Buxton / Omnipollo Original Rocky Road Ice Cream

Part of Omnipollo/Buxton Original Ice Cream Series that took off in 2014. This is a marshmallow porter brewed with cocoa nibs and lactose sugar.

3.8

307 reviews

Buxton, England

Community reviews

4.0 Bottle 33cl. Black with a minimal light brown head. A vanilla aroma with chocolate and coffee. Sweet with a warm vanilla and chocolate end. Full bodied and a bit oily.

3.9 Draught at Torst: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is chocolate, ice cream, nuts. Taste is sweet, chocolate, milky. Not too large. Not boozy.

4.0 33cl flesje via Het Bierhuis, Breda Alcoholpercentage van 10% Uitgeschonken in blanco bokaal Uiterlijk: zwart met redelijke cremelaag Aroma en smaak: neus is zoete melkchocolade, gebrande mouten, smaak is koffie, chocolade, nootachtig, zoet van de lactose Conclusie: lekkere dessertstout

3.7 No taki se porterek jak na Omnipollo wyciszony wręcz, aromaty nie wyrywają z krzesła, dosc zgrzebne piwo, ale przyzwoite.

3.9 Orzechy, czekolada, mleczne akcenty przypominające lody. Już w pierwszym łyku słodk, powtórka z aromatu, ale zaraz dalej uderzenie kawy i psloności. Bliżej finiszu również wytrawnie, pojawia się więcej orzechów. Przyjemnie kremowa faktura. Po przełknięciu alkohol lekko rozgrzewa w przełyku. Dobry balans, nie jest przesadzone w żadną stronę, wręcz nawet bym powiedział że można było się pokusić o odrobinę więcej słodyczy co jak na piwo z Omnipollo jest lekkim zaskoczeniem

2.8 Bottle from Systembolaget Sweden. Small and short lastning brown head. Very dark almost totally black color. Dark roasted malty aroma with a touch of coffey. Dark chocolate and roasted coffey taste. Some sweetness with a big body.

2.7 Une très jolie apparence pétrole ! Premier nez sur le cacao le miel ambré, légèrement vanillé. 2ème nez sur l’alcool. Pas de mousse. A la dégustation un corps assez dense presque huileux. Frisant plus que pétillant. Manque de bulles et de mousse à mon goût. On retrouve le cacao avec le sucre candi à la dégustation avec une finale très persistante sur l’alcool. Fait saliver, umami. Un OVNI., à déconseiller à l’apéro. Sur un gâteau au chocolat noir ou un gibier à tester. Pas très convaincu quand même. Dégustation très contrastée, une texture plaisante mais trop sur l’alcool. Manque d’équilibre, meilleure à 10/12 degrés c.

4.3 Butelka 330ml. Czarny kolor bez refleksów. Piana niezbyt obfita o brązowym kolorze,opada szybko do pierścienia. W aromacie bardzo słodko, mleczna czekolada,kawa inka,mocha,pianki, kremówka i lody,w tle kakao i karmel. W smaku troszkę bardziej wytrawne,czekolada i kakao nieźle balansują słodkie nuty laktozy,karmelu i brązowego cukru. W tle nuty kakao, wanilii, gorzkiej czekolady,delikatna goryczkowa palonosc i forrest gateau. Całość,pełna, o świetnym balansie i dobrze ukrytym alkoholu,wysycenie także małe co sprzyja jak na portera. Świetne

4.4 Appearance- Jet black in colour with small but lasting brown foam. Aromas- Sweet of marshmallows, chocolate, brownies, cream and chocolate milk with rich and complex butterscotch and aged beer notes. Palate- Full boy with thick mouth coating texture leaving warming finish. Taste- Sweet of homemade brownies, cream and burned sugar with rich butterscotch and booze touch. Overall- Awesome, rich and complex beer! Fantastic!

4.0 Soft Serve. Svart med høy brun istopping. Lukter kaffe og mørk sjokolade. Fyldig. Smaker søt engelsk lakris, lett bitter kaffe og mørk sjokolade, kakaosmør. Iskaffe. Middels lang. (Omnipollo Soft Serve Sabbath Sunday, Schouskjelleren)

4.3 Czarne, nieprzejrzyste, piana brązowa, średnio obfita, drobna, lacing średni. W zapachu masa czekolady, kakao, do tego kawa. W smaku znowu bardzo dużo czekolady i kakao, do tego laktozowa słodycz i kawa. Goryczka niska, wysycenie niskie, posmak czekoladowy i kawowy.

3.7 Deep brown color, beige head. Cocoa nose, muscovado, dark chocolate, roasted malt. Sweet taste, chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, spicy. Full body, soft carbonation, oily texture. 7, 4, 7, 4, 15

4.4 0,33l bottle. Pours jet-black with light brown head. Aroma of chocolate, roast, chocolate ice cream. Taste is also chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk, roast, slight coffee, slight vanilla. Definitely chocolate ice cream dominated, which i assume was the point. Really thick mouthfeel, very soft carbonation.

3.6 330ml bottle from Vinmonopolet Langnes. Fawn-coloured, bubbly head leaving spotty lacing down the glass. Jet black in the glass. Promising smell of roasted and smooth, mid-sweet chocolate. At first it actually taste like chocolate ice cream, Then it becomes more like an o'boy chocolate drink. Roasted and smooth ending. Does not feel as strong as 10 %. Nice, but not that great. (Tromsø 14.09.2018).

