Marvelroast
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Imperial Golden Ale with Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla and Milk Sugar
Take in the wonder that is the marvelous – ahem – “marvelroast” new addition to our coffee beer lineup. We started with an imperial golden ale and brewed it with coffee, vanilla and cocoa nibs. But it doesn’t end there, folks. Milk sugar added during the brewing process lends a smooth and sweet finish, making this a delicious treat reminiscent of your favorite iced coffee drink.
Take in the wonder that is the marvelous – ahem – “marvelroast” new addition to our coffee beer lineup. We started with an imperial golden ale and brewed it with coffee, vanilla and cocoa nibs. But it doesn’t end there, folks. Milk sugar added during the brewing process lends a smooth and sweet finish, making this a delicious treat reminiscent of your favorite iced coffee drink.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
a: slightly hazy deep copper body | thinnish off-white head
a: alcohol | cream | cascara coffee
f: rich malts | lactose | deep chocolate
t: slightly bitter | rustic malts | earthy finish
o: enjoyable | sweet without being cloying | polished, but still strong after these years!
12 ounce stubby bottle | Whole Foods: Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 11-August-2020 | US$2,99 | bottled: 22-June-2020 | sampled: 10-October-2025, a bit more than five years after bottling/purchase!
a: alcohol | cream | cascara coffee
f: rich malts | lactose | deep chocolate
t: slightly bitter | rustic malts | earthy finish
o: enjoyable | sweet without being cloying | polished, but still strong after these years!
12 ounce stubby bottle | Whole Foods: Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 11-August-2020 | US$2,99 | bottled: 22-June-2020 | sampled: 10-October-2025, a bit more than five years after bottling/purchase!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Whole Foods Market - Pentagon City
on 10 Oct 2025
at 06:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Brownish amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, spicy nose with coffee, coconut and vanilla. Malty, sweet taste with notes of coffee, coconut, vanilla, orange, caramel, chocolate and a mild roasty bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, sweet. Creamy mouthfeel. A bit odd, but rich and tasty. Works a lot better than feared. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2025
at 21:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear gold with a orange tint and a three finger head. Aroma is chocolate and coffee. Taste is coffee with a sweet chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:00
7.5/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 18:45
7.5/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 18:45
7/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2021
at 13:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
355 ml bottle poured in to a Snifter. Clear, deep golden colour with a thin, off-white head. Sweet aroma with vanilla, coffee, apricot and pears. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Sweet finish with lingering coffee and fruity notes. Not for my tastebuds, I prefer coffee in Stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2021
at 20:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours an almost clear, deep golden with a small, white head. Very sweet vanilla aroma, with a more subtle coffee note underneath. Medium body, coffee being dominant from the first sip and some heavy underlying alcohol. The sweetness from the aroma is gone, but the vanilla always feels sweet although it technically isn't. Another odd bird today. 170321
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2021
at 15:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
deep golden color. Frothy white head. Coffee vanilla, and. Cacao nibs, sweet malty nose. Very thick full body, modestly sweet, rounded. It says exactly what it does.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2021
at 09:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours lightly hazy gold with a white head. It smells of cocoa, vanilla, and coffee. The flavor is sweet and reminds me of chocolate milk. The coffee is definitely in there too. Smooth and good, if a little sweeter than I'd like.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2021
at 15:10