Santa Fe Imperial Java Stout

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

huge aroma and flavor of coffee (espresso specifically) and fudge, amid some dark heavily roasted malts. I liked this quite a bit, and if there wasn't the slightest hint of vegetal astringency, this would be world class!

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

Pours a black color. Smell is of coffee, some chocolate. Taste is strong espresso, the strongest coffee flavor I have ever had in a beer. Overall if you are a coffee lover, this beer is for you. Otherwise it may be a bit overpowering.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Usual black body, with a thick and creamy head that leaves some pretty good lace. Aromas of roasted coffee beans with some chocolate swirling about. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy and smooth. Flavor is all coffee, i gave it a lower score because of the burnt, acidic presence which for me is slightly off putting. Overall its still a nice beer, and worth a try.

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

wow, right off the bat! .. coffee and coffee grounds in the nose!!! way fuckin awesome!! .. . deep brown black .. . great deep coffee flavours, fuck me, a single is all i bought, a sixer then probably a case are in my future .. buy this stuff!! .. . . don't touch my dick unless i invite you, i promise not to touch yours..

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

Pours the color of used motor oil, but considerably thinner. Coffee colored beer with a mocha head. Coffee, grain and cream aroma. The taste is a coffee jolt. I taste coffee grounds, burnt grain, hops, coffee and more coffee. I'm going to start drinking this stuff for breakfast.

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

12oz can. Pours a dark brown with a medium creamy tan head that quickly goes to a collar that laces the glass.

The aroma is sweet chocolate malts and lots of roasted coffee.

The flavor is sweet chocolate with a lot of nice coffee and some bitter roast in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low but smooth carbonation.

Overall, not very complex (all about the coffee), but a great beer for coffee lovers. One of the best coffee beers I've had...yum!

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

Sampled at 1702; April 2009
This has a huge nose full of coffee notes that are all encompassing. The beer is black, quite dark, though it does have a touch of brown to it if you check closely. The beer arrives from the tap with only a ring of lightly browned foam that clings to the edges of the glass. The aroma is definitely coffee, complex coffee, but purely and simplistically coffee; I don’t get any sense of the base beer here. The coffee contributes aromas of chocolate, a slight woody note, ample toasted aromatics and perhaps even a touch of burnt tobacco; overall the aroma is incredibly smooth and I like that it packs so much coffee aromatics without getting harsh.

The flavor has lots of coffee flavor; dark chocolate notes, a slight tannic roast wood note (almost seems a bit like cedar), some burnt berry notes. The coffee flavors are quite smooth with very little roast-acidity or acrid flavors. Some toasted malt flavors are noticeable and reminds me of a hardy browned bread. The texture is quite nice; not too heavy, though not light, but it has enough heft to carry the dominant coffee character well.

This is not a very complex beer overall, it is definitely coffee oriented, but the coffee is done quite well. If you like coffee then this beer is definitely for you. I am finding myself quite enjoying this beer. It has just enough of a roast edge to it to balance the smooth coffee and light dark malt sweetness and keep these from being cloying.