November
12oz bottle to tulip. Sampled on 12/1/10. $4.40 for the single. A: The light brown head is light and airy and rises to 3 fingers with a slow collapse. The body is medium dark ruby-brown. Opaque except when held to light, at which point November's remarkable clarity is revealed. Despite the thick collar that lasts until the beer's end, lacing is spare. S: Heavily malted with an ENORMOUS roasted coffee aroma. Faint notes of chocolate manage to come through. Big yeasty notes of leather and earth. Slightly one dimensional in the aroma department. T: Do you drink coffee all day long? Do you drink coffee every day of the week? Do you like your coffee bold flavored? Deeply roasted? Do you take your coffee black? If none this applies to you, then I sincerely doubt that you will appreciate this beer. On any level. For me, this is the best coffee beer I've had to date, with far and away the most coffee dominating aroma and taste I've ever come across. It's more like a cold-served coffee beverage with carbonation than it is a beer. And for whatever reason, I am really digging this right now. M: Phenomenal. The mouthfeel earns a '5' easily. The duration of flavor can not be extended any longer. The body is full; the texture is so thick and creamy. The soft carbonation is lightly fizzy and perfectly compliments the flavor profile of the beer. D: As far as beer goes, the drinkability is not off the charts, but it is very good. If I could only replace this beer with the coffee I drink at work...