Z Street Mocha Java Stout
Ipswich Ale Brewery in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
7.21
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours deep black into a snifter. Mocha colored conglomerate head leaves spotty lacing as it recedes. Espresso and dark chocolate aromas. Fizzy, slightly sour dark chocolate. Lasting dry bitter chocolate finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown body, big puffy brown head. Rich predominantly chocolate aroma with roasted malts and a touch of coffee. Stronger roast comes through in the flavor in addition to chocolate and coffee, the overall effect giving the beer a creamy middle before subsiding to a long, notable bitter finish. Quite enjoyable. Thanks Tom (OldGrowth)!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2004 bottle. Deep, dark brown appearance, with a huge tan head, creamy and lasting. Filtered. Aroma of rich espresso, dark chocolate, rich cream and ground up coffee beans. Ligth hints of hops in there as well. Flavor is thick dark chocolate, black coffee with a dab of cream. Roasty and nutty with light citric hops lingering in the background. Velvety, silky body with the consistency of chocolate milk. Lightly oily on the finish. Medium-full body, luxuriously rich coffee and chocolate linger on the palate. I really like the use of hops here. Just ever so slightly present. Little to no astringency from the roast, which is impressive. No alcohol apparent. This was my breakfast saturday morning.