Yandaro Imperial Brown Ale
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Brown Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.40
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Gyle No. 431. This Brown Ale is our second collaboration with our friends and Square Mile Coffee Roasters for Uppers and Downers annual coffee beer festival. We selected two roast profiles of Yandaro coffee beans from Burundi with 20kg in a hot side steep, and 24kg in a cold side steep. A 1kg addition of slow infused fresh vanilla pods add complexity and sweetness.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at salty... Deep brown... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet caramel chocolate roast malts nose... Soft sweet woody caramel.. Big sweet coffee.. Dark roast.. Big soft coffee chocolate
Tried
on 19 Jul 2018
at 14:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours very dark brown with a frothy tan head, unfortunately not lasting too long. Aroma of coffee and sweet vanilla, toffee. Taste of roasted coffee beans, sweet vanilla, milk chocolate, toffee, caramel, dark malts and a hint of dark fruits. Although really nice I wasn't prepared for how sweet this was. Expected a big bitter coffee beer but the sweetness overrides everything here.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2018
at 00:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home, thanks to the Wingman for the hook up, 15/07/18. Extremely dark mahogany brown verging on black with a well presented khaki covering. Nose is sweet malts, mellow coffee bean, vanilla essence, brown sugar melt, molasses, toffee fudge. Taste comprises toffee brownies, sweet malts, toasted brown sugar, subtle black peppery spice, coffee grinds, shades of tiramisu coffee mix. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid for the style but dropped this from a 3.7 to 3.6 as overly sweet and lacking some balance in this respect.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2018
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a creamy mocha head, aroma has rich coffee and some toast, taste coffee, some red fruits, light roast, vanilla hints, very sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2018
at 18:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, picked up at the brewery. Dark, reddish brown. Soft haze. Slimmest beige head. Nose has caramel truffle. Milky coffee. Vanilla pod. Hint of berry fruits. Taste is super sweet. Lip sticking and milky. Some coffee grind bitterness. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Sugary coffee to finish. Nice enough, but wow, this is tooth meltingly sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2018
at 22:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Trembling Madness, York 19 June 2018. Deep brown in colour with a thin, off-white, head. Raisins, some chocolate, leafy hops, touch of berry fruit, sweetish malts, leading to a gentle finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2018
at 15:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at ushers. Pours deep brown, nose is huge coffee, roasted, caramel, a little smoky, taste is sweet toffee, caramel, roasted coffee, dry finish.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2018
at 19:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Salt Horse. Dense brown body with a thin beige head. Steady carbonation. Sticky lacing. Aroma of sultanas and filter coffee. Flavour of flat Coca-Cola and brown sugar. Medium to full body with a chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. It’s very tasty but less complex than I’d hoped it would be.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2018
at 20:24
7/10
Taka slodka kawka zbozowa, zadkakujaca, bo aromat nie sugeruje slodkosci. W nim jakas dziwna nutka, papryka?
Tried
from Can
at
Mikkeller Bar Warsaw
on 08 Jun 2018
at 17:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the barrelstore. Pours dark red brown with a thin off white head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, caramel and hazelnut. Taste is a lovely sweet coffee mocha. Not too sweet though. Nice and drinkable. Like it.
Tried
on 20 May 2018
at 13:21