Big Dogs Black Lab Stout

Brewed by Big Dogs Brewing Co.
Style: Stout
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Draught at the brewpub
Black color; brownish creamy head. Gentle aroma of roasted malt. Some malt taste, sweetness, mild roasted malt. Well brewed, but the body is weak.

on tap-pours a nice cascading, retaining, light brown head with lots of lacing and black color. Aroma is dark malt-molasses/coffee, some acidity. Taste is dark malt-molasses/coffee, some acidity, faint hops. Smooth. Nice, but not my style.

On tap @ Big Dogs poured a dark reddish black with a creamy lasting brown head. Aromas of bitter chocolate, coffee and a hint of smoke. Palate was medium bodied and creamy smooth. Flavors of bitter chocolate, coffee, roasty and a hint of smoke with a lingering bitter finish.

Small sample glass. Black. Holds a nice brown head. Malty coffee nose. Warm dry oily licorice and coffee flavour.

Sample at the Rancho Dr brewpub. This beer is a dark brown color with a thin and creamy beige head that dissipates steadily. Sheet of lacing. Light malt and roasted coffee aroma. Medium, smooth body with flavors of sweet malt, roasted coffee and subtle hops. The finish is watery and short with roasted malt and cocoa flavor falling off quickly. Below average overall.

Very dark with red highlights; tan head with a nice coating of lace (nitro induced). Creamy, lightish and smooth, of course. Notes of fresh roast, sweet caramel, and aromatic licorice. Softly roasted and toasted; no burnt flavors. Decent stout, but fairly common tasting.

On draught. Tasted during trip to California. Black colour with a nice creamy head. Roasted aroma. Very smooth taste but ends up a bit sour, dry and very roasted, hint of coffee.

Sample at brew pub. Mild coco mix aroma. Black body with tan head. Roast in the flavor but mild. This sample was near the end of ten so it warmed abit and had a good creamy milk texture to it. Good beer.