Coconut Rum Cake
Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular|
Score
7.22
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What began as a daydream, carefully coalesced in a blend of pot still molasses rum barrel aged barleywines and a Wild Turkey bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, with heaps of toasted coconut, almonds, and a touch of vanilla to flavor a true confectionary delight. Bold notes of rum on the pour fade into a sea of macaroons and almond brittle, that open to expressive layers of rum soaked pound cake - holding true to a classic profile of dark fruits, cassia bark, and caramelized sugars. Truly paradise in a glass.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Poured up on tap at the Alvarado Street Bistro in Carmel where it exhibits a nice dark chocolate colored body that supports a thin mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up inviting chocolate then rum followed by a vanilla note thinly rimmed with nuttiness. The taste delivers smooth slick dark chocolate yum nuanced by booze and a smooth candy like rum note. Plum and date like sweet fruitiness seem intertwined in the rum. midway a blend of caramel and coconut bubble to the surface rounding out the experience. Great dessert sipper with terrific balance and soft supple barrel character.
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from Draft
on 24 Sep 2024
at 04:24