Big Bear - Coffee
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.54
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Big Bear – Coffee is our imperial brown ale conditioned on select core roasted and cold-brewed by Tree House Coffee Roastery Specifically to our specifications. It pours an attractive dark brown into the glass and carries flavors and aromas of caramelly coffee, dark chocolate, figs, and brown bread with a dense and warming body. It is a beautiful beer—Enjoy!
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Better of the two treatments. Draft, opaque black, creamy beige head. Nose has malt and toast. Coffee grounds and cocoa. Flavors follow. Well rounded. Full bodied but smooth. Feels less then 8.8% 8 8.5 8 8 8
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2025
at 15:53
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Charlton draught, 3/17/25.
Possibly/probably clear. Very dark. Medium-sized, light tan head, good retention.
Roasty and buttery with strong toasted character and a bit of light fig/prune on the very end. Very dry, maybe rather acidic? Whatever that buttery character is, it sort of helps, but also doesn't really belong. No booze noted.
Grape, licorice, vanilla and strong coffee. I like the rich fruitiness and silky texture. Good depth and very dry. No booze or any sign of whatever the butter in the nose was. Really striking balance of soft and chewy, roasty and fruity, and dry and acidic. Very RIS-like. Why wasn't the barrel blend this well-done?!
Possibly/probably clear. Very dark. Medium-sized, light tan head, good retention.
Roasty and buttery with strong toasted character and a bit of light fig/prune on the very end. Very dry, maybe rather acidic? Whatever that buttery character is, it sort of helps, but also doesn't really belong. No booze noted.
Grape, licorice, vanilla and strong coffee. I like the rich fruitiness and silky texture. Good depth and very dry. No booze or any sign of whatever the butter in the nose was. Really striking balance of soft and chewy, roasty and fruity, and dry and acidic. Very RIS-like. Why wasn't the barrel blend this well-done?!
Tried
from Draft
at
Tree House Brewing Company - Charlton
on 17 Mar 2025
at 18:11
7.8/10
Side by side by side . LCI. Does as advertised. Boozy
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2024
at 18:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a deep brown-black, with mid-sized tan head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, roasted grain, bread. Flavor largely follows, with a mild sweetness to it. No bitterness. Very smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2023
at 20:32