Coffee Barbary Coast
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.74
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Every great city has its wild side, and in 19th century San Francisco, that was the Barbary Coast. From this chaotic cauldron emerged San Francisco’s vibrant jazz culture and a rich legacy of poets, artists, writers, and entertainers. Inspired by this creative tradition, this decadent imperial stout was brewed with oak staves, sea salt, a hint of spicy chili, Dandelion Chocolate’s cacao nibs and Sightglass Coffee. Pair with rich chocolate cake and a flair for adventure!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dense tan head on a near black body. Nose features fresh ground coffee, chocolate, and some chili peppers. A nice range of tastes led by milk chocolate, fresh ground coffee, caramel sweetness, a touch of chili peppers, cream and a hint of vanilla. Some spices linger on the periphery. Sweet, rich and buttery. Good one.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can 16fl.oz. @ home. [ As Almanac Coffee Barbary Coast ].Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, cocoa, vanilla, light chocoalte, light vegetable coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, dark malt, light roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180616] 7-3-8-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2018
at 15:34
7/10
Tried
on 16 Jun 2018
at 15:33
9.5/10
As delicious as hoped. Beery chocolate milk with some bitterness, just the right amount of heat, some coffee (but expected more). Yummy.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2017
at 23:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma is slightly on the mild side but I do pick up roast malt a little coffee and cocoa. Average appearance with a small short-lived head no lace and black or pink beer. Flavor is the best part that is similar to nose with a thick texture slightly on the sweet side coffee comes out more. It's fairly decent nice finish. Drinkable.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2017
at 22:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of coffee, cocoa, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, coffee, and cocoa, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2017
at 13:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can@Jespers - black pour with tiny dissipating brown head. Rich opulent sweet and roasted malty with notes of chocolate, caramel and prominent roasted coffee, roasted coffee beans, dry roast, hoppy backing, chocolate cocoa nibs, smooth mouthfeel, roasted bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2017
at 11:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1 pint can. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is herbal, toasted malty. Coffee. Dry and roasted malty. Lingering coffee. Dark malty. Roasted and coffee finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2017
at 11:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can. Black pour. Aroma has mocha coffee, milk chocolate, caramel and soft chili. Taste has smooth milk chocolate, soft spicey earthy chili, mocha coffee, earthy vanilla and a nice subtle chili afterburn. Really balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2017
at 00:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
09.07.2017, 16 oz can @ home:
Nice light brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish roasted, dark malts, grass, minerals, roasted grain, roasted coffee, dark sugar, chocolate, oak, vanilla, caramel, hints of grassy chili. Taste is slightly sweet roasted, dark malts, dark sugar, grass, roasted coffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, oak, toast, hints of grassy chili. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet roasted mouthfeel with a mild nice chili burn far back. Nice one.
Nice light brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish roasted, dark malts, grass, minerals, roasted grain, roasted coffee, dark sugar, chocolate, oak, vanilla, caramel, hints of grassy chili. Taste is slightly sweet roasted, dark malts, dark sugar, grass, roasted coffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, oak, toast, hints of grassy chili. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet roasted mouthfeel with a mild nice chili burn far back. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2017
at 15:47