Jester King/Mikkeller Weasel Rodeo

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

This variation on an imperial oatmeal stout, brewed in collaboration with Mikkeller, contains a healthy dose of authentic Kopi Luwak coffee (a.k.a. “weasel coffee”), along with other Vietnamese coffees, ground chipotle pepper. and a touch of smoked malt.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Thw brew appears an inky oil black. A rough pour yields a couple big bubbles. The bubbles fade and hang in a thin pattern around the edge of the glass. Some spotty lace sticking to the glass.The aroma is all about the coffee. It is earthy and roasty with a fresh coffee scent. Chocolate, tobacco and leather mingle in with the coffee quality. A bit of alcohol emerges as it warms. The taste is roasty, earthy coffee flavoring. Tobacco and leather blend very well into the earthen coffee character. There is a long lingering aftertaste of bitter baker's chocolate and a spice that warms the throat on the back end. Mouthfeel was a bit lackluster and watery in feel without enough carbonation. Overall it was a nice beer, worth a try if you like coffee, and chipotle.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

great great stuff .. deep black .. no foam (cask) .. huge presence .. deep tar, roast, coffee, and barrel .. . awesome, i'd drink this all the time! .. . . the big easy drains it!