Coffee stout from what I tend to consider the best ‘postmodern’ U.S. (or global) style brewery in Brussels – so ignoring Cantillon’s lambic and Senne’s more traditional output. Thanks Meeki for sharing the can. Open, thin, pale greyish beige ring with ‘flat islands’ of foam on top of a blackish, but actually very dark chestnut brown beer with copper red glow. Aroma of pecan nuts, fudge, vanilla (oak), raw green beans rather than highly aromatic coffee, coffee grounds at most, bayleaf, whisky, hints of coconut and varnish. Sweet (yet non-sticky) onset with a light umami accent (black olive), softish in carbonation, full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel; caramelly and pecan-nutty malt core with dark-chocolatey edge, the bitter side of which is accentuated by the coffee, which lingers at the back, along with spicy and herbal accents and a whisky-ish alcohol glow (which should perhaps not be this obvious at this strength). Decent, smooth, easily drinkable stout, but the coffee could have been more aromatic for me – solid but not excellent, compared with many other Source beers.

6/V/23 - 33cl can from La Source (webshop), shared @ home, BB: 28/II/24 (2023-411)

Clear dark brown beer, small fizzy aery irregular beige head, dissipates immediately. Aroma: that’s a lot of coffee all right, chocolate notes, more dark roasted coffee, charcoal, dirty impression. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: that’s more coffee all right, a bit sweet, caramel touch, some vanilla even, but mainly just all coffee. Aftertaste: all coffee, way too much, no balance, slightly sourish, meh. Just a can of iced coffee to me.

33cl can, BB 28/02/2024, batch # P638.
Couleur noire, col fin moka, léger filament huileux au verre.
Arôme est malté sur le caramel, grillé/toasté, espresso, malt crystal petite touche de baies rouges - intense au niveau du café.
Palais est profond sur le caractère de café, léger chocolaté, caramel, crystal, liqueur de café avec un léger sucre résiduel. Le café est frais, bien grillé avec des saveurs d'espresso et une fine note d'amertume du houblon en fin de bouche. Correcte mais pas ma préférée version café - ici, le côté 'booze' est un peu de trop même à juste 8%.