Excitation Cacao Nib Espresso Stout
Category 12 Brewing in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.68
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Going around in circles along the same well-worn path? Break away from the mundane and elevate yourself to the next level of flavour with our rich, bold stout. Enhanced with cold pressed, organic espresso and raw cacao nibs, Excitation may just incite bonding in ways only previously imagined.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours an opaque black with a medium, creamy, long lasting, tan head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, espresso, cocoa powder, ash and a hint of vanilla. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, caramel, licorice and cocoa powder in a dry, mild bitter, coffee finish. Medium body with a soft, creamy, smooth texture and soft carbonation. Well balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2022
at 04:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep dark brown body and modest foam. Modest cocoa on the nose, maybe molasses, but too thin. Taste is good cocoa and some chocolate syrup, ending smooth. Not bad, not exciting.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2022
at 01:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 660ml. Couleur noire opaque, mousse moka laissant une fine dentelle. Arôme de cacao, malt torréfié, café froid, un peu vert. Goût de malt torréfié, cacao, légère acidité, un peu sucré, espresso. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen-faible.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 07:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Near black, with a medium head. Sort of a burnt roast - must be the espresso - dominating the aroma. On the palate some nice malt sweetness with dark sugars. But then the roast kicks in, aggressively, and this detracts from the finish. It’s just harsh and this beer would need a lot less to let the nice malt sugars do their thing.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2017
at 09:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pungent roast & chocolate nose.Equal parts cacao/espresso in palate.Considerable roast bitterness. Notes of mocha and ash.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2016
at 21:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 650mL bottle. Black-ish brown with beige head. Ashy coffee with mild chocolate. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2016
at 00:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark brown color. Solid Stout, where the coffee adds a dynamic touch; hints of mild chocolate, and moderate sweetness help the full picture; in the final, some resiny hops.
Very nice.
Dark brown color. Solid Stout, where the coffee adds a dynamic touch; hints of mild chocolate, and moderate sweetness help the full picture; in the final, some resiny hops.
Very nice.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2016
at 04:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Dark chocolate and roast coffee. Jet black brown with a light brown head. Drak coffee roast and some nice chocolate notes. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2016
at 19:56
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
650 ml bottle. Pours black with full head. Aromas of ashtray and dry roasted malts, with a hint of chocolate. Flavors of ash, acidic licorice, and roasted malts. Vegetal - a dose of DMS?
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2016
at 23:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings richly roasted coffee and dry cocoa. Flavour is heavy on the espresso upfront, with very subdued notice of the cocoa. This is a dry coffee bomb all the way. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2016
at 20:28