Costa Rican Coffee Extra Porter
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.46
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A rich, smooth porter brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and Costa Rican Villa Sarchi coffee. Roasted at Hasbean with help from Buxton Brewery.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark, dark brown with a creamy, beige head that lingers. Caffe mocha aroma with a hint of spice. Taste is roasted bitter with the bitterness picking up at the end. Finishes with coffee and a hint of milk chocolate on the tongue. Full bodied, chewy, mild to moderate carbonation. Good harmony between the beer and the added coffee. Nice!
Tried
on 11 Sep 2021
at 17:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black beer, decent tan head soon fizzles down. Coffee aroma. Taste is all smooth coffee, toasty malt, some vanilla. Simple flavours but rich and smooth. Very nice.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2021
at 21:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg tap at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Dark brown, translucent with a thin tan head. Light smell of coffee beans. Gentle bittersweet taste with light bitterness in the finish. Muted carbonation which exposes a surprisingly slight body for the ABV. Good but I expected better from Buxton.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2021
at 18:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is coffee, cocoa, roast, cinnamon. Medium body. Flavour is malty, balanced, light sweetness. Lovely coffee flavour, medium roast. Nice floral and cinnamon notes. Lovely porter.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2021
at 02:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22/4/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours black with a small pale beige head. Aroma of coffee, milk chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and medium ground coffee bitterness. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Bitter roast finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2021
at 15:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can: Poured a deep black with a two finger tan to light brown head. Aroma is roasty malts, metallic, cacao. vanilla. Taste is roasty malts, cacao, little waxy/artificial.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2021
at 02:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Buxton online shop. Clear dark brown. Lovely tan head is creamy, sudsy, lasting, and semi lacing. Nose has coffee ice cream. Creme brรปlรฉe. Toasted grain. Vine fruit. Taste is dry and roast malt bitter. Big coffee character. Smooth and pretty rich on the palate. Dries out considerably. Fine carbonation. Big and long lived coffee bitterness to finish. Tasty gear.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2021
at 22:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Morrisons Supermarket, Moston. Black with a thin head. Not quite as stated as expected in either aroma and taste but there's still plenty to enjoy with light coffee in both of the aforementioned, getting dryer in its aftertaste enhancing its flavour. Is nice and smooth with hints of chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2021
at 21:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from my brother at Christmas, thanks! Drunk after some good Indian curry. Dark, almost black, with a tan brown head. Smells like creamy milk chocolate mocha coffee. Super smooth flavor, one of the best interplay/balances of creamy oats mouthfeel, remaining sweetness, coffee & flavors, ending in a nice hop bitter/roasted coffee note that's enough but not overpowering. The cacao and vanilla round it out but are well blended, hardly distinguishable. Stunning Porter.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2021
at 19:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Morrison's - Deep opaque ruby black, tan head. Nose is sweet coffee, milky, bit of chocolate. Bitter start, sharp coffee hit, tart on the way out. Nice enough.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2021
at 20:40