Half Acre Beer Company Benthic - 2 X 4

Benthic - 2 X 4
(has 3 batches)

 

Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
8.25
ABV: 14.2% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 13
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8.8/10
Roasty and heavy with coffee, coconut, vanilla, cocoa and hints of woody barrel notes, bourbon and chocolate sauce. Pretty good
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2026 at 16:42

9.4/10 β€” Appearance 9 Aroma 9.5 Flavor 9.5 Texture 9 Overall 9.5
Canned, 355 ml, shared with Luka, MiroB, Eric, Brada, kajser27. Black with beige head. Great combo of coconut, coffee and vanilla. Just fantastic coconut. Loads of chocolate. Sweet and smooth. Full bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2025 at 22:00

9/10
Massive amounts of coffee, some chocolate sauce, barrel, oak, wood, coconut, vanilla and hints of toffee caramely fudge. Awesome.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2025 at 20:42

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Olmost black with a small head - Dark malt, chocolate , coffee and wood barrel aroma - Malt body with a sweet chocolate flavour along with wood barrel flavours and some coffee notes - Malt, chocolate and good wood barrel flavours goes into the finish - This was real good
Tried on 17 Dec 2024 at 20:58

9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
On tap at Half Acre, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma has a ridiculous amount of bourbon, oodles of coconut, plenty of espresso, and wood -- damn. Flavour is ridiculous, with an insane amount of toasted coconut that dominates, followed by espresso, and a complex bourbon barrel blend. Regular Benthic was over-the-top, this is on another level. Beautiful extreme beer.
Tried from Draft on 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at the brewery. Aroma is dark chocolate, caramel and toffee. Lighter notes of toasted bread, molasses and roast. Moderately strong notes of coffee with lighter coconut. Medium high bourbon and alcohol notes with light oak notes. Pours jet black with a dark mocha head that recedes slowly to the edges. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee notes. Lighter toasted bread and molasses. Medium bitterness and moderate alcohol notes. Medium bourbon and faint alcohol notes. Fairly strong coffee notes with lighter coconut. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid Benthic and probably my favorite of them. Great balance of malt, adjunct and barrel. Nice mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 16 Nov 2024 at 20:24

8/10
So much coconut
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2024 at 22:58

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Solid powerful evening sipper Complete black pour and an ok beige head Fine intensity in the aroma Not to sweet this one Coffee, chocolate, oak, vanilla and mild bourbon in the flavor [Can- shared with ChrisOfstad]
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2024 at 11:26

8/10
0,3 litre Can, from a trade, at home. Almost Black with little head. Roasted Malts, coffee, coconut, Chocolate, bourbon, barrell, sweetness.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2024 at 18:29

8.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Can thanks to Tim. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, coconut, chocolate. Slick body, coconut, milk chocolate, roast, boozy, enjoyed this.
Tried from Can on 02 Dec 2023 at 02:35