Phases of Darkness - Coconut
Ruse Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.78
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Uber thick and soft imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill casks for well over a year and conditioned on 25lbs per bbl of toasted coconut.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from the tap @ MBCC 2023 blue session (finally adding my notes). Black with very minimal beige head. Chocolate, coconut, thick.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2025
at 12:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, vanilla.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2023
at 08:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught, taster @MBCC 2023, Copenhagen (Denmark). 05/05/2023. [#6.319 Global - #1.063 United States of America - #21 Ruse Brewing] Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: roasted coconut, dark chocolate and vanilla. Taste: decadent coconut, mild vanilla and chocolate malts. Sweet palate. Next one please!
Tried
on 12 Jun 2023
at 08:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 1) - Intense dark sweet and light roasted malty, lots of luscious sweet chocolate throughout, the coconut is distinct but well balanced, full bodied, coconut infused dark chocolate malty lingering finish. Lovely. --- Beer merged from original tick of Phases of Darkness W/ Coconut on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:05 - Score: 8. Original review text: Intense dark sweet and light roasted malty, lots of luscious sweet chocolate throughout, the coconut is distinct but well balanced, full bodied, coconut infused dark chocolate malty lingering finish. Lovely.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2023
at 07:15
8/10
From backlog. Taster On tap at MBCC 23, Copenhagen. Black with little head. Roasted malts, Chocolate, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2023
at 11:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught sample at MBCC 2023, blue session. Dark beer with rich roasted aromas, chocolate and vanilla. Oak. Great.
Tried
on 17 May 2023
at 19:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
MBCC 2023 Copenhagen, Blue Session. Very dark brown beer, beige head. Aroma and Taste of sweet chocolate, vanilla, toffee, Sticky finish.
Tried
on 13 May 2023
at 16:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ MBCC 2023. Massive amounts of coconut, some bourbon, vanilla and syrup. Intense. --- Beer merged from original tick of Phases of Darkness W/ Coconut on 05 May 2023 at 17:39 - Score: 8. Original review text: Massive amounts of coconut, some bourbon, vanilla and syrup. Intense.
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 19:48
8/10
Tried
on 05 May 2023
at 17:35
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Taster during MBCC 2023 Friday afternoon session shared with Ryan, Matt, Phill, and Erik. Nice coconut and American oak. Sweet, loads of sweet coconut. Great one, indeed.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2023
at 17:15