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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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home, 10th December 16. Pours black with a tan head, looks great. Aroma is quality coffee, coffee beans, bitter sweet dark chocolate. Taste is coffee, really good coffee, but not overly dominant, slight liquorice, chocolate, bitter and slightly sweet, perfect palate, almost a coffee chocolate alcoholic milkshake. One of the best from Beavertown.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2016
at 01:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Lata 33 cl en el señor Lupulo Gijón 03..12..2016. (r68). Color negro intenso con espuma beige oscuro Aromas y sabores maltosos tostados intensos convgramdes dosis de cafés torrefactos. Ligeras lactosas cacaos y vainillas que lo suavizan un poco. Cuerpo medio a intenso con 9.5 vol que se notan en todo momento. Buena densidad fina. Bastante buena con gran sabor a café. Para repetir sin duda.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 10:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, coffee aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, coffee, rich and slightly bitter and sweet. Lovely imperial stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2016
at 07:44
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Can thanks to Ben! Pours deep ruby black, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is rich mocha, molasses, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter, huge chocolate mochaness, espresso. Medium plus body, creamy mouthfeel. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2016
at 18:35
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Mason and Company Beavertown tap takeover. A pitch black coloured pour, oily with a lasting dark tan head. Aroma is big, smokey roasted coffee beans, veg pepper, smoke, ashy. Flavour is composed of big harsh bitter coffee, scorched earrh , ashy roast, raw coffee bean little veg. Lingering bitter roast and ash. Palate is full, oily, moderate carbonation . Good
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2016
at 12:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Craig (cheers Craig!) consumed at Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Sunday 28th August 2016 Really quite thick mouthfeel, lots of coffee which provides a big coffee hit but also turns this into a one trick pony. I get chocolate and maltiness and it’s smooth with vanilla etc also joining in the party but the coffee is king here. Whilst it is very good it doesn’t have that indulgent feel about it if say you were to compare it with a Hopping Frog. A7 A4 T8 P4 OV16 3.9
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2016
at 00:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@M&F, Copenhagen - black pour with a tan head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste with prominent resonating coffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, some charred and burnt malty notes, roasted coffee laden finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2016
at 06:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Green session. Black color with brown head. Roasted malty aroma, coffee, chocolate. cocoa, caramel. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium to full silky creamy body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2016
at 14:37