FiftyFifty Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee / Java Coffee
2012 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Java Coffee - White Wax with Purple Dripping and neck card
2013 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Java Coffee - Lavender Wax
2014 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Java Coffee - Lavender Pearl Wax
2015 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax
2016 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Wax
2017 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax
Coffee is a blend of:
45% Imperial Eclipse Elijah Craig 12 (300 Day Aged Version)
45% Totality Stout
10% French Roast Cold Toddy from Wood Fire Roasted Coffee Co. Reno, NV.
2013 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Java Coffee - Lavender Wax
2014 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Java Coffee - Lavender Pearl Wax
2015 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax
2016 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Wax
2017 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax
Coffee is a blend of:
45% Imperial Eclipse Elijah Craig 12 (300 Day Aged Version)
45% Totality Stout
10% French Roast Cold Toddy from Wood Fire Roasted Coffee Co. Reno, NV.
4.1
274 reviews
Truckee, United States
Community reviews
2016 vintage. Aroma has coffee, cocoa and bourbon. Taste is clean cocoa, coffee and roasted malts. Really nice and smooth.
I think 2017 bottle, make sense given the coffee seemed a little green. Dark brown with dark mocha head. Roasted malts and dark chocolate, some green peppers and celery, cherry, booze well hidden, light espresso grinds and stronger coffee notes.
Czarne, nieprzejrzyste, z niewielką pianą. W zapachu totalnie kawowe - ewidentnie nowofalowa kawa, do tego trochę czekolady, migdałów, marcepanu, po ogrzaniu wanilina. W smaku półsłodkie, bardzo kawowe, bardzo gładkie, aksamitne, z solidną, paloną goryczką i perfekcyjnie ułożonym alko. Nutki barrel ageingu bardzo stonowane, raczej dopełniające bukietu niż dominujące. Troszkę mało ciała. Na plus to, że nie ma kwaskowatości.
Może nie rzuca na kolana, ale jak już się otworzy to jest to piwo kompletne, nieprzesadzone, pięknie wyleżakowane...
65 cl bottle (11% abv) @ ISKTR18. 2016 vintage.
Pours dark brown color with a small beige head. Nice toasted malty aroma with chocolate and cocoa, some faint coffee, subtle hop notes, licorice, some bitterness, spices, coffee, honey is very faint, subtle sugary tones on the finish. Lovely.
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65 cl bottle @ ISKTR’18
JC/2 2016
Aroma is somewhat mild with some coffee. Flavour has coffee, some alcohol and salt licorice. A tad too salty. A nice slow sipper but not worth the price. Too I suppose this has been the case with all the FiftyFiftys I’ve had.
Sample from the bottle at Kangasalan Kasarmi. Thanks to Vesku! Vintage 2016. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, cacao and roasted malts. Soft and enjoyable.
Tap at Brew By Numbers Bermondsey, as "FiftyFifty Eclipse - Coffee 2017". Black color with beige head. Aroma is aromatic coffee roast. Taste is coffee, green peppers, black chocolate, nutty. Thick mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. Very good!
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dark brown foamy head. Aroma of coffee with light green peppers notes with some roasted/black chocolate malt notes. Taste is also dominated by coffee notes with lightly bitter roasted malt with some chocolate malt notes and light green peppers notes which are more or less pleasant. Body is full with nice creamy texture and good carbonation with no apparent alcohol notes. Enjoyable but I could have done with less green pepper notes.
Draft at the FiftyFifty Brewing Co, Truckee, CA. Enjoyed on May 10 2018.
Black color with a small creamy dark tan head.
Raw coffee (or chili) and roasted malt aroma. The flavor is more filter coffee... not my favorite. Sweetness, alcohol, roast and coffee.
Apparence : Noire, légère carbonatation, faible col brun.
Nez : Malt torréfié, café, chocolat, notes du baril de bourbon.
Goût : Torréfaction, chocolat noir, café, bois, équilibre entre le sucre et l'amertume.
Sensation : Corps moyen-plus, ''smooth'', bonne longueur.
Bref : Excellente reddition ici d'une Coffee Stout où l'ingrédient s'accorde merveilleusement avec la base de malt torréfié et chocolaté ainsi qu'avec le fut pour créer une bière sans extrême, mais tout de même bien intense en bouche. Mieux que la Vanilla à mon avis.
On tap at Capone's Poured a black color with brown edges and a small sized tan head. Roast, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, and some earth.
Bottle pours dark brown with a one finger tan head. Sick and disgusting aroma (in a good way), loads of intense cold brew coffee, oak, bourbon, molasses, chocolate. Flavor is a bit sweet, but the coffee notes in this one are disgusting (in the good sense again). Sugar, maple, chocolate back it up. Medium bitterness. Medium-full body, fairly drinkable all things considered. Listen guy, Eclipse is like Poindexter McNerdface from your high school calculus class - a guaranteed 4.0, maybe higher depending how many AP (adjunct prodigiousness?) classes he took, and headed off to MIT (made in Truckee?) when you took the road less traveled, accepting Maris Otter of the House Barleywine as your Lord and Savior. That's ok, chief, it's worked out well for you and me both. Long story short, Eclipse fucks.
Draft at Cinder. Top of a keg. Pitch black. Thick khaki head. Thick creamy body. Coffee focused but not overly so. Dark cocoa with marshmallows. Some liquorice, almond, vanilla, and treacle. The creaminess mediates with the booziness.
