MD's Coffeen Dodger Stout

[ni9e]

First of all thanks to MD for sending me a couple of bottles of this to try :thumb:

I'm no expert on reviewing beers but i'll give it a shot :lol:

Slight hiss when opened the bottle
First smell from bottle neck was of roasted coffee not overpowering and hint of chocolate malty kind of smell given its strength it did not smell strong.

It poured nicley and i was rewarded with a nice creamy head and similarly to the bottle i could smell the coffee and chocolatly malty stout smell but the alcohol smell was strong not unpleasant like the smell off a strong red wine.

First taste was a very pleasing thick/smooth mouthfeel then a roast coffee bitterness which quickly mellows into sweet smooth malt flavour the aftertaste is strong alcohol then the coffee and malt flavours come through but as I sip more the alcohol melows and I can taste coffee chocolate and malt.

This was a nice strong stout (I've had half of it and feel though I've had a few) but in my opinion it would benifit of a reduction in ABV to let the coffee chocolate malt flavours to be more pronounced.

This is one for my to make list as it would make a superb winter/xmas ale well done MD :thumb:

 

[Muddydisco]

Thanks Ni9e, hope the others are so kind to me after they get them. Same thoughts as me the alcohol is a bit too much.

 

[Wez]

Coffee Stout Shandy :wha:

Looking forward to trying it MD :

 

[commsbiff]

Here's a very brief review of this excellent beer.



-On opening there was a very slight hiss, and a little ghostly(?) vapour.
-I forgot to smell it
-It poured well, with a nice brown head developing
-It looks awesome in the THBF glass - as black as it gets
-The aroma from the glass is of.... you guessed it.... coffee
- On supping, there is oodles of body. A bit like drinking a piece of cake (in a nice way).
-In my opinion, the coffee is prevalent throughout.

I am really enjoying this beer. I'm only a third of the way through it and thought I'd better post before I can't type anymore! On the label it says "Stout with a coffee kick, it makes you levitate". I've got to say I disagree! If I'm not on the floor after these, then It's my round!

The only thing I would change about this great beer for MY taste (and in my inarticulate way of putting it) I would add something to tingle certain taste buds (I'm not sure what, but the taste buds are the ones about 3/4 towards the back of the mouth and towards the edges of the tongue???).

Excellent beer MD - I hope you're proud. :clap:

 

[corby_brewer]

Her is mine - i posted it quite a while back, -

Here is my review of MD's COFFIN DODGER.

First off, as you can see in the pic, this stout is dark. There's a whiff of burnt dark chocolate at first, but then it's pretty much roasted coffee. It's pretty full bodied throughout. but by no means too sweet or cloying; there's the right amount of bitterness coming from hops and grains. The roasted coffee flavors tend to flourish a little more as the beer warms up to room temperature and the chocolate flavors dominate much less. There was a lot more chocolate flavor here than I thought at first. I was hoping for a little more coffee flavor.

In summary
Its something i could drink again but at 9.1% ABV not too much of. drink a pint and it feels like 2 or 3. But my hat goes off to MD you brewed a good imperial stout there mate, im tempted to give it a go myself

 

[Muddydisco]

Well theres one for me to think about :wha: I have a map but I don't know the final destination? Haven't got a foggiest what they do??
Hang on Let's look at doctor wiki!

Well they say it's the sour taste buds? Map of Tonuge

Edit: Damn just read the whole article and this map was disproven there is no certain areas for certain tastes, I'll have to conduct more research into CB's tonuge and send more samples to pinpoint these particular taste buds

Thanks CB, Hope you can still see this, don't worry the coffee kicks in while your asleep you'll wake up bright and alert Perhaps not tommorrow but some time in the night!!!! :rofl:

 

[commsbiff]

:lol: :sleepy: :wideawake: :shock: