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418 E Second St, Los Angeles, CA | Directions 9001234.047312 -118.238759
Tuesday To Saturday From 06:00 PM To 10:30 PM Sunday From 06:00 PM To 10:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Civic Center / Little Tokyo, Downtown, Central LA
Yummy and artistic – I am satisfied every time I go to Kagaya. This is hands down the best shabu in town. I love their Wagyu beef. The appetizers are different every time n r wonderfully refreshing. Only serving dinner, the place is usually very busy. I strongly recommend taking the counter seats so you can see the chef and staff in action.
Best Shabu Shabu in Southern Cali – Kagaya is located inside the Honda Plaza in Little Tokyo. It's on the south side of Second Street between Central and Alameda.
The owner is from Hokkaido, Japan, the same place where my ex husband is from. He's usually there, and he tends to every detail. Service is consistently exceptional. Kagaya is without question, has the very best shabu shabu, and I've probably been to all the shabu shabu restaurants in Southern Cali.
our favorite restaurant, seriously, the best! – we are never ever ever disappointed at kagaya. their attention to detail, the impeccable service, the high quality food... everything at kagaya is done perfectly. for ~$50, you get soup, two appetizers, a main course of beef or seafood, your choice, to have with vegetables, tofu, and noodles you cook yourself shabu shabu style, AND dessert! and, and, when you've finished the beef and vegetables, they turn the broth into either udon or rice soup! we always leave with full tummies and in great moods. love it!
Popular Little Tokyo eatery offers elegant prix fixe shabu shabu with Kobe-style beef and high-end seafood. – In Short
This intimate haunt is charmingly Zen, with accents of pale orchids and cool jazz. Half a dozen tables, divided by bamboo screens, and several seats at the bar welcome homesick diners and Eastside foodies. A prix fixe shabu shabu menu offers several small seasonal Japanese dishes to start, and choices of beef (American Kobe and Australian Wagyu) and seafood, such as Alaskan king crab, oysters and clams. All come with Asian greens, shiitake and tofu, followed by noodles or rice porridge, and dessert.
best shabu spot in la – although a shabu dinner can get pricey here, it is worth every penny... the food AND service is top quality.. dinner starts out with two delicious appetizers... then comes the shabu.. the meat is tender and seafood is fresh... once you're done with that, the waiters there give you a choice between rice porrigde or udon.. the rice porridge is to die for! finishing your dinner off, is a small-perfect sized desert..
Shabu-Shabu fit for Royalty – This is the best Shabu-Shabu meal I have ever had. I'm not much of a Shabu-Shabu person because all you do is boil the food in some broth. My family loves it and seldomly have it at home. Kagaya changed my mind about Shabu-Shabu; I never knew it could be so good. We got all the exquisite meat they have available such as the Kobe beef, Wagyu, and the Prime. (FYI, Kobe tasted like BUTTA) The meal started with 2 appetizers: crab in stock and cold tofu. Then the meats came with a plate of fresh veggies. After the meat dishes you can have a choice of porridge or udon. We chose porridge rice because from the looks of other table it looked good. Regret not going with udon, the porridge was kinda bland. Then dessert came. The green tea mousse was really good. The price may be high compared to other Shabu Shabu restaurants but the portion and the quality makes up for the price.
User review by tsai423 – Kagaya serves a multi course shabu shabu meal. You have a choice of meat, fresh seafood and live king crab. The quality of the food here is excellent and so is the service. Both of the reviewers below had the udon but I prefer the rice cooked in the soup (congee), but whatever you choose it will be good. They have a nice selection of sakes but overly priced especially for the premium. Reservation is recommended.
User review by starryg0rilla – My friend took me here and it much more than I had expected. I'm used to eating a Shabu Shabu House (delicious), and I didn't imagine there was somewhere better than there, but Kagaya blew me away. We first started out with tuna sashimi seaweed salad and chawanmushi (steamed egg custard). Both were very delicious. Then we had a soup which had duck in it, which was a really good opener to the oh so delicious shabu shabu meat that just melted in my mouth. After we were done with the meat, the chef used our soup base and made udon for us. For dessert we both had the creme brule. Not only was the food delicious, but the service was impeccable. I really encourage everyone to go out and try Kagaya because you won't regret it!
Gem – I was taken here by someone who frequents this restaurant and raves about it. I was not disapointed. Your Shabu Shabu meal includes a few appetizers, which are always changing with the seasons, top quality shabu shabu and then a Udon soup. Dont miss their great desserts too! We had lobster sashimi and crab cakes for appetizers, and they easily rivaled the best restuarants in this city. The beef for the shabu shabu was beautifully marbeled and tender. The udon soup at the end topped off a great meal. The only thing to know is that a meal will easily take an hour to complete.
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Orlando >Food & Dining > Christner's Del Frisco's Prime Steak & Lobster
729 Lee Road, Orlando, FL | Directions 3281028.608510 -81.390772
M-Th 5pm-10pm, F-Sa 5pm-11pm, Su Closed
Neighborhoods: Fairview Shores
Once again another great meal!! – Always a great dinning experience! I love this place, the lobster is out of this world. Worth every penny.
Father of Steaks..... – If you love steak then this is the place for you. You eat here and surely will have dreams of it for the next few days. Yummy
Now I know what all the fuss is about! – So good, It really was the best steak i've had. It is also a friend place.
Great Steak Restaurant – From the menu to the single malt scotch selection this is a special restaurant!
The whole restaurant has had a makeover and it looks great! Rich wood wall panels, floors and deep dark leather. Soft music adds to the ambiance, just loud enough to enjoy but not so you have to yell over. Lighting is low, but you don't need a flashlight to read the menu.
Food was delicious, service top shelf, and atmosphere romantic. I think I picked the best place in town for our 30th anniversary splurge.
We were watched over, but not bothered. The quality of the food was the best. Our beef was cooked to our exact requests.
Thank you for a perfect evening.
Do yourself a favor, dress up and go here for any special occasion. You will not regret it!
Best steak house ever – he restraint
The restraint used to look so inocent now with the remodle it is bigger and better than ever befor not only is it beautiful the food is more than words my waiter was fanominal nothing went wrong that night
Worth the hype – Went here last week for my first time. I am newly arrived from Ohio and this was my first real dinner here. Most of you will know what I mean. Decor was nice. Very old school. Service was spectacular from start to finish. Here is what I will say. I have had better. Honest. I am a foodie, what can I say. The steaks were PHENOMINAL. Truly delicious and well cooked. THe mashed potatoes were not as good as they could have been. The home made salad dressing were a true highlight of the meal. I was disappointed in what I got for the price, honestly. I do NOT mind paying for a great meal, and this one was very very good, but the sides did not match the steak. The lobster was extreemly overpriced and its a shame they had no smaller portion than the 18 oz. I would definitely go back. The steaks alone are worth it. But I will also try some of the others on this list.
Great Steak – We just had a great dinner at Del Frisco's. I took my mom and dad and we were impressed with the newly remodeled look they completed to the front entrance. As always, the steaks were FANTASTIC...plus you got try the Fried Oysters.
Really disappointed... – Visited again for the first time in several years. Not as good as in the past. No longer listed on the corporate website as a participating location. Dont know if has new owners or the quality of restaurant staff in Orlando has really plummeted. Considering the price paid (over 500 for dinner for 4 with only 1 cocktail ordered and no wine) we could have gone to another establishemnt and eaten just as well for far less. noisy, crowded, not really sparkling clean either! Now just Outback quality and poor service. Not recommended
Very Bad Service – Bad service ...... VERY bad service. You should not have to hand things around. You not have to wait for water. You should not have to wait for service. Appetizers should be served together.
Bad customer service – Very disappointing. The food was good but not great and the service left a great deal to be desired. Once our order was served our waitress never returned to our table until we finally summoned a bus person to get the check. We sat for 20 minutes waiting for our plates to be cleared. We would have liked more water, wine, coffee and possibly dessert but were never offered. I felt we were ignored for the entire meal. I will not return.
