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Originally Posted by citanul
Death by Coconut -
I liked this a lot more than Victory at Sea coconut. Slightly more body, better smell, and I liked the flavor more. I thought VaS coconut had some like, sourness? that I didn't like. DbC had a longer dark chocolate/astringent finish that kind of reminds me of not great office coffee. So not entirely bad and not entirely good. I enjoyed the carbonation of this more as well.
I couldn't find Bourbon Paradise, but actually picked up Paradise the other night and forgot to put in my list. The quest continues.
Prarie Paradise -
OK, this is a lot more like what I'm used to from the stout side of the universe. Enjoyed it a ton more. Probably my porter education goes on pause. Thicker, sweeter, more coconut, more chocolate, more vanilla. Generally excellent *except* (if this is a bad thing) quite boozy! 13% for the *non* bourbon version. Woof! But yes, not subtle at all about the booze in this one. It's on the nose, it's on the palette, it's on the finish. Pretty strongly on the nose. Weirdly, it seems most reviewers feel that it is surprisingly UN boozy at 13%. Maybe I've been drinking too many things that do a good job masking the booze. Bourbon Paradise is "only" 16% so hopefully I can track it down to compare.
At $10/12oz this is not at all "cheap" but I've got Paradise > Death by Coconut > Victory at Sea Coconut, even accounting for price per oz.