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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
on tap-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is coffee/roasty, acidic. Taste is rich dark malt-coffee/roasty/cocoa, secondary acidic/earthy hops bite. Full body.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2011
at 17:38
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
can at home ... black ... bubbly tan head ... soft light coffee roast malt nose .. light bitteer front ... soft coffee roast .... light sweetness .. soft malt roast ... easy enough but not that exciting
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2011
at 13:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can @ Hotelroom, Denver. pours black with a huge creamy tan head. Aroma is hard roasted coffee, expresso, some caramel. Taste is coffee, milk chocolate. Thin to medium body, soft carbonation. Solid coffee stout.100411
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2011
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared during a RBWG stop at the Az Wine Co for some great food and beers
Appearance: Black with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, coffee and chocolate
Taste: Sweet chocolate, coffee and roasted malts
Ok, I got more chocolate than coffee. Not bad.
Appearance: Black with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, coffee and chocolate
Taste: Sweet chocolate, coffee and roasted malts
Ok, I got more chocolate than coffee. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2011
at 19:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Let me first say that I love the minimalist designs on Santa Fe’s new canned products - dark ruby, nearly black pour - frothy tan head - intense aroma of oily, freshly roasted coffee beans - smells of a dark roast - additional aromas are kind of washed out by this, but I don’t mind - creamy mouthfeel - medium-full body - the coffee presents in full force first (the flavor, but not the bitterness just yet), along with some moderate sweetness - dries out moderately through the middle, as some hop bitterness comes together well with the now present bitterness of the coffee - just a touch of acidity extracted from the coffee - a bit of black malt - espresso finish - a touch of alcohol warmth - just enough - very balanced - I’ve been impressed with what Santa Fe has been putting out lately - undoubtedly, some later raters will make comments along the lines of "this isn’t a real imperial because it isn’t chewy and viscous and it isn’t boozy and sweet and it doesn’t burn my trachea when I drink it" - but we don’t need to listen to those people - a quality imperial coffee stout...in cans...for 8 bucks a six pack - did you read that craft beer brewers of the world? - learn from this.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2011
at 19:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ [ The Pool Tabel Tasting in Rome ].ABV. 8.0%. Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, coffee, dusty coffee, black black coffee, coffee oil. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, coffee, coffee sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101220]
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2010
at 01:48