Black Excellence
Wren House Brewing Company in Phoenix, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Eastern Market Brewing Co.Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
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Score
7.21
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9.5% ABV
Always remembering why we brewed this beer. The injustices that have occurred throughout our history as a country. We want to shine a light on progress and accomplishments made by people of color. Black Excellence is just that, we tweaked the recipe this batch to give it a more full and robust mouthfeel. Following with batch one we used all adjuncts with African origins; cocoa from Tanzania, coffee from Kenya and vanilla from Madagascar. All of which is well balanced and melds perfectly together to make an excellent stout for the season. BIG shoutout to our continued collaborators on this one @easternmarketbrewing and @brewzbrothas.
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Grumbo (24130) reviewed Black Excellence from Wren House Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12/11/2024. Can shared by SHIG, cheers! Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malts, caramel, cacao, coffee, vanilla. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, Quite full bodied, smooth, soft carbonation. Tangy bitter roasted finish. Liked it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 18/10/24. Lighter shade of black topped with a khaki head that thins to a swirl. Nose is dark malts, spice, herb, bitter roast, charr, coffee grinds, cacao nibs. Taste comprises bitter roast, ashen notes, coffee bean, dark chocolate, spice, vanilla essence. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Okay impy if a little harsh in places.
SHIG (13859) reviewed Black Excellence from Wren House Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can thanks to Ibrew2or3: Poured a deep black brown with a thin brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee. Taste is super roasty malts, chewy, chocolate, coffee, dry finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can @home thanks to BarleywineDave in Zoom Chatz. Thick pint glass pour. Cascading, ever-living cocoa head. Sweet dark chocolate on the nose, with just a touch of coffee & vanilla creamer. Bittersweet if slightly oily chocolate, leaning sweet. Roasted nuts, creamer, rich & flavorful coffee. Slight acidity & lingering, earthy roast bitterness that builds. It doesn't really counteract the sweetness, but contrasts it somewhat. Thick, rich, creamy, cake-y, sweet enough to almost hide the booze. Tasty.