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When my sister travels i know that she cant travel wtihout a mahram.. but if i act as a mahram for her so she can travel i am sexualy atracted to her and the temptation is very high when we are alone together. . i know that is forbiden to have sex wtih her and i pray that i dont sin like that but it is very hard when that situation with travel.. is it haram for me to be mahram for her because of this. how can i refuse to be mahram for her when she needs because i cant explain the real reason without destroy the family.
bro it is not permissible for you to get sexually attracted to your sister..u have a blood-relation with her and islam doesnt permits getting into sexual attraction with sisters(I m only mentioning sisters as ur question is prior to sister)....U should stop thinking about all this, coz if u open it up to your sister, may be she would'nt like to talk to u further more and maybe her trust upon you would be broken...moreover if u feel that u are not able to control yourself then tell other mahram of your family to travel with her in her journey..!! and please dont think to commit adultery with your sister as mahram's are there to guard there sisters and not getting sexually attracted to them..!! SEEK ALLAH'S guidance and FEAR him..!
IN SURAH NISA, ALLAH(swt)ORDERS MEN:
"And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way. Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster mother who breastfed you, your foster sisters, your wives' mothers, your stepdaughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in -but there is no sin on you if you have not done so (to marry their daughters), the wives of your sons who spring from your loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already passed; verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. " [4:22-23]
"Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils)." (Al-Isra' 17: 32)
"Those who guard their sexual organs except with their spouses or those whom their right hands possess, for (with regard to them) they are without blame.But those who crave something beyond that are transgressors." (Al-Mu'minoon 23:5-7)
These are the objectives of sex mentioned by Allah in the verse that reads:
"...come not nigh to indecent deeds. Whether open or secret..." (Al-Annam 6:151)
"Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils)." (Al-Isra' 17: 32)
"Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: Indecent deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge." (Al-Araf 7:33)
Also we must always keep in mind the verses of the following type:
"And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to God. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly." (Al-Baqqarah 2:281)
Allah(swt) says: "God accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will God turn in mercy: For God is full of knowledge and wisdom. (17) Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous." (An-Nissa 4:17-18) Also,
"And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good remove those that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember (their Lord)" (Hüd 11:114)
answered Nov 15 '12 at 00:26 aaliya ♦ 1.0k●1●4●15
why is it not permisable? i dont choose to be attracted to her it just hapens i know i cant have sex with her but i cant contrl who i atract to
(Nov 15 '12 at 18:17) ali_a
ofcourse bro attraction n liking is a feeling which is not controlled by us...but cant u see I didnt only mentioned the word attraction but I said "sexual attraction"...!!
(Nov 16 '12 at 04:18) aaliya ♦
Attraction and sexual attraction are both same. Attraction leads to sexual attraction.
(Nov 16 '12 at 22:16) Irfan Alam ♦
Amuslim female can't travel with out a mahram even she can't go to hajj with out amahram. A mahram to any female must fullfil this qualification 1.it should be impossible for him to marry her through out her life. 2.islam made this{the mahram}to protect the female frm any haram action that could be done to her by other strangers in her journey so if her mahram afraid that he could do something wrong to her he can't be mahram to her becouse islam made mahram fear of fitna. So if ali don't afraid to tell her that u fear fitna and let u not to involve any action that can lead u to disobey Allah and follow satan's thorny path. Or you can find any other justification that will not damage her mind and your family. Or u just tell your sister in private that u can't follow her becouse of this and this and pursuid her the reality that we r running from jahanama{the hell} or u can ask a islamic scholar to present u the reasons why islam made mahram and explain to her that u can't be mahram to her. Or let some else follow her who is mahram to her like her father,mother or any one of ur siblings.
Jazakallah brother,may allah protect you from fornicatiom
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Picture a water transfer pump, a Tsurumi LB480, submersible, 2/3hp, 230v, 1ph, 60 hz, capcitor-start...I want to slow the GPM it delivers and I am thinking that slowing the frequency will slow the motor and slow the GPM flow rate.
I have checked around with my friend Google, but after writing the manufacturer reps, I am told they don't have a device. I asked at Davis for AC Drive / Frequency Inverter, 200-240 VAC single or three phase input with 3 phase output, 2.4 max. ; not suitable, 3 ph out..Tsurumi says it is possible and OK to use a VFD on the pump, just not above 60hz. The VFD's I reviewed are not suitable for the capacitor-start.Quote:
Well, I do agree that slowing down the frequency of the power will slow down the pump. I know that can be a problem when running 60hz equipment (like fans) internationally because they often only have 50Hz. But I don't have the right equipment to offer to do that with the pump you have
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Imperial Java Stout - Santa Fe Brewing Company
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Ratings: 464 | Reviews: 157 | Show All Ratings:
4.21/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Dark, dark brown body with a clinging, foamy dirty head. Big charred grain and dark, freshly roasted coffee bean aroma. Flavors include cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, mocha and coffee, malt sweetness, and a low-key hop bitterness. Rather lightweight body; smooth and silky; semi-sweet finish.
Coffee stout fans should be very fond of this beer. The coffee aspect is very upfront with the aroma and flavor with classic milk/sweet stout character providing a solid backbone. Surprisingly light mouthfeel for such a big beer (personally, I'd like a little more body), yet this may make the brew easier to drink for many. A great find and an excellent beer.
Serving type: can
03-08-2014 01:45:31 | More by beergoot
4.23/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to BubalooBrewMaster for this one.
12oz can pours a pitch black color with an inch of tan head. Fair amount of lacing. The aroma is a huge whiff of espresso with some roasted malts and a hint of earth and dark chocolate. Big coffee/cappuccino flavor upfront followed by some nice roasted malts and dark chocolate. Slightly nutty. More coffee at the end. Medium bodied. This beer is very coffee forward but also has a nice amount of dark chocolate and espresso. Pretty drinkable with a minimal alcohol presence. Overall, this is an outstanding Coffee Stout I'm glad I got a chance to try.
Serving type: can
03-07-2014 01:55:21 | More by PicoPapa
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A- pours a dark chocolate brown with burgundy highlights. Wispy white head settles in quickly. A little thinner looking than I'd prefer.
S- Java for sure. Raw coffee bean aroma leads the way. Dig deep for chocolate and other roasted notes. Very straight forward.
T- Certainly more character than the nose led me to believe. Coffee forward again, but also has some espresso, toffee, roasted nuts, caramel, and pine flavour.
M- More body than expected from the pour. Mid body, but with a decent level of creaminess.
O- The coffee dominating aroma fooled me into thinking this would be more of a cold coffee stout, like Schlafely's, but I was fooled. Doesn't have the layers of depth to be world class, but a very solid value stout.
$9 for a 6 pk
Serving type: can
03-01-2014 05:52:00 | More by Bosoxfan20
3.63/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Tastes like coffee. As the beer warms hints of vanilla emerge. Very lightly carbonated unlike Schlafly's coffee stout that I'm more familiar with. It's very crisp. At times I feel like I can drink a ton of this in one sitting, but one might be enough. Pours with a tan head that didn't last long. Served at 54 degrees in a snifter. The coffee taste will stick with you and is not too overpowering.
Serving type: can
02-28-2014 04:40:09 | More by Tafyob41
4.29/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can to a snifter, best by 12/20/?
