Front Street Coffee Stout

Brewed by Front Street Brewery (NC)
Style: Stout
Wilmington, North Carolina USA

Growler. Courtesy Dragonstout. Pours dark brown/black with very little head. Aroma is hardcore coffee. Really hardcore coffee. By far the most coffee I’ve ever smelled in a beer. There is some chocolate underneath, which is the only thing that distinguishes the aroma from being identical to actual coffee. Taste is, surprise, coffee. A roasty finish. A bit thin-bodied, to a fault. This is unsubtle and over the top but I love coffee so this did me well. This would be a nice pint to start the day off...

Courtesy of Dragonstout via Elmatador. From Growler. Deep black color, no appearance of a head what so ever. No doubt that this is a coffee stout, that is all I get on the aroma. Flavor seems to be a bit less integrated than I had hoped, reminded me of old coffee, that has gone a bit acrid. A bit to much coffee for my liking in this one.

Courtesy of DragonStout. Massive coffee aroma that leans toward esspresso and has some sharp dark fruit notes and chocolate. The body is deep black with a diminishing mocha colored head. Agains the coffee is massive on the first sip and again it walks between both esspresso and milder ground coffee. Some light tanginess and chocolate. Medium roast malt notes. Finish is tangy, almost tart with a fresh roasted coffee flavor that lingers well into the aftertaste. A little one dimensional, but a decent enough brew on the whole.

Poured from a growler courtesy Elmatador.Pours black as night with no light coming thru.No head whatsoever.Aroma smacks you in the face full of coffee and slight roastedness.Flavor is huge espresso and some hints of chocolate.The flavor was full on coffee. Quite delicious with a slight coffee bitterness at the end.

From growler, courtesy elmatador00. Extreme dark brown pour with creamy thin tan head. Mild espresso aroma with nutty undertones. Medium-bodied, lightly carbonated. Sharp astringent coffee notes begin and end the tastes. Decent coffee taste throughout, but the astingency was a bit harsh. Overall there was a decent balance, but the coffee character could use some softening at the edges. Looked good, though.

This was courtesy Dragonstout, by way of elmatador00. Thanks James and Brian! Pours dark brown with almost no head. Medium-bodied, damn near looks like coffee. Huge coffee aroma swirl around the top of my glass and attack me without reservation. Pretty much masks everything else, there was some chocolate and roast noticeable though. The taste is really all coffee too, maybe a little too much. Quite possibly the most profound coffee flavor Ive had in a beer. There was some of that chocolate and roasted malts as well, but they are no match for that coffee. Decent brew, maybe a little lighter on the coffee for more balance would be more my style.

Poured a dark creamy brown color with a tan head. Had good lacing. Had a great taste of coffee blended with brown sugar. Had a good roasted flavor as well. Great carbonation, and finished smooth and sweet.