Aass Gourmet Stout

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Stout
Drammen, Norway

330 ml green bottle. Very dark reddish brown colour (not entirely black), fine tan head. Moderate but pleasant aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and wood. Soft and smooth mouthfeel. The roastiness in the flavour is very moderate for a stout, some coffee notes, there is also a noticeable fruitiness with a light acidity. Easy drinking. Not the greatest stout in the world, but a nice try from Aass.

Bottle. dark reddish brown, decent tan head. Roasted malts aroma with hints of chocolate and licorice. Good roasted and dark chocolate flavours. Medium carbonation. A good effort.

Bottle. Low white and quickly disappearing head. Dark brown almost black body. Malty dry and hoppy aroma and flavor with some choccolate but have expected more coffee. Low carbonation, short aftertaste.

Bottle at RBESG07 ... Black ... No real nose to it ... Rich roast malt ... little sweetness little black current.

33 cl bottle. Dark red/brown color. Nice beige head. Dark malt, chocolate, a bit licourice, fine hops. Dry finish. Now we´re talkin´....

Dark brown with an off white head - some roasted malts, hints of cramel and coffee - smooth and easy to drink - nice beer

Bottle. It looks quite nice, with a clear, dark brown body and a nice, beige head. The aroma is a bit weak, but the usual burnt, coffeish smell is present. Naming the beer Gourmet Stout calls for a more complex aroma. There’s some cocoa notes as well, but they certainly play third violin. The flavor has a pleasant fruitiness to accomplish the elements from the aroma, but it is quite moderate here as well. It could also use a fuller body, but the viscosity of this beer makes it easy to drink. The finish is quite short, but fruity, and with both coffee and chocolate as well as bitterness. I like my stouts fuller and more complex, but this one would go down well on a drinking session, and is certainly the only really decent beer in Aass’ Gourmet series. (070620)

Biggish light brown head. Deep dark red body, barely translucent. Light roasty licorice aroma with a papery background. Sweetish roasty licorice taste with earthy notes. Mouthfeel is kinda thin, yet clean. Dry, burnt, sooty metallic licorice aftertaste. (Letting this beer warm up makes a major difference in aroma and taste.) Lacking in complexity, feels like a lager. Not that much taste to this one. I think I prefer their dark lagers. (0.33l bottle.)