Pours black with two fingers of micha colored foam. No light gets through when held up to the window. Moderate carbonation helps this thing keep good retention, good lacing. Not a single thing not to like
Smells of upfront roasted espresso that eclipses dark chocolate notes, a little bit of hoppiness, and finishes with some alcohol
Taste is right with the nose, strong espresso that is pretty dominant over chocolate malts and hop undertones. A little bit of alcohol on the finish, but the coffee is the main flavor. Not necessarily a bad thing
Feel is bitter with a full body and dry sticky finish. Alcohol is concealed well, very drinkable
Overall this has more coffee in it than any other coffee stout I've had. Excellent even two months past it's prime. I saved one out of the six to throw in the cellar to see what happens. Six for $10 is a great deal, must buy for anyone who likes 'em dark
Serving type: can
02-14-2014 17:39:24 | More by lordofstarside
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Santa Fe Imperial Stout has a medium, creamy, beige head, a dark brown (with reddish-brown highlights) appearance, and a heavy lacing sheen left on the class. The aroma is of predominately dark-roasted coffee, dark-roasted malts, and maybe some water. Taste is of all that, with dark cherry and slight hoppy bitterness. Mouthfeel is mostly light, and Santa Fe Imperial Stout finishes mostly dry, rich, and flavorful. No alcohol shows itself. Excellent stuff, this.
Serving type: can
02-11-2014 18:11:36 | More by RonaldTheriot
4.18/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the can. A little browner than I expected, but black in the glass. Mouthfeel felt more like an ale than a stout. I would have liked a bit more syrupy/thicker consistency. Taste matched the coffee aroma. Exactly what I was hoping for. The 8% abv hides well.
Serving type: can
01-26-2014 04:20:02 | More by Liveupthere
4.44/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A: Pours more brown than black, but when sitting in the glass it is pitch black, left a small tan head on a heavy pour, leaves very little lacing around the glass, appropriate look for a stout
S: Huge amount of coffee! It's almost the only thing you can smell. I can notice some chocolate but it is very faint, also very slight booziness to it, the coffee smell is rather pleasing to the nose
T: The taste follows the nose, rich in coffee, some slight chocolate that gives it some sweetness, can't notice the alcohol at all, I made a mistake pouring this into a snifter, drink this out of a coffee mug!
M: Medium to thick bodied, has a nice oily/creamy mouthfeel to it which makes it very drinkable, easily one of the smoothest drinking stouts I have had!
O: Not much diversity to this beer, but with what Santa Fe gives you in this brew it is executed excellently, definitely a must try for every stout lover out there!
Serving type: can
01-05-2014 07:34:42 | More by bpasquini
4.36/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Poured from a can into a nonic pint glass. It pours an opaque black coffee color with a 1 to 2 finger cappucino colored head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin cap that stayed until the bottom of the glass. It left moderate amounts of sticky lacing down the glass.
Aroma: The smell is of quality dark roasted coffee with some roasted malts, brown bread and mild earthy hops.
Taste: Black coffee, bitter roasted malt, slight toffee, chocolate and sweetness. It finishes with coffee's bitterness and slight acidic twang. There's enough hop presence to balance it out. It's a smooth finish with a pleasant bitterness that lingers a bit on the back of the tongue. The high alcohol content is very well tucked away inside the complex flavors and only gives the slightest hint of warmth on the finish.
Mouthfeel: A medium-full bodied creamy stout with moderate carbonation.
I bought this because it's the holidays and the weather has actually been cool enough for me to enjoy sipping on a stout while sitting on my front porch. This is an excellent example of a coffee stout that I will be purchasing again, highly recommended.
Serving type: can
12-24-2013 01:59:10 | More by ChuckHardslab
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a finger of tan head on an almost black body.
The aroma is dominated by the roasted malt and coffee but some lemon comes through to give it a rounded aroma.
The taste is cream, coffee, burnt malt and a mild lemon bitter finish. Excellent.
The texture is soft with crisp edges and moderate carbonation.
Nicely done.
Serving type: can
12-22-2013 22:19:44 | More by Fatehunter
4.05/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Java Stout – Imperial Stout (8.0%) - Santa Fe Brewing Co. (New Mexico)
App: Utterly and completely black. Pours a dark, syrup like color very indicative of the style. Allowed to warm before pouring, this beer forms a two and a half finger head with fine bubbles that dissipates fairly quickly, but leaves a good amount of lace clinging to the glass.
Smell: Smells immediately like pretty good dark coffee. Some maltiness,volatility, and a slight hop character compete, but coffee reigns supreme. Roasted malts compliment the coffee notes and add their own level of diverse characteristics.
Taste: Deep coffee character supported superbly by malt profile that sweetens. The first coffee beer I've had that wasn't overly bitter or extracted tasting. (Grew up in a coffee roastery) The balance achieved here is remarkable. Though coffee takes the predominant flavor role, much is to be said for the heavy malt profile too, which make this beer highly enjoyable. Lingering bitterness that is decidedly like coffee and not hops. This might be sacrilege, but it would make a great beer float.
Mouth: Creamy and heavy bodied as a result of the significant malt profile, but with enough cofee added to make it crisp and dry. Whereas most stouts leave a lingering sweetness on the palate after swallowing, this brew instead leaves a persistent and pleasant roasted taste.
Home tasting, 12oz can into Pint Glass. 12/15/13
Serving type: can
12-16-2013 04:50:48 | More by ZoomanCru
4.11/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a six of this imperial stout for a ridiculous $7.50. Brown can has a coffee cup icon, tagged with the descriptors "ale with coffee beans", "before noon", and "not to be used with donuts". I could see a donut with this, though, especially if it were pre-noon.
First pour into a nonic generated a huge head that I had to stand around and wait for to finish pouring. Second one was more gentle and subdued (so it is possible). Black body, tan head. Aroma is very coffee and malty, some hops, and has that SFBC aroma to it. What is that, the water? Anyway, big coffee flavor and smoke. Not too heavy for an 8%, but I don't think I could do more than two in a sitting. Ok, maybe three. Creamy mouthfeel, and medium to low carbonation.
Pretty outstanding imperial stout, especially for the price and format. I like this, and I will get it again. Thanks Santa Fe.
Serving type: bottle
12-08-2013 05:34:44 | More by BeerWizard
3.91/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Extra tossed in on a trade and I was surprised at how tasty this was
Overall nothing special about the pour with limited head and very aggressive spent coffee grind forward smell with a hint of leather and roastiness Flavor is what surprised positively with a very nice balance of sweet cocoa, roasted coffee packaged in a nice smooth finish with a solid medium heavy mouthfeel. I would buy again as a cold winter night drinker
Serving type: can
11-19-2013 23:05:46 | More by alaimoa
4.38/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured an inky, opaque black with a half-finger tan head that dissipated to a tan ring and left some lacing down the glass. Very nice, looks like an Imperial Stout should. Scents of black coffee, dark cocoa and slight roast malt. Very, very coffee forward, with the dark cocoa coming in the middle and the roast malt very faint in the background. The aroma lets you know this is a coffee stout. Taste follows the aroma. Full of flavors of rich, thick black coffee, dark cocoa powder and dark chocolate with slight milky and creamy flavors balancing the bitterness. There are some faint burnt herbal flavors, likely from the ground coffee and the hops. Black coffee bitterness is on full display in the finish and aftertaste, rich and well roasted like a good coffee should taste. An excellent, coffee forward flavor with a little bit of depth from dark chocolate, cocoa and sweet milk flavors, but coffee is very much the star of the show, much to my delight. Mouthfeel is thick bodied, creamy, smooth and slightly sticky with moderate stout level carbonation just barely pricking the tongue. Quite easy to sip, and very well done and true to style. Overall this is an excellent coffee stout. It brings out the rich, roasted, bitter quality of fine coffee and blends it with the dark cocoa and chocolate of an Imperial Stout, balanced by some milky sweetness. Add in the rich coffee aroma and you have a good sipping beer for Southwestern Winter nights. Highly recommended.
Serving type: can
11-17-2013 07:12:54 | More by Auraan
Quebec (Canada)
3.8/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Able to knock off NM from my list of states to try.
Poured from a 12oz can, best by 01/18/14.
