8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. can, 6.2% ABV, CANNED ON: 11/15/22
AROMA: I'm first hit with strong scents of peanut butter, moderate scents of chocolate, and lastly, mild scents of coffee . The aroma is very inviting and makes me want to dive right in!
It should be noted that I have also tried the brewer's Sweet Baby Jesus! beer. In comparison, I find that this beer (Sweet Baby Java) has much stronger scents of peanut butter.
APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a medium-tall, dirty tan head, that dissipates slowly and has moderate lacing. This is your classic porter look.
TASTE: Moderately sweet with predominant flavors of peanut butter and chocolate, with a touch of coffee on the backend. I find the sweetness level to be perfect for this type of beer. It really helps to play up the peanut butter flavor, yet there's enough bitterness to remind you that you're drinking a beer and not a soft drink.
MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied with a somewhat creamy texture, and average carbonation. The mouthfeel is definitely heavenly!
OVERALL: The aroma, flavor, and texture are all outstanding! However, for a beer with "Java" in its name, I was expecting the coffee flavor to be a bit more prominent. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to hunt for the coffee, but you do have to wait for the stronger flavors to abate a bit before you can taste it. And while I "think" I would like more coffee flavor, I'm pretty sure if it were increased it would throw off the otherwise, quite delicious flavor profile. So I will keep my mouth shut. Well, not completely shut, because I have another one chillin' in the fridge just begging to be consumed. :)
12 oz. can, 6.2% ABV, CANNED ON: 11/15/22
AROMA: I'm first hit with strong scents of peanut butter, moderate scents of chocolate, and lastly, mild scents of coffee . The aroma is very inviting and makes me want to dive right in!
It should be noted that I have also tried the brewer's Sweet Baby Jesus! beer. In comparison, I find that this beer (Sweet Baby Java) has much stronger scents of peanut butter.
APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a medium-tall, dirty tan head, that dissipates slowly and has moderate lacing. This is your classic porter look.
TASTE: Moderately sweet with predominant flavors of peanut butter and chocolate, with a touch of coffee on the backend. I find the sweetness level to be perfect for this type of beer. It really helps to play up the peanut butter flavor, yet there's enough bitterness to remind you that you're drinking a beer and not a soft drink.
MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied with a somewhat creamy texture, and average carbonation. The mouthfeel is definitely heavenly!
OVERALL: The aroma, flavor, and texture are all outstanding! However, for a beer with "Java" in its name, I was expecting the coffee flavor to be a bit more prominent. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to hunt for the coffee, but you do have to wait for the stronger flavors to abate a bit before you can taste it. And while I "think" I would like more coffee flavor, I'm pretty sure if it were increased it would throw off the otherwise, quite delicious flavor profile. So I will keep my mouth shut. Well, not completely shut, because I have another one chillin' in the fridge just begging to be consumed. :)
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2023
at 18:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at River Hose brewery in Ewing, NJ. Hazy orange gold pour. No head. Sour fruit nose. Flavor is tart citrus and sweet cereal. Thin bodied. Sourness is subdued. Lemony notes on backend.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2023
at 18:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz can from Wegmans. Canned on May 10th 2023. No glitter visible in that first pour, even though I did swirl the can and invert it as suggested. Instead I get a slightly hazy golden color under a very thick head. The nose is pretty thin at first, just a light tart beer impression. I poured a little bit of the beer back into the can and gave it a good shake, which finally poured out some light swirls of lighter colored beer, more like a paperweight filled with sand, in which I could see particles of tiny bits of glitter. The taste now seems like sour cherry candy and citrus. In fact, as I try to shake out the last bit of glitter, the tart lemon taste gets stronger. I certainly could not capture the swirl of a lighter glittery yellow beer color in the glass with my phone camera, and not having tried a glitter drink before, I don't know if that is the best I can expect. Still, it does go down nicely as a lemony sour beer might, so the only fault is in the presentation.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2023
at 21:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Not as sweet as expected, which makes for a pretty good pint, actually. Bright tropical notes mix with a potent citrus tang and touches of vanilla, with hints of chives and stonefruit underneath. Not bad.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2023
at 03:45
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of pineapple, mild wheat malt. Taste of mild sweet wheat malt and pineapple. Watery body.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2023
at 17:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Murky plum with a medium sized foamy white head. Tart and sweet with strong blueberry and vanilla. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2023
at 01:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
This beer has an aroma of pears and malt with some vanilla. The flavor is malty and lightly tart with fairly good pear flavor. It’s alright though to me it doesn’t stand out.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2023
at 04:40
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2023
at 20:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver; canned Aug 2022; 8.5% ABV
Black colour, large tan head. Bold coffee aroma. Smooth, moderately sweet, with bold coffee kick, almost spicy, and a touch of cream.
Good, nothing too complex.
Black colour, large tan head. Bold coffee aroma. Smooth, moderately sweet, with bold coffee kick, almost spicy, and a touch of cream.
Good, nothing too complex.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2023
at 16:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (canned 08/16/22). Very dark brown with small beige head. Coffee forward roast malt, not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2023
at 03:27