Defiant Pestilence Stout

From notes. Off cask 4/2007 at Spuyten Duyvil if memory serves correct. Pours pitch black with a dark tan/brown head. Nose is pretty mild. Not much going on here. Flavor is milder and smooth. More of a sweet tone with an underlying bitter edge. Feel is thick on liquid and low on bubble. Definitely drinkable. A smooth stout that delivers a calm experience.

Cask at Hop Devil Grill. Opaque dark black beer with a thin tan, creamy head. The aroma is very sweet and chocolatey. Soft chocolate and coffee roastiness. A bit of sweet caramel and lightly toasted malts in the back as well. The flavour is decent, sweet malts, chocolate and caramel. The body is quite full with a fairly chewy sweetness throughout. Some soft blackberry/cherry fruitiness. Lingering dark roast helps balance the sweetness.

Pours black, faint roasted aroma. It is very sweet, tastes like red licorice. It goes down smooth but it has an aftertaste.

Cask at Brazen Head. Dark brown. A pruney/dark raisin nose on top of the dark roast malt aromas. Dark roast, almost burnt coffee flavor with some bittersweet chocolate and a bit of a sour cherry-like finish. Nice and full. Pretty good overall I thought.

On cask at HDG. Dark brown in color with a nice thick off white head. Roasty and chocolatety aroma. Roasty malty flavor with some lactic notes. Coffee like roasty notes. Medium bodied. Creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Finish is chocolatety. Decent beer.