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Brewed By: Stone Brewing Company (Sapporo Breweries)

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Average Rating:
7.20833

Number of Ratings: 144

Style: American Double / Imperial Golden Stout

Brewed In: 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029, USA

ABV: 9.7%

IBU: 72


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Tasting Notes

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jrthebroker profile picturejrthebroker - December 11, 2015
Really nice coffee taste. Had a one year old bottle still boozy nice.
dlitolff profile picturedlitolff - July 12, 2015
Boozy beer, on the sweet side, creamy feel. Bottle, July 2015.
ohiogirl profile pictureohiogirl - April 25, 2015
Like it! Can taste the coffee and cocoa
jcloude82 profile picturejcloude82 - March 30, 2015
Lots of coffee flavor. I don't get much cocoa. Really smooth. No alcohol present even though it's almost 10%. 3 stars.
bockboy@att.net profile picturebockboy@att.net - March 1, 2015
B. Very different, a bit smokey, roasty, medium light body
Cellar Dweller profile pictureCellar Dweller - February 24, 2015
This is really interesting. Surprisingly stoutlike. Pours a slightly thick golden-copper with a thin head. Smells of leftover coffee, stale and overcooked. Tastes less of coffee and more of used coffee grounds. Very bitter bite initially but has a sticky sweet finish that lingers on the back of your tongue forever. Feels lush and creamy. The coffee bitterness and big sweet finish are quite overpowering. It is easy to see why many people are turned off by this beer. I'd say it was fairly good now but I wonder what a few months or a year would do to this. Hopefully meld the bitterness and sweetness. Cool concept. Push that envelope! I'll pick up some more and revisit it again in the future.
wizdog profile picturewizdog - February 20, 2015
A golden stout with a nice flavor of cocoa and coffee beans . Buy the bomber . You won't want to share . Perfection that is Stone's trademark .
svenllr profile picturesvenllr - February 2, 2015
Unique in flavor and not a bad beer but I won't grab one again.
jgraves profile picturejgraves - January 18, 2015
Seems a little too bitter. Strong coffee flavor. Won't buy a second bottle but fun to try. Edit: better at 60F. Giving it another half star
tonyc210@gmail.com profile picturetonyc210@gmail.com - January 13, 2015
A for effort, C- for execution. Nice try, but not worth trying in my opinion.
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