Dark brown body, decent thick head, bit lopsided with nice fingers of lacing. Aroma is rich sweet chocolate, milky cocoa powder. Taste has roasted coffee beans milky a bit, good coffee base, flavor sustained. Medium feel, nice bitterness in the finish. An enjoyable stout.
Serving type: can
11-14-2013 18:09:08 | More by papat444
4.43/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: dark, thick, nearly opaque. Little over a finger of head, decent lacing.
S: COFFEE! A bit of dark chocolate and malt.
T: Even more coffee! Dark, rich, roast; and lots of it. Great bitterness. Dark chocolate and malt still comes through, but the 8% abv is completely hidden.
M: thick and creamy full body the way an Imperial Stout should be.
Overall, coffee is the star of the show, and it is fantastic. Not as complex as some other big stouts, but it is Java Stout and it lives up to that name.
Serving type: growler
10-20-2013 04:57:10 | More by DillanWeems
3.76/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Deep dark brown, almost black. Nearly opaque. Small off white head that leaves a decent amount of lacing down the side of the glass.
S: Lots of lots coffee. Chocolate and malts underneath.
T: Mirrors the smell. Dark espresso coffee dominates the flavor profile. Chocolate and roasted malts fill out the taste. Not for those that do not like their coffee black. Slightly creamy.
F: Medium carbonation and moderate to heavy body. Hides the alcohol well.
O: Good coffee stout. A bit strong on the coffee, but since this is advertised as a java stout, I knew what I was getting into to.
Serving type: bottle
10-19-2013 00:53:49 | More by JGlitz87
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a single from Total Wine in mid-August for $1.79. Best by 10-19-13.
Beer poured dark brown with a nice brown head.
Nose is all coffee to me and not much else.
Taste is coffee forward, some dark chocolate, and a decent amount of hopping to keep the sweetness at bay.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and somewhat smooth.
Overall this is a nice brew at a nice price. Be ready for some heavily roasted coffee if you do get the opportunity to try this.
Serving type: can
10-05-2013 01:07:30 | More by arizcards
New Mexico
4.1/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a twelve ounce can into a snifter.
This stout pours a dark brown, almost black in color, and creates a chewy, frothy head. There are big air bubbles among the head. The head persists long after the pour and creates a ton of lace around the glass.
The smell is very much like a coffee with milk. The coffee smell is potent, a condensed milk aspect weaves in and out, and their is a hint of sugar. This all shows up in the taste as well, as the beer drinks very much like a sweet, creamy coffee. Maybe an Irish Coffee, since the heat from the booze provides a kick.
This is a go-to beer for me here in my native state, truly a good beer, and I highly suggest it to those that enjoy a sweeter stout or a coffee stout.
Serving type: can
10-04-2013 21:32:09 | More by ONovoMexicano
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Big thanks goes out to cmanuel for sharing this one! Served from can into a New Belgium globe. Poured pitch black with a half finger khaki colored head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, acidic coffee, and milk chocolate. The flavor was of sweet malt, roasted malt, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cream, coffee, and caramel. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a good brew. I have to be honest and say that I drank this one as a wake up beer while on a vacation day from work. But I am certainly glad that I did. This had a really nicely balanced flavor and aroma going on here that made it surprisingly refreshing and intriguing at the same time. It was really well rounded around the edges with every aspect having a balancing component going on with it. A really well done brew that I would love to have A LOT more of to enjoy as an alternative to coffee in the AM.
Serving type: can
09-13-2013 15:52:54 | More by thagr81us
District of Columbia
4.16/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My man Huzuhbendah slipped me one of the these the other day to take home after a tasting. Thanks Matt!
Split with my wife.
A: Poured as black as night and with a fairly sticky mocha head that was a mere ring around the brew.
S: Intense smell of high grade coffee, burnt caramel, and vanilla. Really nice.
T: Nice coffee flavor as well as sort of a chocolate donut-like component. Very dessert-like in its disposition overall which suits me fine.
M: I really like the marriage of the sweet and coffee components here. It was definitely more of a Heath bar as opposed to a bitter java.
O: My wife just said, "I wish I had about 6 of these for tonight." Yep, I'd definitely have this one again.
Serving type: can
09-04-2013 22:28:44 | More by Chaney
4.48/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
The Sante Fe Java Stout poured pitch black with a thick tan head and the heavy coffee aroma wafted from the glass and perked my senses. The rich coffee aroma lead into an enormous coffee flavor that enhanced the sweet malty stout with a hint of burnt roasty nuttiness on the follow through. The Java Stout had a rich and creamy mouthfeel that made for a fantastic brew that was deceptively drinkable considering its high alcohol content. A perfect breakfast beer and a highly underrated beer IMHO.
Serving type: can
08-30-2013 19:29:02 | More by brurevu
4.16/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I snagged this beer at a liquor store in KC, MO. Actually drank it in the morning. Would highly recommend if you like either stouts or java beers.
Appearance: Dark like motor oil, good lacing around the glass with a foamy head that dissipates rather quickly. As a side note, the can design is very simple, which I appreciated
Smell: Strong, you can definitely tell that this is a java stout when you pour it. Some of the other reviewers have discussed the coffee beans that are used for this beer. If you love coffee as I do, then just the smell of this beer might be enough to justify purchasing it.
Taste and Mouthfeel: Perhaps the least exciting part of the beer, which is not to say that it was anything but great. Maybe slightly over-carbonated, and the aftertaste is clearly coffee. Slight bite when you first take a sip, which makes it good too.
OVERALL: I would recommend that you pick up some of this beer, if you like either coffee or stouts.
Serving type: can
08-15-2013 17:31:12 | More by Rhettbuck
New York
3.41/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12oz can into a Duvel snifter.
A: As per usual with a stout it pours deep dark brown almost black in color. Aggressive glug-glug pour leads to a growing 2 finger whipped mocha colored head that leaves plenty of lacing and nice rocky clouds on the top.
S: Over-brewed coffee and some dark toasted malts are the highlights of this one. Sometimes the coffee smells well blended and thoughtfully picked out. This is not one of those times. It doesn't really blend well and the bitterness really just overpowers.
T: Coffee and coffee grounds are what hit me the most with this one. There is a nutty flavor in the finish which is a pleasant surprise.
M: Creamy big finish. Just the right amount of carbonation for my liking with a stout like this.
O: A good, not great, beer. An easy drinking, nice touch putting it in the can.
Serving type: can
08-04-2013 03:27:01 | More by suspect
3.78/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Dark black with a full, dense, brown head. The head lasts a while then slowly develops frog eyes
S: Coffee is the first thing that comes out on this guy. Following the coffee is a semi-sweet chocolate & rich dark fruit bread.
T: Coffee and chocolate up front, a slight bitter earthiness to the middle. Faint notes of vanilla and licorice, the coffee comes through from start to finish.
M: Medium to medium thick. Carbonation is low. The beer emulates coffee in the finish.
O: Overall very nice, especially if you missed your cup of joe this morning. Do yourself a favor, grab your favorite coffee mug and pour yourself some.
Serving type: can
07-18-2013 00:03:07 | More by Beejay
Imperial Java Stout from Santa Fe Brewing Company
89 out of 100 based on 464 ratings.


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No sign of that Saturday, as the top-ranked Tide rolled to a 42-10 victory at Missouri.
In Auburn's case, 2010 looms as a reminder of just how recently the Tigers and Cam Newton rose atop the college football world for a national title and Heisman Trophy.
Saturday, echoes of 2010 turned against the one-win, free-falling Tigers in almost mocking fashion as they suffered another indignity, 41-20 at Ole Miss.
For Jacksonville State, 2010 became all about the blown chance for an Ohio Valley Conference title, blown like the 24-7, fourth-quarter lead JSU had in the final regular-season game at Tennessee Tech.
