borrows from the voluptuary decadence of 18th Century Russia, with its extravagantly smooth blend of crushed coffee beans, cacao nibs and dark malts.
Dig past the infusions of vanilla pods and toasted oak chips and eventually you’ll come face to face with the madness required to make this beer: a kind of depraved logic that would make Rasputin himself proud.
To fully unleash the aromas and bittersweet luxury of this stout we recommend drinking it from a stemmed beer glass before taking a sledgehammer to a Faberge egg.
Malts: Extra Pale, Wheat, Cara, Smoked, Black and Roasted Barley
Hops: Cascade, Fuggles and Goldings
This Imperial Stout borrows from the voluptuary decadence of 18th Century Russia, with its extravagantly smooth blend of crushed coffee beans, cacao nibs and dark malts.
Dig past the infusions of vanilla pods and toasted oak chips and eventually you’ll come face to face with the madness required to make this beer: a kind of depraved logic that would make Rasputin himself proud.
To fully unleash the aromas and bittersweet luxury of this stout we recommend drinking it from a stemmed beer glass before taking a sledgehammer to a Faberge egg.
Malts: Extra Pale, Wheat, Cara, Smoked, Black and Roasted Barley
Hops: Cascade, Fuggles and Goldings
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a pitch black with a small tan head that disappears quickly. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate truffles, roasted coffee beans, some oak. Flavour is much the same, wonderful. Alcohol presence is surprisingly subtle. Delicious.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Аромат очень кофейный, ну и конечно какао бобов, легкая нотка шоколадки, немного слегка поджареный солод. цвет очень густой, черный и богатый, пенка очень тонкая, кофейная, постоянная. Вкус очень терпкий своим жареным солодом. Осадок остается на языке еще долго после глотка. Ну конечно много бобов какао, черная шоколадка но уже меньше. При глотке легкая кислинка. Пиво вообще очень плотное на тело, даже больше чем 10. Послевкусие сухое слегка, много бобов, а также зерен от кофе. В целом можно попить, но не топ.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 11:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 0,33ltr: Opaque black coloured brew with thin brown coloured foam. Pretty good bitter taste with great hints of dark chocolate, coffee and subtle vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
An absolute banger of an imperial stout. Aromas of cocoa, vanilla, chicory and coffee. A super smooth velvety taste with a toasty finish that feels like a five percenter. Brilliant.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2023
at 11:58
14/02/2019. BREWDOG CAMDEN, 113 Bayham Street, LONDON, NW1, England
Tried
on 07 Jan 2023
at 10:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from somewhere, bought many many years ago, and a bit OOD. Intense aroma that is hard to pin point exactly. The appearnce is THICKKK and with the espresso foam. Taste is rum and raisin vibes. Some light red fruit but then overpowered by this grippy woody ending. Bit OTT for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2022
at 18:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4
Aus der Flasche (bbe 13.09.2018) im 2017-01 getrunken. Dieses Stout kommt mit einer dunkelbraunen Schaumkrone daher. Oh nein solch kräftigen grüne Paprikaaromen brauche ich nicht in der Nase und am Gaumen! Auch wenn es gut balanciert ist und Kakao und Kaffee auch schöne Aromen haben - nein aber die Paprika ist vollkommen unbalanciert. Das will ich so nicht nochmal im Glas! 5/4/3/3/5 Aus der Flasche (bbe 13.09.2018) im 2022-04 getrunken. Jetzt mit fast 4 Jahren über dem Haltberkeitsdatum wirkt es deutlich harmonischer. Von der Paprika sind nur noch wenig zu entdecken, denn davor stehen die Kakao- und Kaffeearomen. Nach hinten ist sogar ein ganz feiner Chili-catch zu entdecken. Nun ist es angenehm trinktbar aber ins Jubeln komme ich hier dennoch nicht. 7/4/6/4/8
Tried
on 17 Apr 2022
at 13:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can - Pours pitch black with a small dark brown head. The aroma is burnt grain , dark roasted malts, molasses, chocolate and woody spice. A rich roasted taste, dark roasted malts, molasses, bitter chocolate and woody flavours with a bitter chocolate and bitter roasted finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2022
at 19:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Backlog March 2019. Black body under a small brown head. Strong aroma of roasted malt, coffee and hint of vanilla – not much cocoa found in aroma. Taste is sweet and malty with coffee and chocolate/cocoa. The bitterness feels moderate at even 85 IBU. Fine body and long lasting, pleasant aftertaste. All over a nice and pleasant beer.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2021
at 18:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours opaque black with large dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, roasted barley, smoked ham, vanilla and milk. Taste is medium to very sweet, light to medium bitter, faint acidic and light salty. Body is creamy with faint carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with notes is roasted malt, espresso, liquorice, prunes and vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2021
at 23:48