Had this one at the RB Pittsburgh tasting thanks to Scott of East End Brewing, 8/2009. From a cask. Quite clean coffee aroma. Very strong black coffe flavors that are right on, somebody get me some creamer! We-ew, lots of coffee but you can still tell it has a black strap base. First its coffee then its morphs to balck strap. Staining my glass! If you like coffee stouts you better get to this before its all gone. One of the better coffee beers I’ve tasted. Too many are over the top in alky but this one seems to be just right. Reminds me of the whisky coffe grandma use to make for grampa after a hard day at the aliquippa shoemaker shop. All I can say is Scott is the beerman of Pgh, fer sure.

Experimental coffee brews and ratebeer gatherings do so go together. Sampled on draft this beer poured a thick black color with a small dark brown head. The aroma was strong with dry coffee and roasty malts. The flavor was strongly roasty and bitter with strong espresso, light vanilla and a toasty undertone. The finish was long, dry and bitter and full of coffee. A bit drier than I tend to go for but the coffee was excellently featured. Well done.