Saturday, JSU blew a good chance to win an OVC road game, losing 31-28 at Eastern Illinois. This comes just as it looked like the Gamecocks were righting things after suffering an early rout at Eastern Kentucky.
Oh, 2010, you were quite a memorable season, memorable for reasons some Big 3 fans want to forget and others see as a sad reminder of how quickly things have gone bad.
Accept thy place in history and haunt us no longer.
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Enough, already, about the lessons of 2010.
Never mind the two-quarter lull after the weather delay at Missouri, and never mind any other momentary lapses in Nick Sabanesque focus. Alabama is 6-0, and the scores tell the story … 41-14, 35-0, 52-0, 40-7, 33-14 and 42-10.
And that 35-0 victory over Western Kentucky, the game most highlighted as Alabama's greatest drop in focus this season? WKU is getting votes in the USA Today poll and has won 12 of its last 14 games, the only losses coming at Alabama and LSU.
Western beat an SEC team a Kentucky, such that it is.
As expected, Alabama was the clear No. 1 team in Sunday's release of this season's first Bowl Championship Series standings. That, alone, is a departure from the 2010 scenario.
The 2010 Tide, which spent that season's first six weeks atop both major polls, wound up No. 8 in the first BCS standings, which came out a week after Alabama lost at South Carolina.
Exactly two years later, Alabama has already won three games away from Bryant-Denny Stadium and won them going away. It seems the Tide has gotten it about the whole 2010 thing.
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OK, so the football gods are just being cruel to Auburn fans now.
It's hard enough for them to know where their program stands compared to just two years ago, but it seems they're being mocked by watching opponents make plays against the Tigers that Auburn players made in 2010.
Saturday saw Ole Miss running back Jeff Scott get tackled, but Auburn linebacker Ashton Richardson fell under him, preventing his knees from touching the ground. Much like Auburn's Michael Dyer in the BCS title game, Scott popped up and kept running to complete a 55-yard, catch-and-run touchdown play.
While Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace will never be confused for Newton, he did manage to throw a touchdown pass and catch another one Saturday, just like Newton did at Ole Miss in 2010. Wallace also ran for two scores.
Ole Miss was on its way to a 16-game SEC losing streak in 2010, a string of conference futility that ended against Auburn on Saturday. Auburn has lost its last six SEC games, including an 0-4 start this season.
A loss at Vanderbilt this week would mean Auburn lost to Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Vandy in the same season.
My, how times have changed, and how far must the Tigers, a la Richardson, fall to hit bottom?
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In 2010, JSU trudged out of its bitter disappointment at Tennessee Tech at least looking at the likelihood of an at-large playoff berth.
Two years later, JSU appears likely to miss the playoffs for the second consecutive year after two OVC losses in the first four league games, including one JSU should have won at Eastern Illinois.
One doesn't expect four turnovers from a senior quarterback, but Marques Ivory fumbled and threw three interceptions, one returned for a touchdown.
He also made a poor decision with a chance to throw the ball away on the game's final play, and the Gamecocks ran out of time before setting up for a potential tying field goal.
A field-goal try was no guarantee. Griffin Thomas, hero of the Chattanooga game, missed two and had one blocked.
It was one thing to come back and win two games after suffering a 51-21 loss to Eastern Kentucky. It's another to pick up the pieces after losing a conference game the Gamecocks could have won, especially now that it appears another JSU season will end in mid-November.
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No. 24: Clemson
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 11, 2012
There are three Clemsons inside of Clemson, each battling the other for supremacy, and it's become customary to see at least two of the three over the course of a single season – like last fall, for example. First, there's Title Contender Clemson: you saw these Tigers over the year's first eight games and in the A.C.C. title game, when it knocked off Virginia Tech to win the program's first conference title in 20 years. Then there's Clemson Being Clemson, a team that lays an egg against Georgia Tech, committing four turnovers in a 14-point loss, or one that nearly plays down to its competition before sneaking a three-point win past Wake Forest – we all know this Clemson. Then there's My God, Clemson, the team that fails to show up for a rivalry game against the Gamecocks, or the one that allows West Virginia to break the speed limit in a 70-33 Orange Bowl loss. Which Clemson shows up in 2012 – rather, which Clemson shows up more than the others in 2012?
Atlantic Coast, Atlantic
Clemson, S.C.
Returning starters
14 (7 offense, 7 defense)
Last year's ranking
No. 37
2011 record
(10-4, 6-2)
Last year's
No. 21
2012 schedule
- Sept. 1
vs. Auburn (in Atlanta)
- Sept. 8
Ball St.
- Sept. 15
- Sept. 22
at Florida St.
- Sept. 29
at Boston College
- Oct. 6
Georgia Tech
- Oct. 20
Virginia Tech
- Oct. 25
at Wake Forest
- Nov. 3
at Duke
- Nov. 10
- Nov. 17
N.C. St.
- Nov. 24
South Carolina
Last year's prediction
Yeah, I'm pretty high on Chad Morris. I hesitate to call him a savior for Swinney and the Tigers, but I can say that Clemson could not have done any better in its offensive coordinator hire. I think he can do wonders for this offense – once he gets some pieces in place. Defensively, there's no ignoring the holes left by the departure of several all-A.C.C. starters. But I think Clemson will take a nice step forward off last season, potentially winning eight games in the regular season if the offense takes a solid step forward, as expected. Morris is too good a coach not to find Clemson at least rising into the middle of the pack in the A.C.C. on offense, and even if the defense takes a slight step back that should find the Tigers in second place in the Atlantic division.
2011 recap
In a nutshell An interesting team, and a team that when on its game could have played with anyone in college football. You saw good Clemson early – no, you saw great Clemson early, when the Tigers opened with eight straight wins. And these weren't cheap wins: Auburn was one, Florida State another, and just when you thought you had the Tigers pegged as an outscore-you-over-60-minutes team, they put together an absolute gem of a game against Virginia Tech in early October. By and large, outside of the Hokies, this was a team that won games with a breathtakingly rejuvenated offense – one led by new coordinator Chad Morris, who was everything Clemson expected and more. But the year turned once the offense hit just the slightest snag of difficulty over the second half, lifting the curtain on a defense that ranks as one of the worst in program history.
High point The 38-10 win over Virginia Tech in the conference championship game was the most meaningful. But there was no beating this three-week stretch from September through October: Auburn at home, snapping the Tigers' winning streak; Florida State at home, though the Seminoles were undermanned at quarterback; and the Hokies on the road. The win in Blacksburg was one of Clemson's most impressive victories in years and years.
Low point You wouldn't think it could get worse than South Carolina, but there was still the Orange Bowl to play, and Clemson found a new low. The only thing lower than the Tigers' own low? The jokes. It's been eight months. Let's move on.
Tidbit Not coincidentally, Clemson's A.C.C. title last fall was its first since Florida State joined the league in 1992 – the Tigers won the conference title in 1991, in fact, before failing to get back to the top over the following 19 seasons. Clemson now joins a select group of teams that have at least shared the A.C.C. title since the Seminoles joined the party in 1992: Virginia (1995), Georgia Tech (1998 and 2009), Maryland (2001), Virginia Tech (2004, 2007-8, 2010) and Wake Forest (2006).
Tidbit (70 points edition) The Tigers were one of four F.B.S. teams to allow 70 or more points in a game, and one of two B.C.S. conference teams to do so. The other was Kansas, which gave up 70 points against Oklahoma State in October. Houston was responsible for other two 70-point games – 73-point games, to be exact. The Cougars dropped 73 points on Rice on Oct. 27 and, two weeks later, did the same to Tulane.
Tidbit (Carolinas edition) There are six F.B.S. programs located in North and South Carolina, not counting Clemson. The Tigers will play four of the six this fall: South Carolina, Duke, N.C. State and Wake Forest. Counting last fall, when they beat North Carolina, the Tigers will have played five of the six over a two-year span. The one holdover is East Carolina; the Tigers and Pirates have never met on the football field. Clemson has dominated those local teams it has played, however, holding a commanding lead over each its Carolina rivals: 35-16-1 against Duke, 35-19-1 against U.N.C., 51-28-1 over N.C. State, 59-17-1 against Wake Forest and, most of all, 65-40-4 over the Gamecocks.
