Spresso 2016 Edition
(Batch of Spresso)
Beavertown Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.05
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Like everyone with a soul, the first thing we think about every day is coffee, the solver of all life’s problems. Brewers are incredibly territorial, and each morning engage in the “Dance of a Thousand Filters,” a death match with only one loosely upheld rule – turn your back on brewing coffee and you will not get any coffee. Sometime this ritual can last minutes even hours while the jet black potion drips down into the waiting pot, under the gaze of a hundred waiting eyes. It has been said said (by Confucius, I believe*) that beer is food for ideas, and coffee is the fuel to make them happen. The two are something of a Ying and Yang, but share a discernable number of similar qualities, the most prominent of which being their intense and complex flavor profiles. With “Spresso” we looked to combine the best of two already incredible worlds and rituals, providing a full on espresso experience, in a hefty, well rounded Imperial Stout. We know something about beer, but when it comes to coffee, our long time friends at Caravan Coffee Roasters are the caffeinated captains of bean wizardry, and we brought them on board for the brew.
After running tests and trials, a consistent pattern of feedback emerged – “MORE COFFEE.” So, when it came to brewing this beast we ended up infusing around 80 kilograms of coffee into the beer in two parts. Part of the wort was drawn off and infused with the first 40 kilograms of ground coffee at around 92 degrees Celsius. Then a month later we infused the fermenting beer with the remaining 40 kilograms as whole beans at around 10 degrees Celsius. It finally emerged from its coffee catacomb a full on, roasty, bittersweet beast with a subtle hickory and treacle richness. The perfect marriage of the two things that get us through the day.
*We do not believe this.
After running tests and trials, a consistent pattern of feedback emerged – “MORE COFFEE.” So, when it came to brewing this beast we ended up infusing around 80 kilograms of coffee into the beer in two parts. Part of the wort was drawn off and infused with the first 40 kilograms of ground coffee at around 92 degrees Celsius. Then a month later we infused the fermenting beer with the remaining 40 kilograms as whole beans at around 10 degrees Celsius. It finally emerged from its coffee catacomb a full on, roasty, bittersweet beast with a subtle hickory and treacle richness. The perfect marriage of the two things that get us through the day.
*We do not believe this.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,33l can at home shared by 3. BB 03.11.2021. black color, small coffee-colored head. smells coffee grounds, herbal, very creamy, bitter chocolate, earthy, very lovely smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, coffee grounds, rather bitter / roasty, licorice, some bitter chocolate, ash. finishes rather earthy bitter with notes of coffee grounds, licorice and light ash. very nice one, taste is almost a bit simple though, would prefer a bit more chocolate / its rather on the ashy side. still very nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2017
at 10:39
8/10
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Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
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Can thanks to Cloin. Pours black with medium beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong roast, dark chocolate, nuts, wood. Thick body, dark chocolate, almonds, roast, licorice, nice bitterness, really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 21:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home. That’s a lot of coffee! A huge aroma and flavour of strong espresso coffee and some heavily roasted malt lurking quietly in the corner. The beer is incredibly rich with a luscious mouthfeel that creates a beer that is more experienced than drunk. It’s good, but dare I say a little bit too much!
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2017
at 03:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
330 ml. can drank @ Gollem. Black, initially massive mocha head that quickly collapses to a thin layer. Nose is massive huge roasted espresso / hugely roasted massive coffee beans, massive, massive, low hazelnut puree & chocolate truffle. Taste is lightly earthly massive roasted espresso / same intense roasted coffee beans, low chocolate & chocolate praline in the finish, faint roast, almost ashes. Body is just ground up roasted coffee beans. Espresso indeed, coffee bean profile is through the roof here, closer to coffee than beer. Bit too big on pure coffee for me, could use more depth but still very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2017
at 04:57
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Bacchanialia, Cambridge. Dealthy black. So black it redefines what we previously thought was black. The smell is surprisingly muted. Notes of espresso and tar liquorice give themselves up to the dedicated nose. The taste is much more giving. My God. The sweetness of the coffee is battered from all sides by a doughy sourness, a hop bitterness, and a caramel saltiness. Intense, complex and ever changing, it decides the lump some grassy bitter hop right at the end. Thick body with muted carbonation. Soy, toffee, bitter chocolate and lots and lots of coffee in the aftertaste. Nothing short of incredible.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2017
at 15:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Dark brown to black colored, medium tan creamy head. Aroma is of dark chocolate and coffee beans, some roasted malt. Taste is medium sweet chocolate and coffee, roasted malt, coffee beans, medium+ coffee bitterness, dry finish, light alcohol. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, creamy. (on tap, Beavertown brewery)
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2017
at 16:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 330ml. @ Craig’s House - Edinburgh. [ As Beavertown / Caravan Coffee Spresso 2016 Edition ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, dusty coffee, espresso. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, milky coffee, coffee, dark roasted, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160320] 8-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2017
at 07:28