Carlton Sheaf Stout

Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Foreign Stout
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bottle: not a big fan of this one. Typical stout appearance - dark brown to black with a smallish beige head. Mouthfeel is oddly thin and fizzy for a stout. Flavor had some roastiness and a little chocolate, but something odd that I couldn't quite place - maybe a little soap?

The bottle reminded me of some stout-style 40oz for Australians. Plain brown bottle with common yellow label. Much like a sweet stout -- chocolate milk, with a dark chocolate head. Better stouts are out there, but enjoyable still.

Poured a deep black color with a small tan head. Carbonation was really mild and the head faded quickly. Flavor started off kinda sour, but quickly turned bittersweet of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. This was a pretty standard kind of stout, nothing too spectacular. There are lots of more flavorful stouts out there.

Whats up with clattyarse, while the bottles are somewhat different I think he must have been in a state of inebriation that he did actually drink the kikkoman. After all it too is fermented. This is the first stout I had in the days when stout drinkers were nowhere to be seen. As a result I have fond memories of it and enjoy the odd bottle. Great flavour but with a mellowness that sets it apart fom many others.

Very easy to drink. Who cares about the appearance, the beer tastes great!!

Poured a quick dissolving tan head with fine-medium bubbles. Not much in the way of lacing. Not an overpowering coffee taste for a stout. It has a smooth taste to it and it seemed to be a little bit on the thin and watery side.

This brew poured a medium head of finely sized creamy dark brown bubbles and a pitch black opaque body. It has a nice strong malt aroma and a strong stout flavor. It starts off with a slight stout bite, but finishes smoothly. The coffee and chocolate notes are there but different than in most stouts. Somewhat more subdued but still present. This brew goes down too easy when compared to other stouts. Not as strong but still well balanced. I wonder how Hotstuff will rate it?

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE WORST BEER I'VE EVER HAD. Stay away from this. Maybe it was someone's idea of a joke at the CUB brewery Christmas party to fill up a longy with Kikkoman Soy Sauce because to me, that's what this stuff tastes like. BEWARE OF THIS CRAP!