Former players in the N.F.L.
33 TE Dwayne Allen (Indianapolis), OG Thomas Austin (Houston), DE Da'Quan Bowers (Tampa Bay), DE Andre Branch (Jacksonville), LB Kourtnei Brown (San Francisco), CB Crezdon Butler (Arizona), DE Miguel Chavis (Pittsburgh), S Chris Clemons (Miami), LB Kavell Conner (Indianapolis), DT Jamie Cumbie (Oakland), DE Maurice Fountain (Philadelphia), CB Marcus Gilchrist (San Diego), WR Tyler Grisham (Denver), OT Chris Hairston (Buffalo), RB Jamie Harper (Tennessee), LB Leroy Hill (Seattle), DE Jarvis Jenkins (Washington), CB Byron Maxwell (Seattle), OG Antoine McClain (Baltimore), DE Phillip Merling (Green Bay), CB Justin Miller (Detroit), DT Rennie Mooer (Houston), TE Michael Palmer (Atlanta), OT Barry Richardson (St. Louis), DE Ricky Sapp (New York Jets), DT Darell Scott (St. Louis), CB Coty Sensabaugh (Tennessee), RB C.J. Spiller (Buffalo), DT Brandon Thompson (Cincinnati), QB Charlie Whitehurst (San Diego), P Dawson Zimmerman (Atlanta).
Arbitrary top five list
Big Three athletes whose last name begins Clem-
1. SP Roger Clemens.
2. OF Roberto Clemente.
3. CB Nate Clements.
4. DE Duane Clemons.
5. SP Matt Clement.
Dabo Swinney (Alabama '93), 29-19 at Clemson. Swinney was called upon after the first six games of 2008, when he replaced Tommy Bowden, fired after nearly a decade with the program. Though he inherited a difficult situation – Clemson, the preseason A.C.C. favorite, had floundered during a 3-3 start – Swinney imbued the team with a much-needed dose of energy and enthusiasm. After losing his debut, Swinney and the Tigers rolled off three consecutive wins to end the regular season, and salvaged some momentum by reaching the program's first January bowl game since the 2003 season. That momentum carried over to 2009. Though Clemson had trouble with Georgia Tech and lost to in-state rival South Carolina, Swinney and his staff did a solid job leading the Tigers to nine wins, tying a program high since 1990. Swinney also achieved something Bowden could not: win an Atlantic division title. He's since added an A.C.C. title, meaning that Swinney should be considered Clemson's most accomplished head coach since Danny Ford. Swinney has been at Clemson since 2003, coaching the receivers from 2003-6 before adding the assistant head coach duties to his title prior to the 2007 season. Swinney also took on the offensive coordinator position when he was tabbed as the interim head coach, leading the Tigers to an average of 23.9 points per game over the final seven games of the year. His only assistant experience before Clemson came at his alma mater, Alabama, where he served for eight seasons (1993-2000) under two different head coaches – Gene Stallings, whom he played under, and Mike DuBose. With the Tide, Swinney was a graduate assistant (1993-95), wide receivers and tight ends coach (1996-97) and wide receivers coach (1998-2000). There is no doubt that Swinney would have returned to Alabama as one of Nick Saban's lead assistants had he not been named Clemson's full-time coach at the end of the 2008 season. Clemson blessed its good fortune at first, slid back to irrelevance in 2010 but bounced back in a big way last fall, taking Swinney well off the hot seat heading into his fourth full season as Clemson's head coach.
Players to watch
I fell in love with Chad Morris long ago – platonic love – when a local clued me into a fast-rising young coach working wonders on the Texas high school ranks; Clemson fell in love with Morris' calm and cool demeanor last October, when he led the Tigers through a choppy start against Maryland before turning on the jets in the second half – scoring 56 points, a program-high against an A.C.C. foe since scoring 59 points against Duke in 2001. Sometimes, these things just work out: Clemson needed new direction on offense, and there was Morris, ready to be had. He's now making about $1.3 million per season, thanks to a significant pay raise in December, one that should keep Morris in town until another program offers a head coaching position, which should come soon.
But Morris is the man – he's the best offensive coordinator in college football. What he preaches to his offense is belief: believe in me, believe in my system, believe that when our best meets their best, my system is going to give us the upper hand. And that was the case for much of last season, outside of the late downturn, and will continue to be the case in 2012 if the Tigers can solve the riddle that is this offensive line. While the line retools, Clemson can take solace in the fact that Morris is still around, as are the sort of skill players that can take his planning and turn it into something special.
This is an offense that returns three first-team all-A.C.C. players but loses a fourth in would-be seniors tight end Dwayne Allen, who opted to forego his final season of eligibility. That provides a touch of gloom to an otherwise fabulous receiver corps, though Clemson does return an experienced tight end in senior Brandon Ford (14 receptions for 166 yards), who stepped right into a bigger role during the spring – he won't be Allen, but Ford has proven himself to be a solid red zone target over the last two seasons.
The passing game is all about sophomore Sammy Watkins (83 for 1,225 and 12 touchdowns), who needed all of three games to cement his place among the elite wide receivers in the country. Few true freshman in the history of college football have compiled a rookie season quite like Watkins', who was, in a word, special. He set Clemson records for receptions and touchdowns; he set school freshman records across the board; he changed games on special teams, dominating opponents in the return game; and simply impacted the game in ways most receivers don't, and did it all as a true freshman. Finally: Watkins was the fourth true freshman in college football history to earn all-American honors from The Associated Press, joining Herschel Walker, Marshall Faulk and Adrian Peterson. His career will follow the same path.
The sky is the limit – for every game after Ball State, that is. Watkins will be suspended for this season's first two games, against Auburn and the Cardinals, for his May arrest on misdemeanor charges of drug possession. While Watkins will be back up to his old tricks by Furman, Clemson will need junior Nuke Hopkins (71 for 961) and senior Jaron Brown (31 for 406) to pick up the slack over the first two games. In another world, Hopkins is Clemson's go-to target and all-American candidate; in reality, he's one of the best second bananas in the country. Keep an eye on a few freshmen and sophomores working their way into a bigger role, like Martavis Bryant (9 for 221), Adam Humphries (15 for 130), Charone Peak and Germone Hopper.
Depth at running back isn't outstanding, especially with would-be sophomore Mike Bellamy departing the program over the summer, so Clemson can't afford to lose senior Andre Ellington (1,178 yards and 10 scores), the unheralded star of last year's offense. Lost in the shuffle behind Clemson's fireworks and Watkins' explosion, Ellington put together the season most expected after he played so well as C.J. Spiller's backup as a freshman. Whether Ellington finds as much success behind a new-look line is in question, but don't look for Morris to stray away from last season's balanced attack – in fact, look for Clemson to place an even greater emphasis on running the football effectively. With Bellamy gone, Clemson will turn the backup job over to sophomore D.J. Howard (230 yards) and junior Roderick McDowell. Another option is true freshman Zac Brooks, who will start his career in the backfield.
And then there's quarterback Tajh Boyd, the point man for this offense and a Heisman contender heading into his junior season. He fits this system like a glove: Boyd, a spread-based quarterback in high school, is the latest Morris production, and the symbol of all that went right with the Tigers a year ago – a question mark heading into September, not to mention a bit of an enigma, Boyd went into the offseason owning the finest season by a quarterback in school history. Records ticked off clockwork, from most passing yards (3,828) to most touchdowns (33) to completions (298) and total offense (4,046), not to mention an A.C.C.-record 38 total touchdowns. When the dust cleared, Boyd was the program's first first-team all-conference quarterback in more than a half-century.
