Growler Fill from The Iron Monkey in Jersey City, NJ
It's a cinnamon roll flavored coffee imperial stout. I think the reasoning behind my growler fill choice is pretty self explanatory.
Pours as close to black as you can get with a thin tan lacing of head around the top - very thin, I would assume there's a little more head to this if I were to get it straight from tap or from a bottle. Strong coffee and cinnamon bun flavors from the top - it smells like if you were to combine a Starbucks and Cinnabon (which by the way, would smell fantastic). The first flavor that hits you is the coffee - a really nice, bold, flavorful coffee blend with a nice amount of bitterness that is soon balanced out by a sticky, sweet cinnamon bun flavoring that balances the bitterness of the coffee and roasted malt really nicely. Seems to me there's a bit of almond and vanilla flavors in there as well. Slow fading sweet and bitter on the aftertaste. Really nice flavors and balance. Minor carbonation. Alcohol is really well hidden (you can taste it the tiniest bit underneath the cinnamon bun/coffee combo) for 9.4% ABV. A really solid showing from Terrapin Brewing Co.
Really my only two concerns about this beer is the fact you probably can't enjoy too many of these in one session, just because of how rich and sweet it is, and I wish the roasted malts and oatmeal flavors stood out a little bit more and added some substance texture-wise to these amazing flavors.
Overall Rating: 4.25/5
It's a cinnamon roll flavored coffee imperial stout. I think the reasoning behind my growler fill choice is pretty self explanatory.
Pours as close to black as you can get with a thin tan lacing of head around the top - very thin, I would assume there's a little more head to this if I were to get it straight from tap or from a bottle. Strong coffee and cinnamon bun flavors from the top - it smells like if you were to combine a Starbucks and Cinnabon (which by the way, would smell fantastic). The first flavor that hits you is the coffee - a really nice, bold, flavorful coffee blend with a nice amount of bitterness that is soon balanced out by a sticky, sweet cinnamon bun flavoring that balances the bitterness of the coffee and roasted malt really nicely. Seems to me there's a bit of almond and vanilla flavors in there as well. Slow fading sweet and bitter on the aftertaste. Really nice flavors and balance. Minor carbonation. Alcohol is really well hidden (you can taste it the tiniest bit underneath the cinnamon bun/coffee combo) for 9.4% ABV. A really solid showing from Terrapin Brewing Co.
Really my only two concerns about this beer is the fact you probably can't enjoy too many of these in one session, just because of how rich and sweet it is, and I wish the roasted malts and oatmeal flavors stood out a little bit more and added some substance texture-wise to these amazing flavors.
Overall Rating: 4.25/5
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