Recently one of the local
Charlotte, NC breweries started to bottle of their GABF (Great American Bees
Festival) silver medal winner, a robust porter Coco Loco. But this is an
Imperial version of that coming in at 9.7% ABV, and is their first every beer
in a bottle. Imperial just means that
everything is ramped up. This, Coco Loco use hand roasted organic coconut, and
cacao nibs. This imperial Coco Loco comes only in a 1 pint .6 ounce (22 ounce
or bomber) bottle. Coco Loco pours a dark black color with a tan two finger
thick head, looks very inviting. The aroma is a big roasted sweetness with
underlying hints of the cacao. You do get booziness on the nose as well. The
taste on the imperial Coco Loco is big roasted notes up front with some
sweetness from the coconut and cacao, but just a little sweetness. You
defiantly taste the 9.7% ABV, but just for a moment then you gets quick hit or
the coconut layered with roasted flavors. The mouth feel is medium to almost
full bodied, but not heavy or thick. Coco Loco finished sweet and roasted
leading into an aftertaste of slight cacao and roasted coconut coffee. The
aftertaste does linger for a bit on your tongue, but is very nice and pleasant.
So I am giving this A, you could kind of taste the ABV on this one, but nothing
over the top, but was just a tiny bit to much for me. Still a very enjoyable
beer though. This is a well-crafted imperial porter. Coco Loco is a great beer for their first ever bottling, even
in imperial from. I would have this again! I do recommend that you try and get
this. I know it only Charlotte local. It is truly wonderful and tasty stuff.
Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
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