Year two under Morris will find Boyd playing with even greater consistency. His completion percentage will improve. He'll make fewer of the bad decisions that plagued his second half. An increased comfort level in this offense will lead to increased comfort in the pocket, which should in turn lead to more big plays downfield. It's important to remember that despite his success, Boyd entered last season with 63 career attempts; he enters September with 562 career attempts, and you'll see this added experience manifest itself in a monster season. If Clemson can amend some issues on both lines and take home the A.C.C., look for Boyd to be right there in the Heisman conversation.
There was no way defensive coordinator Kevin Steele was going to return after the Orange Bowl, not even if Swinney and Clemson wanted him back in the fold – which they didn't; even if they had, the remainder of Steele's stay with the Tigers would have been defined by his defense's meltdown against the Mountaineers. His replacement, Brent Venables, spent the last 12 seasons at Oklahoma, the final eight as the Sooners' lone coordinator after sharing those duties with Mike Stoops from 1999-2004. He became available not merely because Clemson anted up to entice the move, but also because the second Stoops was coming back to Norman – Venables had done too much at O.U. to justify a step back to co-defensive coordinator.
So he's now with the Tigers, taking with him the same blitzing, attacking, aggressive scheme the Sooners ran to such great effect over its most recent revival as a national power. One thing you love about Venables' system is that it's far simpler than the one Steele used with the Tigers; it's far more instinctual, especially in terms of its pre-snap machinations. Instead of shuffling this way and that, as they did under Steele, the Tigers will stand back, stay fairly still, and attack. This is doubly true for Clemson's linebackers, who will love playing downhill under Venables.
The changes will test this entire defense, however. It's akin to the situation Morris undertook a year ago: Venables, given a broken product, will attempt to rebuild Clemson's defense on the fly. If Venables is as successful as Morris was, well, the Tigers could win the national title. It's more likely a situation where there's a better, simpler, more efficient scheme in place but Clemson still needs time to make the necessary adjustments. Even if the system is easier to grasp, you need to take into account the idea that it's still a new system, and there will be a learning curve.
Venables' first order of business will be rebuilding Clemson's pass rush. The Tigers lost three linemen: Andre Branch at end and Rennie Moore and Brandon Thompson inside – probably the most unrecognized line trio in the country, though Branch's skills as an edge rusher did garner him some all-American accolades. This new-look line will need a big year out of senior Malliciah Goodman (59 tackles, 2.0 sacks), a bigger end with next-level skills who must learn to seal the deal; while a proven pass rusher, in a sense – he had 14 quarterback hurries last fall, fourth-most on the team – Goodman needs to replace a strong portion of Branch's lost production.
He'll be joined at end by sophomore Corey Crawford (29 tackles), last year's top reserve at the position. While Clemson is set at end, the staff is still looking at four interior linemen, all sophomores, for two starting spots. There are some big shoes to fill here: Branch got some headlines for his play, but both Thompson and Moore were supremely productive as seniors. One of the four linemen, DeShawn Williams (20 tackles), should start the season opener; he was impressive last fall, albeit in a smaller role, and has good-enough size and a low center of gravity, making him harder for offensive linemen to handle. The new nose guard should be Grady Jarrett, who has about 25 pounds on his competition, Tavaris Barnes. Even if one of two true freshmen impress during fall camp, this is a young, inexperienced group replacing two veterans; there's going to be a decline in production at tackle and along the entire line.
Clemson returns all three starting linebackers – now watch the youngsters step up and push all three into reserve roles. One thing that's assured: sophomore Stephone Anthony (32 tackles, 6.0 for loss) is going to get the full-time nod in the middle. That will push senior Corico Wright (80 tackles, 5.0 for loss) – he changed his last name from Hawkins to Wright over the summer – into a three-man competition on the weak side, with Wright battling senior Jonathan Willard (75 tackles) and sophomore Tony Steward, who is on the road to recovery after last season's A.C.L. tear. Junior Quandon Christian (36 tackles) returns for another season on the strong side, but you'll see him pop off the field whenever Venables wants to add a fifth defensive back.
As noted earlier, linebackers are going to love playing under Venables, who will also coach the position. Forget about staying back on your heels, directing traffic and reacting to the flow of the offense: Venables wants to attack, attack, attack, and at no position more so than at linebacker. There will be no drifting, just downhill motion towards the line of scrimmage. This requires a certain breed of linebacker, however; it requires speed and ferocity, and that's something the younger linebackers have in spades. Anthony is one player to watch not only in the A.C.C. but nationally, in my mind, and Steward could be a weapon on the weak side if he regains his prior form.
It wasn't just West Virginia. Teams swamped Clemson deep all season despite the Tigers' nice pass rush, though the breakdowns in the secondary only became truly evident on a national level once the Tigers took the field against the Mountaineers. Merely toning down the complexity of last year's defense will help the Tigers cut down on the big plays, but it's clear that Venables and defensive backs coach Charlie Harbison need to aim beyond that point – with the pass rush a bit of a question mark, the Tigers must take a significant step forward when it comes to defending the pass.
And they'll do so if the staff can find answers at cornerback. It's on the outside that Clemson might be looking for help from two members of its recruiting class, Travis Blanks and Ronald Geohagan – the latter will start at cornerback, while Blanks should earn immediate playing time as one of Clemson's nickel backs. The top two cornerbacks heading into September are sophomore Bashaud Breeland (53 tackles, 2 interceptions) and junior Darius Robinson, though it's entirely possible that another option, junior Martin Jenkins (27 tackles), moves ahead of Robinson and into the starting lineup – in fact, based on the way he played last fall, I'd say that Jenkins is the better option.
While the cornerbacks are young, Clemson's crew of safeties is as seasoned as any group in the country. It's a nice problem: Venables and Harbison have three solid starters for two spots. The depth may come in handy early, if senior Rashard Hall (89 tackles, 2 interceptions) continues to be slowed by offseason knee surgery. When he returns – and he should be back shortly – Hall will reclaim his starting role at free safety, renewing the battle between seniors Jonathan Meeks (61 tackles, 3 interceptions) and Xavier Brewer (60 tackles) at the strong spot.
I love Clemson's potential at linebacker. I'm slightly less crazy about what the Tigers can do in the secondary, where there's a clear lack of star power – not that the Tigers need stars, but they do need defensive backs who will play with greater consistency than a season ago. Part of that will come with time and with experience in the system, but don't look for a night-and-day improvement from the start. Now, the big issue is the line, as is the case on offense, and Clemson will fall apart at the seams if the front four can't stop the run or bring pressure by itself on third down.
There are few teams more dynamic in the return game, thanks to Watkins and Hopkins. Clemson also has the athletes to provide strong coverage support on both punts and kickoffs, though the Tigers did suffer more than a few breakdowns last fall. With kicker Chandler Catanzaro back in the fold – and he just keeps getting better – the only piece missing from last year's group is punter Dawson Zimmerman, who will be replaced by senior Spencer Benton, who doubles as the team's kickoff specialist.
Position battle(s) to watch
Offensive line Clemson has enough talent at the skill positions to make your jaw drop – and your blood pressure rise, if you're a defensive coordinator – but the Tigers lack depth and experience up front. An already troubling situation grew more dire earlier this week, when would-be starting right tackle Gifford Timothy suffered a meniscus tear that could sideline him into September, though Swinney is hopeful to get Timothy back in the lineup for the season opener. He's just one lineman, and a new starter at that, but Timothy's injury has the dominoes falling: Joe Gore is the backup, and a player Swinney hopes takes well to a starting role, but if Gore fails the Tigers might have no choice but to move all-everything center Dalton Freeman out to the strong side – and Clemson does not want to do that.
