Grand Lake Shadow Mountain Stout

Brewed by Grand Lake Brewing Co
Style: Sweet Stout
Grand Lake, Colorado USA

12 bottle. Color is black with low carbonation and almost no head. Aroma is sweet some faint roasted scent. Light body faint roasted flavors with a mild bitterness. Its s bit light and bland.

12oz bottle 9/23/09 (Davidsons Liquor)-Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and slight vanilla. Taste of the same with a bit more chocolate coming through. A bit light bodied for a stout. Has potential but just missing something.

(bottle). Black color. Medium tan head which is mostly diminishing. Malt and light oatmeal aromas. Light malty flavor. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Fair lacing.

On tap poured a clear dark brown nearly black with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of bitter chocolate, coffee, vanilla and roasted malt. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of bitter chocolate, carmel, coffee, roasted malt and light vanilla with a smooth lingering roasty finish.

Nitro tap at the brewpub in Grand Lake. Pours dark brown with a thick creamy tan head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, and some roasted malts. Flavors of sweet chocolate and coffee. Palate is a bit watery.

Tap at the brewpub in Grand Lake. Pours an opaque brown with a small tan head. Aroma is mild and sweet. Flavor has notes of chocolate and coffee with little hops. Palate is on the thin side. Decent stout.