Stone Kona Coffee, Macadamia Nut, Coconut Porter

Anyone tried this yet? I just picked up a bottle of it for tomorrow night. I'm excited to try it and for $5.99 for 12oz it better be amazing. I'll post up what I think after we try it.

http://stonebrewing.com/collab/index.htm#coconut

Oh its freaking delicious. I'm not much a fan of coffee beers, but this one was top notch. Usually I find that the coffee kind of muddles the taste of a porter, but the Kona they used had a nice roasty flavor that was balanced well with the sweetness of the coconut and macadamia!

Sean From NH

It is a nice beer. I think the homebrewed version that was converted is a bit better, but all in all this is a nice beer. The coconut is really up front with the nuts, and the coffee is great in it, too. I think I like the Maui coconut porter better, but this one works pretty well, too.

Sean from New Hampshire said:

Oh its freaking delicious. I'm not much a fan of coffee beers, but this one was top notch. Usually I find that the coffee kind of muddles the taste of a porter, but the Kona they used had a nice roasty flavor that was balanced well with the sweetness of the coconut and macadamia!

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carnevoodoo said:

It is a nice beer. I think the homebrewed version that was converted is a bit better, but all in all this is a nice beer. The coconut is really up front with the nuts, and the coffee is great in it, too. I think I like the Maui coconut porter better, but this one works pretty well, too.

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Hmm, maybe my bottle was off. Me and SWMBO sampled this Thanksgiving evening and were both unimpressed. The coffee flavor was extremely overwhelming, the coconut was more of an aroma then a flavor, and the macadamia was lost. I was pretty excited to try it and disapointed once I did. After drinking it I had the feeling in my mouth that I had just drank a cup of coffee that was brewed with too many grounds. I didn't feel it was balanced at all.

I like coffee porters, but the nuts and coconut don't sound appealing at all.

Kona's Pipeline Porter is probably my favorite.

Dang... I was soooo close... LOL!!

I made Big Kahuna's Reindeer Fuel Stout but I used some Greenwell's Chocolate Macadamia Nut Coffee in place of the holiday blend... Came out pretty good...