The line needs to be rebuilt around Freeman, a reigning first-team all-A.C.C. pick and, in my mind, one of the top three centers in the country. Even if the staff is confident in redshirt freshman Ryan Norton's ability to start in the middle should Freeman move, the Tigers absolutely need Freeman's consistency, experience and leadership at center. The only other returning starter up front is junior Brandon Thomas, who shifts over from left guard to left tackle; he was last year's backup on the blind side, but only saw time at guard. Thomas will be replaced by sophomore Kalon Davis, who could be an impact player in the running game. As of today, Clemson's starting right guard is former defensive tackle Tyler Shatley, who took well to his new role during the spring.
The warning signs are there, live and in color, and Clemson needs to find a solution fast – like, by mid-August. The only secure spot is center; Thomas is playing a new position, and he's a better fit inside; Davis hasn't played; Shatley's moving to a new side of the ball; and Timothy, even if he's healthy, played less than 50 snaps last fall. And there's no proven depth whatsoever, especially inside. Want to waste the talent of players like Boyd, Watkins, Hopkins and Ellington? Then don't block up front. This is a concern – especially when Clemson's four biggest games come against Auburn, Virginia Tech, Florida State and South Carolina. I'd put those four defensive lines among the top eight nationally.
Game(s) to watch
As just noted, Clemson's four biggest games come against Auburn, Florida State, Virginia Tech and South Carolina. Auburn's big because it's an event game, a season opener played under the bright lights, and it's a chance for the Tigers – both Tigers, in fact – to make a national statement. Clemson will be playing both for an automatic and an at-large B.C.S. bid, and a win there is essentially for the team's at-large hopes. The game against Florida State decides the Atlantic. The third date with the Hokies in a calendar year is another game with A.C.C. and national implications. And then there's South Carolina, which is always meaningful. On the plus side, Clemson gets three very winnable A.C.C. road games against Duke, Boston College and Wake Forest, and also gets Georgia Tech and N.C. State at home.
Season breakdown & prediction
In a nutshell It's hard to win national championships, let alone compete for national titles, when you don't control the line of scrimmage – it's hard to compete for conference titles, in fact. Unless Clemson gets steady play on its offensive and defensive lines, this is a flawed team. It's a team with almost unbelievable coaching and speed on offense, from Morris to Boyd to Watkins on down, but this system and its explosive pieces simply won't be as explosive as they can be if the Tigers don't open up lanes on the ground and protect the passer. To say that the offensive line is a concern would be an understatement. Likewise on defense, where Venables looks to rally an inexperienced and thin group around one potential all-conference pick, Goodman. You see the similarities: Clemson has Freeman on offense and Goodman on defense – but question marks surround both pairs.
Then there's the inevitable learning curve as the defense moves into Venables' system. While there's absolutely no question that he's a coaching upgrade, not merely today but in the long term – and while his defense is much simpler than Steele's – the Tigers are going to need some time to come together as a group. This is especially true in the secondary. What will help matters is that the Tigers get Ball State and Furman between Auburn and Florida State, which should give this group some time to come together before hitting the heart of A.C.C. play. While not a Morris-level hire, Venables was a really nice pickup for Swinney and the Tigers.
Enough bad news. The good news for the Tigers is that the only thing missing is steady line play. If the offensive line comes together, this team should end the year as the second-best team in the A.C.C. – behind Florida State, I should add. If both the offensive and defensive line comes together there's no reason why Clemson can't make a run at both the league title or an at-large B.C.S. bid. That's how good this offense can be, and that's how much better this defense could be under Venables. But the reality of the situation is that you can't win titles with these sort of question marks, especially on offense, and there are four defensive lines on this schedule that could really give the Tigers fits. Barring unexpectedly strong play up front, Clemson does not look built to defend its A.C.C. title.
Dream season Clemson's offensive line is one of the great surprises in college football. This group helps lead the way for a top-five offense, not surprisingly, but the Tigers' biggest improvement can be found on defense. Clemson augments a top offense with a stout and steady defense, which helps land a second straight A.C.C. title and another B.C.S. berth.
Nightmare season The Tigers lose the big four games and another pair to Georgia Tech and N.C. State, falling from the top of the Atlantic to 6-6 and barely in bowl play.
In case you were wondering
Where do Clemson fans congregate? Solid message board chatter can be found at CUTigers.com, Tigers Illustrated and Tiger Net. For a blog's take, check out Shakin the Southland, which is great. Here are three new additions: The Orange Kool Aid, Eye on the Tigers and Seldom Used Reserve. Finally, check out Greg Wallace of the Anderson Independent-Mail and Orange and White.
Clemson's all-name nominee OG Tyler Shatley.
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Tags: A.C.C., Andre Ellington, Bashaud Breeland, Brandon Ford, Brandon Thomas, Brent Venables, Chad Morris, Chandler Catanzaro, Charlie Harbison, Clemson, Corico Wright, Dabo Swinney, Dalton Freeman, DeAndre Hopkins, DeShawn Williams, Gifford Timothy, Jaron Brown, Jonathan Meeks, Jonathan Willard, Malliciah Goodman, Martavis Bryant, Rashard Hall, Sammy Watkins, Stephone Anthony, Tajh Boyd, Tony Steward, Tyler Shatley, Xavier Brewer
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Well it ain't Brutus unless were talking the Senate of antiquity :) Which 1949 might be to some people.
BYU is next.
Stanford is next.
(Leland) Stanford's university is next. Leland Olds's nomination to a third term on the Federal Power Commission was blocked by the senate (LBJ was the chief mover against him) in '49.
Thanks, Bing.
Stanford. Seems like the only place left that was named after someone; don't know who the other Leland is though.
Sorry Ezra, I got here first. ;)
No byu yet? They'd be overrated at 40.
[...] This is freakin' brilliant. There are three Clemsons inside of Clemson, each battling the other for supremacy, and it's become customary to see at least two of the three over the course of a single season – like last fall, for example. First, there'sTitle Contender Clemson: you saw these Tigers over the year's first eight games and in the A.C.C. title game, when it knocked off Virginia Tech to win the program's first conference title in 20 years. Then there's Clemson Being Clemson, a team that lays an egg against Georgia Tech, committing four turnovers in a 14-point loss, or one that nearly plays down to its competition before sneaking a three-point win past Wake Forest – we all know this Clemson. Then there's My God, Clemson, the team that fails to show up for a rivalry game against the Gamecocks, or the one that allows West Virginia to break the speed limit in a 70-33 Orange Bowl loss. [...]
what the heck happened? I recall Clemson having a good defense in Swinney's first year. You can't convince me they don't have good talent on defense – CU is one of the top 15 programs of the south – right in the middle of one of the most talent-rich areas in the country.
So he's now with the Tigers, taking with him the same blitzing, attacking, aggressive scheme the Sooners ran to such great effect over its most recent revival as a national power. One thing you love about Venables' system is that it's far simpler than the one Steele used with the Tigers; it's far more instinctual, especially in terms of its pre-snap machinations. Instead of shuffling this way and that, as they did under Steele, the Tigers will stand back, stay fairly still, and attack. This is doubly true for Clemson's linebackers, who will love playing downhill under Venables.
I'm an Oklahoma fan just popping in here, but I'm really confused by this paragraph. Everyone in the OU fan base and media is touting how much simpler and more instinctual Mike Stoops' defense will be than Venables; how much of the problems last season against Baylor, Tech, and Oklahoma State had to do with athletes thinking rather than reacting, etc. This seems like the narrative any time a program brings in a new defensive coordinator. Is it actually true in this case? Is this nothing more complicated than Stoops > Venables > Steele in terms of complexity?
Love the site, can't wait to read the rest of the previews!
yeah– I didn't refresh to see if you'd been here, ole leland.
Oklahoma football: Is Mike Stoops simplifying the Sooner defense?
Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-is-mike-stoops-simplifying-the-sooner-defense/article/3702281#ixzz24DtiZWV9
David Pollack comments on the Sooners 2011 defense.
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