King Harbor Brewing Co Fore Right!

“Huge nose that rotates among the peppers, the cacao, and the nutty coffee, with vanilla rounding it all out. Wonderful mélange continues into the flavor, with complexity off the chart—Mexican hot chocolate, with just a low and slow heat at the end. Malt flavors and additions are firm and not hard to find. Bitterness supports but doesn’t try to steal the show. The finish is complex and lingering with a hint of sweetness. Vanilla is the right addition; that sweetness ties it all together. Rich, with a medium-full body and no astringency.”

“Sugary nose with layers of rich chocolate, touches of cinnamon, light maple. It would be your bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch if condensed down, well balanced by a nice fresh coffee element with hints of brown sugar and molasses hiding in the background. Chocolate-forward base beer offers the perfect canvas for the dessert-focused stout. Coffee reemerges in the finish creating a nice palate-cleansing bitterness, bookending the mid-palate sweetness. Thick, sugary mouthfeel requires slow sipping, yet it remains highly drinkable.”

“Mango, peach, orange on the nose; a decent garlic-and-onion sneaks in there to distract from the fruitiness. Body is light for the ABV. Balances well against the bitterness. Finishes clean with a moderate, clean, lingering bitterness.”