Jolly Woodsman
Banded Brewing Company in Biddeford, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.12
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Brewed with local Speckled Ax Kenyan espresso. Fuels the most voracious of fires or the most ardent woodsman.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
s: rich coffee - earthy malts - noticeable sugars a: dark brown coloured body - brown head t: strong coffee - molasses - deep roated oats p: balanced - flavourful - rich sugars o: vanilla and sugars - strong coffee & bitterness - plentiful sugars and malts 16 ounce can - merchant's on the corner: presque isle, maine - 28-june-2023 US$4,75 - canned 02-december-2021 - sampled: 29-june-2023
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2023
at 14:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at City Tap House, Boston. Color is dark brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee... and coffee. Very strong coffee with some roasted malts.,
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2018
at 00:42
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pours black from a tap. Ridiculous cloying sweet coffee syrup smell and flavor, almost unpalatable.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2017
at 19:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a super dark brown color almost black in color with a good two finger off white to tan foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Big clingy well ringed foamy lace.
The aroma had a soft sweet espresso to coffee bean rich roastiness flowing evenly over some vanilla nibs. Light ash, and some wood. Roasty chocolate nibs at the end.
The flavor blends the sweet to the roast. The vanilla and espresso meld to meet the roast, fully flavored and touching down upon the aftertaste well balanced. Glides right on into the finish very nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV seemed just a tad under than what was projected by the brewer.
Overall, if this the blend of the Norweald and another one of their stouts, well, it definitely smoothed out Norweald extremely nice as the ruggedness from that beer seemed barely there in this one.
The aroma had a soft sweet espresso to coffee bean rich roastiness flowing evenly over some vanilla nibs. Light ash, and some wood. Roasty chocolate nibs at the end.
The flavor blends the sweet to the roast. The vanilla and espresso meld to meet the roast, fully flavored and touching down upon the aftertaste well balanced. Glides right on into the finish very nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV seemed just a tad under than what was projected by the brewer.
Overall, if this the blend of the Norweald and another one of their stouts, well, it definitely smoothed out Norweald extremely nice as the ruggedness from that beer seemed barely there in this one.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2017
at 22:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fresh can drunk 12/10/16.
Clear, medium mahogany with auburn tints and a light tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Rich, but not overly burnt/charred coffee in the nose is augmented by moderate roasted barley and a good backing of base malt creating a solid caramel foundation. Very clean; no staleness, vegetal or beany character from the coffee. No alcohol noted.
Quite light-bodied for its size, though not thin. Flavorful, rather fruity coffee with sweet vanilla and caramel character. Engaging carbonation and ample roast balancing, with more coffee, molasses and caramel lingering.
Clear, medium mahogany with auburn tints and a light tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Rich, but not overly burnt/charred coffee in the nose is augmented by moderate roasted barley and a good backing of base malt creating a solid caramel foundation. Very clean; no staleness, vegetal or beany character from the coffee. No alcohol noted.
Quite light-bodied for its size, though not thin. Flavorful, rather fruity coffee with sweet vanilla and caramel character. Engaging carbonation and ample roast balancing, with more coffee, molasses and caramel lingering.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2017
at 14:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of big roasty coffee. Taste is coffee, chocolate, roast, hints of cherry. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2017
at 15:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours mahogany tinged brown into an English pint. Mocha head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Chocolate and coffee aromas. Soft and dry with dark chocolate and espresso upfront turning to sourdough and charred pumpernickel in the medium length finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2017
at 19:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at whole foods Bedford. Solid black color opaque with a stingy tan head. Huge roasty coffee with bits of caramel and chocolate on the nose and flavor. Really tasty rich stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2016
at 15:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Big thanks to my buddy DK for giving me a 4 pack of this for no reason. Fine blackish pour small had. Nose is lovely coffee and roasted malt. Tastes of coffee, ground, earth, light dark chocolate, some vegetal notes. Very dry and fairly bitter. Easy drinking and very tasty. Love these type of stouts.
Tried
on 29 Feb 2016
at 22:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from bottle thanks Airforcehops deep brown black with a nice one finger tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate light malt and spent coffee. Taste is slightly bitter coffee medium to thin mouth feel needs more body as it would be super creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2016
at 17:48