 ebrowner88 (113), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Feb 29, 2008 Updated: Mar 1, 2008
I try not to fall victim to the "hey, we’re making stout now" craze that seems to sweep up the more ’corporate’ of the micro brews. I wasn’t going to try this one either but at 4.95 a sixer........nuff said. Different lable, same problem. Have any of these folks ever tried a stout, a real stout full of creamy goodness? At best we have a fairly drinkable porter. It is not opaque, it is black like a black lager or ale. Light colored head of large bubbles that dissapear way to quickly. Initial taste is lightly sweet chocolate that dissolves quickly into very very faint coffee and smoke. You are left with a very dry palate and a tounge that is still stinging from the carbonation. Very drinkable, not bad as simply a descent beer, but not a stout.
Stout should go down like skim milk. With fine bubbles sticking to the side of your glass. You take the second swallow and you close your eyes and the angels begin to sing, you see your ancestors reaching out for you from a beige cloud. Arth Guinness is there, and he is making out with your great aunt Cloe......
UPDATE: Shook bottle and poured into pint glass. After the foaming and setling the carbo was way less overpowering. Much better beer this way. Great flavor! Head stayd with the beer all the way down. I would have another, in fact i think i will.
phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Sampled from bottle, this brew pours a dark black colour with a medium bronw head. Mouthfeel is light, not as creamy as i expected it to be. Subtle notes of coffee, toffee and oak. Taste is light, chocolate and caramel flavors.
Goodgrief (1013), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Aug 17, 2008 On Tap at KCI Airport Brewpub. Dark choco brown pour with thin head. Nitro pour, so sure, it was silky smooth...but along with it, a muted taste. Mostly roasted malt with hints of chocolate. Hints of everything. I’m not a fan of these nitro pour, extra smooth mouthfeel but little taste stouts. They wanted something to give a Guinness experience...ok, they succeeded.
rkuhnel (1064), Eureka, California, USA
Aug 14, 2008 From a 12 oz bottle this poured a rich chocolate brown with nice foamy light tan head and good lacing. Nose is of roasted malts with some ripe fruit. Medium to light mouthfeel. Thinner than it looks. Flavor is mostly of roasted malts. Dry bitter finish.
Darkover (1198), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Very dark brown with a small brown head. Weak roasted aroma. Flavor of toasted/roasted malts. Finish is dry.
nqualls (113), Tennessee, USA
Aug 3, 2008 12 oz bottle from a boulevard sampler pack. Pours a dark black with a one finger brown head. Aroma of roasted malt. Flavor is very heavy roasted malt with a little bit of a bitter finish. Overall the beer is watery, unlike most stouts I’ve had. I was very disappointed in that aspect. I rarely find myself saying this, but I wish this beer were heavier.
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