Coven
Adroit Theory Brewing Company in Purcellville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.67
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A jet-black monster of a beer with heavy notes of dark roast coffee and dried cacao nibs, that slowly gives way to dark Belgian sugars and sticky malt sweetness.
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9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Canned in 2021, purchased at the sterk, Amsterdam. Opening this can tonight, at home. For me, it was just a jewel before to sleep, great imperial stout, roasty, sweet, vanilla, chocolate, rich touch of toffee, well balanced, final of hop, lovely
Tried
from
Sterk Avondverkoop
on 20 Apr 2026
at 20:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Norm'a: pours black with a thick brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some dark fruit, some coffee. Taste is somewhat sweet, relatively low bitterness. Some underlying fruitiness. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2025
at 04:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 07/03/24. Black with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is roast malts, charr, cacao nibs, coffee grinds, dried fruit esters. Taste comprises dark malts, fruit cake mix, toffee, coffee bean, charr, molasses, big roasted presence. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Tidy impy ... sips well for 12.5%.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2024
at 19:56
8/10
Tried
on 10 Feb 2024
at 21:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
10/2/2024. Can courtesy of SHIG, big thanks. Pours black with a small tan coloured head. Aroma is roasted malts, black coffee, chocolate, brown sugars, boozy dried fruits, hint of marzipan. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium to full bodied, smooth and oily, soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2024
at 18:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the brewery - “Ghost 1317” - I really don’t think any of these “ghosts” should be separate entries (every beer on their tap list is “ghost something or other) - anyway, deep black pour - nose is espresso, vanilla, earthy maltiness - assertively bitter, but with underlying chocolate sweetness, vanilla, touches of coconut - like most of their stouts, it isn’t necessarily super complex, but it is bold and fairly easy to enjoy.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2022
at 19:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Kultainen Apina Aroma has licorice and molasses. Also alcohol. Flavour has licorice, warming alcohol, ash, deep roastiness. Liquor-like. Salty licorice takes over at the end of the glass.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2022
at 16:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can 16fl.oz. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰
[ As Adroit Theory Coven (Ghost 969) ].
ABV: 12.0%. #4298/5500. Clear dark black brown colour with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, toasted, caramel, wood, barrel, moderate chocolate and coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, malt bitter and hops bitter, barrel, coffee, chocolate, dry, wood - oak. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20211207]
8-4-9-4-18
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2021
at 21:11
8/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2021
at 21:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Very dark brown with quick fading head. Aroma and flavour have heavily roasted malts, some almond oil and dark chocolate.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2021
at 21:24