Modist Bite Size Peanut Butter Cup & Coffee Stout

Modist Bite Size Peanut Butter Cup & Coffee Stout.

7.2 %  ABV, Modist Brewing, Minneapolis, MN.

A few years back, Modist released the first beer in this series, a "pastry stout" with chocolate and vanilla. I reviewed it favorably here and tapped a keg at Acadia. They've continued the series with variations on the theme. The last one before this was with coconut and almond, and I got to try some, enjoying that sample as well, but never picking up cans to take home and review. Snoozed and losed. So, I made up for that miss by getting a four-pack of this one, just under the assumption that I would like it. Let's see. 

Dark brown color, mostly opaque, and a head that starts strong and soon dissipates, leaves behind a dirty ring. Tiny dots of ...something...float on the circus. It resembles a muddy glass of Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix, but dirtier, uglier. Very disappointing. 

In the nose: Coffee hits first, following by peanut butter and chocolate. Dark, chocolate malts hold down the fort. 

In the mouth: Peanut butter cup flavors are foremost now, coffee takes a back seat. I don't think they make for a harmonious blend of flavors, and I wonder who thought they would be a good combination. It's not the sort of idea that would logically enter into the average brain. I personally don't think they belong together. But, it's not bad. It's not great, either. 

As we continue to drink it down, the various oddments cling to the side of the glass, leaving a dirty, ugly, grimy trail. It's not a bad beer, it has it's moments, and is tasty to a point, but is hardly delicious, and not even slightly yum a dum dum. 

Yuck!

The largest sin is the look of the thing. How did they screw it up? How can Modist explain this blunder, or excuse it? It's not quite forgivable. 

Chocolate Stout brewed with Golden Promise, malted wheat, and roasted chocolate malts. Conditioned on Reese’s™ Peanut Butter Cups, Brazilian coffee and Ghana cocoa nibs.