4.2 33cl Bottle @ Beergium, Le Roeulx, Belgium. Black colour wih a medium size tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, licorice. Taste is roasted malt, milk chocoate, coffee, licorice, vanilla, nuts. Medium body, average carbonation.

4.0 Bottle purchased at Brus copenhagen. Pours black with tan head. Aroma of chocolate and marshmallows. Taste is roasted malts with marshmallows and chocolate.

3.9 Bottle shared by Oros at Marcus’ house. Pours dark brn/blk with a dark tan head. Aroma is halfway to smores. Lots of chocolate and something that actually seems marshmallow. Med plus body. Flavor is very chocolate and something like marshmallow. Good stuff.

4.1 Bottle shared by Oros. Pours ear black with a nice tan headand a cocoa aroma. There is a full-bodied dark molasses flavor with a sweet marshmallow finish.

4.2 (lait-~fraise, ~amande, µ-café, huileuse, last ~-capuccino, > lactosé, pointes terre/pétale, chamallow)

3.9 33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 25.10.2021 Aroma is somewhat unusual for an IS with molasses, licorice and toasted sugar. Palate is low on CO2. Flavour is a bit medicine-like with licorice, alcohol, toasted sugar and tobacco. Almost too strong on alcohol. Not as sweet as I thought this would be; I suppose alcohol creates a balance here. A decent slow sipper.

4.0 Flaske fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø - Langnes. Svart. Høyt mokkafarget tett skum som daler sakte. Heftig nøttearoma. Spor av sjokolade. Silkemyk munnfølelse. Smaken kakao & kokos. Lett tørr ettersmak. Litt bunnfall. Koseøl.

4.1 Bottle. Pours opaque black with medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, nuts, sweet licorice and rye bread. Taste is medium sweet, faint bitter and light salty. Body is oily with soft carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with roasted, salty and sweet notes.

4.2 Classic Omnipollo pastry stout (or porter in this case), shared with Goedele, Craftmember and Hinke. Irregular, pale greyish beige, thinnish and quickly opening head, black colour with hazy coppery edge. Aroma of vanilla beans and even vanilla ice cream, coffee liqueur, mocha, dates, treacle, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, brown rum, walnut liqueur, chestnuts. Very sweet onset, sticky even, candied dates, very thick and creamy nuttiness (Nutella – hazelnut paste effect), thick layers of caramelly and mildly chocolatey maltiness under a creamy, smooth and silky lactose effect further adding to the hazelnut paste impression; all this lush and ‘fat’ sweetness, however, is followed by a soft but confident, coffeeish roasted bitterness providing some balance, along with a peppery, rum-like alcohol effect in the end. Some of Omnipollo’s pastry stouts can be a bit over the top in terms of added sweetness and creaminess perhaps, but this one seems a bit more ‘old school’ (inasmuch as there is such a thing in pastry stout), in adding enough roastedness to the sweetness to keep the whole thing well balanced, within this specific style range, that is. Strange, perhaps, as I normally expect imperial porters to be less roasty than imperial stouts - but let's not go into that endless discussion: this is a very classy dessert beer, even if the additions may cause some controversy among beer geeks.

3.3 Piana szybko opada do zera. Aromat z butelki daje mocno lodami czekoladowymi, takimi z kawałkami gorzkiej czekolady. Ze szkła już zaskoczenie - tutaj jest gorzej, jakoś kwaskowo, owocowo, malinowo może? Nie wiem, czy nos mi się nie zawiesił od natłoku aromatów xD W smaku to wrażenie się utrzymuje, gorzka czekolada z liofilizowanymi malinami. Słodkie, ale odczuwalnie kwaskowe. Posmak gorzkiej czekolady. Jest okej, ale oczekiwałem czegoś troszkę innego. Może kiedyś powtórzę.

3.8 Mostly chocolate aroma but kind of shy. Pitch black color with medium sized brown head. Chocolate and bitter cocoa taste, very nice. Full body, soft to flat carbonation, creamy and thick.

4.3 Bottle at Maly/velky. The balance leans quite heavily on the sweet side. Loads and loads of malty flavours, cocoa fitting well with the soft roasty caramelly flavours. Nutty, biscuity. Complex, interesting, quite tasty. Really good.

3.6 Bottle @ Bar Centro, Barcelona. Very dark, oily, not much head. Chocolate, coffee and rocky road. Quite intense.

4.3 Bardzo dobre piwo! Pachnie orzechami, pianką marshmallow i kakao i ogólnie jak snickers. Smakuje orzechami, pianką, kakaem. Słodkie, gęste, ułożone. Nisko nagazowane. Wielowymiarowe i w ogóle pierwsza klasa!

3.8 Enjoying one as I type this. Pours jet black with a light tan head. Beautifully strong, boozy taste but with the subtle balance you expect from a Buxton imp. Lovely mouth feel. I had a marshmallow stout last week, by Tiny Rebel, which tasted like muck compared to this. It is a very difficult pairing to get right but, as they nearly always do, Buxton have nailed it. The Ice Cream range collaboration between Buxton and Omnipollo is superb!

4.2 Bottle from HonestBrew. Black with very few bubbles around the edge of the glass. Biscuity chocolate aroma with toffee and nuts. Very smooth and creamy, roasty, sweet and malty. Very pleasant.