Waxed bomber from Tavour, 2017 bottle. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, licorice, booze, wood, vanilla, coconut, raisin, earth. Pours black with a one finger tan head that falls into a skiff of foam after a minute. Taste is sweet, finishing with a light bitterness and a tad tart; flavors match the aroma with coconut and vanilla standing out in particular. Tastes better than it smells, not that it smells bad by any means. Body isn't as full and velvety as the best examples of the style. Really nice overall, though. Not quite up there with the best but it's definitely tasty.
Bottle sample. Bitch black with a brief, brown head. Roasted coffee, liquorice, leather, tobacco and vanilla. Intense sipper.
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, 2017 vintage, via Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on March 8 2018; eye: liquorice, opaque, thin sheet of dark brown head that turns into a ring, light lacing; nose: coffee, chocolate, light alcohol, light whiskey, bourbon; mouth: coffee, chocolate, light alcohol, light whiskey, bourbon, alcohol, light alcohol warmth, cocoa, acidity, bittering hops, tea, finale in coffee with presence of alcohol, full body, lightly below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly harsh and lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, millésime 2017, via Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 8 mars 2018; œil : réglisse, opaque, mince couverture de mousse brun foncé qui se transforme en un anneau, légère dentelle; nez : café, chocolat, léger alcool, léger whiskey, bourbon; bouche : café, chocolat, léger alcool, léger whiskey, bourbon, alcool, léger chaleur d'alcool, cacao, acidité, houblon amérisant, thé, finale en café avec présence d'alcool, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse et légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
(BOTTLE: 2015 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax- 3 years old)
Aroma: honey, bean-like coffee and oak.
Appearance: black color, small head.
Taste: very dry, flavour of honey, roasted coffee, roasted malt, cacao and dark chocolate.
Palate: medium to full body, low carboantion.
Overall: Tasty one, wish it wasn't so oxidised tho , love the balance and intensity of coffee notes. 4.2/5
(BOTTLE: 2017 Imperial Eclipse Stout - Coffee - Lavender Sparkle Wax- )
Aroma: coffee, bourbon. :8
Taste: rather dry, flavour of coffee, roasted malt and vanilla.:7
Palate: medium to full body, low carbonation.: 3
OVERALL:( 4,2+3,8) /2= 4
Bottle (thanks harri). Pours dark brown-black. Aroma is brownish. Flavor is beany, coffee, vanills, malt, roast. Flavor is is sweet, beany, roast, coffee, malt, honey, vanilla. Overall: very good.
Bottle. Color black with small head. Aroma alcohol, coffee, chocolate. Taste sweet, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, bitter.
650 ml bottle, vintage 2015, shared by Sander, thanks a lot.
dark brown with a light brown head. coffee, woody, ash, roasty, smoke, vanilla, light acidity, caramel, nuts, licorice, Really well balanced aromatic.
medium sweetness, light to medium roasty bitterness, quite warming. rather full, smooth body.
650 ml bottle, vintage 2015, shared by Sander, many thanks. Pours a dark chestnut brown with a tan colored head. Lots of coffee in the aroma in front of roasted malt - nothing stands out in particular, but overall very balanced. Medium-full to full body with a low carbonation, a medium sweetness and a light to medium bitterness. Some noticeable alcohol. Flavor of caramel and lots of coffee, some mildly burnt notes, licorice, nuts, hazelnut, some brown sugar. Lots of coffee on top of an exceptionally well balanced and smooth, roasty beer - very good!
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 9
Palate: 4
Overall: 18
Huge thanks to meilby for scharing this bottle - Black with a brown head - Dark malt, wood and coffee in the aroma - Good malt body with some wood, coffee and chocolate notes with bitterness - The dark malt and coffee flavours goes into the finish and lasts - This was real good
0,65l bottle shared by Sander at Powys, big thanks. Java Coffee. Vintage 2015. black color, small coffee colored head. smells coffee, earthy, lactose, some wood, bit doughy. very nice smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes grassy, ashy, earthy, some oxidation, light sweetness, light chocolate, espresso, wood, lactose. finishes lightly bitter with notes of coffee, chocolate and earthy notes. very nice one, very smooth to drink, great balance overall.
8 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17
Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17
650 ml bottle, 2015 vintage, shared by Sander, thanks!
Black body, with a medium, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of coffee beans, espresso, cocoa, dark chocolate, some dark fruits.
Tastes lovely, with similar, with some more tobacco, liquorice.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes roasty, moderate bitter, a bit sweet, a bit wooden, with lots of smooth coffee again, some honey, some ash, some liquorice
Very tasty. Lovely smooth coffee throughout, which is quite dominant, but perfectly integrated. Drinks really smooth, alcohol isn't noticeable. Great, very smooth Coffee Stout.
Bottled:
Pours black with a dense head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, nougat and honey. Taste is roasted malt, licorice, hazel, chocolate and honey leading to a dry, somewhat harsh coffee finish.
65cl Bottle @ Zombier, Malaga, Spain
Black colour with a thin tan head.
Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate.
Taste is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, oak, bitter, alcohol.
Full body, soft carbonation.
Bottle @Christmas Tasting 30.07.2017. Pours black, tan head. Nose is massive coffee, not a lot else going on. The taste is again huge coffee.
Bottle from the dregs run. Pours black with a thin tan head. Strong coffee and chocolate aromas, more of the chocolate liqueurs vibe. More coffee on the taste, but quite well-integrated with the impy stout, not dominating. Best of the three today for me.
bottle at home .. Christmas 2017 pt1 ... dark black ... thin tan lacing ... soft chocolate . nassive coffee roast malts nose ... dark dry chocolate roast .. light honey .. massive roast .. massive coffee ... heavy coffee roast
Bottle at Craigs. Pours black, nose is roasted, coffee, chocolate, light smoke, taste is roasted, coffee, sweet bourbon.