Green Flash Brewing Company Cosmic Ristretto

Cosmic Ristretto

 

Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Baltic Regular
Score
7.52
ABV: 8.2% IBU: 45 Ticks: 87
Live long and drink Cosmic Ristretto. This highly revered brew will go down in history as one of the first graduates of our Genius Lab program into our front line. Marvel at its rich black appearance with bruleed edges and mocha-colored beer foam. Breathe in its coffee aroma and sweet malts, and savor its smooth, espresso, chocolate flavor. Don’t fight its gravitational pull. This bold, complex, java-centric Baltic Porter with Espresso is irresistible. Houston, we have a problem, my glass is empty.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours dark brown with light whitish head, Aromas of nuts and dried chocolate malts. Flavors of sweet nutty chocolate, roasted coffee, amarillo, and smooth roasted malts. Perfect balance. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2016 at 22:02

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at Belmont Station, pours black with a reddish tinge and a medium tan head. Aroma brings out rich espresso notes upfront, with a little cocoa and a touch of roast. Flavour is rich and complex, with lovely espresso notes, with a touch of dark fruit and cocoa. Really fantastic addition of the coffee. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jun 2016 at 12:02

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle @ Van Moll Brewpub shared with Nick who happened to sit next to me at the bar. Cheers! Almost opaque dark brown color, medium sized light brown colored head. Aroma is malts, heavy espresso, firm roast, caramel. Taste malts, roasted malts, again heavy espresso, roast espresso bitter with a slight underlying sweetish caramel and chocolaty hint. Decent body, subtle carbonation. Lovely beer!
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2016 at 12:08

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle: Rubied-cola colour....with a thick tan head. Strong espresso, cocoa aroma. Taste is chocolate roast, espresso, vanilla...... Very creamy and rich.... Decadently nice stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2016 at 18:11

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Earthy lactic coffee, chocolate malt, and straw aroma. Dark brown with small tan head. Moderately sweet creamy coffee, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2016 at 18:03

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample at Winking Lizard Westerville during the "Get Green with Green Flash Night" event on 05/17/2016. Dark brown pour with ruddy edges, and a medium foamy tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee, malt and chocolate. Medium body with flavors of roasty coffee and malt, along with some vanilla. The finish is sweetened espresso and malt. Pretty good overall.
Tried on 24 May 2016 at 09:33

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. A- Black coffee, floral bitterness. A- Black color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Black coffee, floral, roasty, dry, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Definitely an earthy, floral, and bitter coffee forward beer. Not near the sweetness or espresso/cocoa flavor I expected. Didn’t love it didn’t hate it.
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2016 at 23:23

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014 - Red Session. Pours clear, dark brown with a beige foam head. The nose holds rich coffee, dark bread and light cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with nicely balanced coffee character, milk chocolate, mild bitterness. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Creamy coffee in the finish, with some rich bready malts, gooey chocolate. Superbly well balanced overall, with nice depth, too. Exceptional.
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2016 at 06:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of coffee, chocolate, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate, vanilla, and coffee, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried on 05 May 2016 at 08:47

9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Aroma: chocolate, roasty, heavy coffee Appearance: dark brown with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, coffee Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried on 14 Apr 2016 at 13:26