Cafe De Manana
Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.04
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a deep darker cola coloured glow when held up to the light complete with a small-ish two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of very pungent bittered coffee, nuts, earth, grain, dry peanuts and a lot more coffee - more from spent grounds than from anything else with perhaps the slightest hint of chocolate near the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive dry and earthy malts up front with a dose of peat, some caramelised sugars, but this is all about the nuts and the coffee flavours throughout. Aftertaste is dry, grainy and very coffee-y with a lot of bitterness and a good finish of brewed coffee at the tail end, all with some nuts and a hint of sweetness at the very end. Overall, a respectable beer with a nice coffee and earthy flavour with a bittered and dry maltiness and some lighter complexities, but nice overall and good given the name and the intended style. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Giant Food in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 22-November-2017 for US$16,99 (twelve pack) sampled at home in Washington on 03-April-2018.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle thanks to hershiser2! Black, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, spice. The taste is spice, pepper, cocoa, chocolate, coffee. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Lots of roast - malt and coffee. Black pour with decent head. Botter finish with a little caramel like five cent candies at the store front. Bottle.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at the brewery, outside bar. Pours deep brown with a soft beige head. Lovely aroma of vanilla, sweet caramel, chocolate, coffee, whipped cream. Flavor is sweet Irish cream, coffee, chocolate, caramel. Very nice.