Barista
Summer Wine Brewery in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.99
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Barista is a rich roasty coffee stout. A roasty yet creamy mouthfeel caries the subtle taste of Espresso coffee which we add in ground Arabica form at the end of the boil. This beer has the roast bitterness you’d expect from coffee but it also has a subtle sweetness in the finish, a real pick-me-up of a beer!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle thanks to Stewart. Pours like a cappuccino. Massive freshly ground coffee nose. Tastes of coffee beans, some malt, but still cleans to some extent. The palate is medium to full bodied, creamy textured and reasonably clean. Overall, a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2012
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ Bruadar Bar. Black colour, beige head. Nose is roasted malts, coffee, espresso, fruity. Flavour is roasted malts, espresso, coffee, a bit metallic. Fairly bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2012
at 03:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London, 23 Nov 2011) Black colour with brief, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of freshly ground coffee, espresso and a hint of blueberries. Malty, roasted taste with loads of freshly ground coffee, hints of blueberries and crowberries, and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Possibly a bit one dimensional, but for a coffee geek this is a lovely beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2011
at 06:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Nate. It pours very dark brown, near black, with a thin beige head. The nose is coffee, smoke, bitter chocolate and burnt malt. The taste is coffee, burnt tire, roasted malt and smoke, with a dry-roasted finish. Thin to medium body and moderate carbonation. An enjoyable brew, if a touch on the thin side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2011
at 14:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC, London. Pours black-brown with a bubble-foam, off-white head. Plenty of both espresso and filter coffee in the aroma, some bittersweet cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, tons of chocolatey and roasted malts, good espresso notes, moderate bitterness. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Espresso, mocha finish, slightly dry, some roasty sugar, lingering chocolate syrup and coffee. Quite an excellent beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2011
at 08:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear dark brown black colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, dusty, espresso. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, coffee, espresso. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110428]
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2011
at 04:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Ealing Beer Festival 2011. A black coloured pour with a decent beige head on top. Roasty, coffee aroma. Tastes roasty, coffee, quite rich and easy drinking. Decent stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2011
at 09:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask air pressure at Euston Tap. Black beer thick lasting dark beige head. Very strong espresso coffee. I mean strong smooth instant coffee actually. Bit like choc cake in the coffee flavour rather than real coffee. Full in the mouth and really good condition. Slips down nicely with a touch of harsh roasted coffee on the finish. Coffee does not quite work.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2011
at 08:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 11.04.11 There is a good coffee nose on this as you might expect, the colour of this is black with a beige head. Roasty and very coffee in the mouth with a distinct hoppiness weaving its way through. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2011
at 23:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 9
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 9th March 2011. Black with thin brown head. Strong aroma of fresh coffee. A lot of roast malts in mouth, in a spicy, coffee-y mix leaving a lasting, rich and intense bitter finish. Thick, fulfilling mouthfeel. A delightful stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2011
at 18:39