Black Phoenix (Chipotle Coffee Ale)
Many thanks to leschkie for this one! Poured into pint glass... A- Well, this is waaay over carbonated. I think I got less than a cm of beer and 3/4 glass of foam... Once things settle, its a dark brown/maroon color; pale khaki head atop still billowing over the glass. S- Intense carbonation aroma. Not much coffee, but there is a touch of rotated barley in the nose. Overall light and underwhelming. T/M- It's just an over carbonated porter. Not much coffee, no chipotle, nothing spectacular. Caramel sweetness in the finish, but thats about as far as it goes. Taste follows nose closely- light and disappointing. Body is where this all went wrong. Carbonation is through the roof and prickly on the tongue. Too much gas, not enough body. O- Could have been decent, ended up a blank, foamy, light, liquid. Not sure if a batch issue or what, but I see some reviews eith my same problem and some without. The base porter I could taste really was decent, but everything else... sigh