Imperial Java Stout
Santa Fe Brewing Company in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.47
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This is the kind of beer that gives the word "stout" a reputation. Extra generous quantities of barley malt, followed by vigorous fermentation leaves this "imperial" heavy weight with 8% alcohol A.B.V. and a body as full as chocolate bread pudding. A complimentary and complex array of bitter notes comes form potent American hops, earthy British hops, black-roasted malts and, of course, coffee. Santa Fe Brewing Company uses only top-quality ingredients like organically grown East Timor coffee beans blended with New Guinea coffee beans, locally roasted by O’hori’s Coffee House. Its heavenly flavor and aroma can’t be beat or imitated.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Willoughby PBCCP tasting on 11/17/2013: The beer pours a dark brown color with a medium light beige head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of coffee, malt and hops. Medium-bodied with flavors of roasted coffee, malt and earthy hops. The finish is roasty with an espresso aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2013
at 08:55
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Appearance: Black color with a thick creamy beige head. Nice lacing.
Aroma: Coffee and some roasted malt.
Palate: Medium to full body. Moderate sweet and a mild bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Perfectly balanced coffee, chocolate and mild roasted malt. The coffee is most dominant. Dangerously well masked alcohol.
Overall impression: This is just pure class! Outstanding! Especially from a can!
Personal stats: Can from a trade with RobertDale
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Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2013
at 05:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 ounce can. Pours a deep brown color with a medium beige head. A big coffee nose. The flavor is dry roast, huge milky and roasted coffee, some light vanilla. Big beer overall, light green pepper (coffee) slides in. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2013
at 23:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can via trade with brokephibroke. Deep garnet brown body, thick puffy beige head. Ashy roasted coffee bean nose. Strong coffee bean body, tannic and toasty with light sweetness and modest lingering coffee bean. Somewhat simplistic but OK.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2013
at 14:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a very dark brown with a grayish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges and remains. Aroma has a nice espresso note with a bit of roasted malts and a hint of underlying sweet chocolate. Flavor starts with coffee and roasted malts with more espresso in the finish and a bit of sweet chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2013
at 19:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can: Very dark brown pour yielding a finger of creamy tan head. Strong aroma of fresh coffee and cocoa... some semblance of Kahlua... lovin it! Lots of coffee in the flavor, really more of a high-quality medium roast than dark espresso. A little hop bitterness along for the ride. I wish more of the aroma would have translated to the taste, but this is still very refreshing (I still love this style) and overall very well done.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2013
at 19:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz can in Breckenridge CO. Pours black with a tan head. Coffee aroma. Flavors of coffee, toasted malts and licorice. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2013
at 16:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz can from secret Santa 2012 - blutt59. Pours clear dark brown color with light head. Aromas of espresso, chocolate, and roasted malts. Coffee flavor is a little green. Milk chocolate and roasted malt flavors also. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation. Thanks Bob.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2012
at 18:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz can at Bogeys in Leawood, Kansas. Was happy to see this beer here, generally they have squat for selection. The pour is a murky brown, with a 1/2 inch light tan head. The aroma is roast coffee, additional char roast malt, and a light cane sugar sweetness behind the roast. The taste is primarily the coffee roast, along with a bit of the sugar sweetness of the nose. Some caramel. Think iced coffee with cream. The coffee flavor is a bit stale. The palate is medium bodied, with above average bright carbonation. There is some mineral, though it shows a bit metallic. The coffee flavors are very lingering. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2012
at 07:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Extremely dark briwn color, beige head. Aroma of dark roast coffee. Taste is similar. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2012
at 13:40