Grand Teton Moose Juice Stout

Formerly brewed at Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Style: Stout
Victor, Idaho USA

Very black, rich, and smokey. This is one of the best for sure. I hate it when I can see light through a stout....and let me assure you that Moose Juice blocks light! This is a great example of the stout style.

Moose Juice Stout, what a name! This stout pours like most; dark brown, settles solid black in the glass. A strong pour produced a finger high dark cocoa brown, foamy, uniformly bubbled head with a bit of a rocky top that faded slowly to a thin ring and some stringy patches of lace. Looks damn good. How's it smell? Wiff in....ahhh, nice sweet chocolate, sorta dark and chocolate milkish; cocoa, a bit of burntness of cookies, some coffee, and notes of hazelnuts. How's it taste? Sip, gulp....Oh well, the smell doesn't transfer as strong as I wanted; not nearly enough. Its quite quick and thin of chocolate and cocoa, slight roastyness and a faint light nudge of coffee with some burntness character attributed to the middle and a coffee-like dryness mixed with a solid little hop bite in the finish that lingers a bit. But its over far to fast. Although...this stout likes to change character quickly as it warms, it goes through a bit of transformation from thin to more of a bolder quality and finishing a bit stronger as well. But not enough to enhance the experience any. Feel is smooth and creamy and a bit thin of a lighter medium body that gains some momentum into the finish and a dot more as it warms. This stuff goes down very easy, its very drinkable! To bad it doesn't pack a bit more flavorful punch. But, as-for-mentioned, it gets a bit more noticeable subtleness to its flavors and feel as it warms. My suggestion is to let it breath a bit before diving in. A smidgen better at a warmer temp.

Looks like a stout. Smells like a stout. Tastes like a stout. It must be a stout - and a good one at that!

I like it. It’s not complex or anything, it just tastes very nice! I am not sure why people are saying that it is 3.2%, my bottle does not mention anything about this and it’s not listed here. I’m sure that it is not extra strong though.

If there is anything more beautiful in the “Beer World” than a “Stout”, sitting in a Samuel Smith Nonick glass, I’m not sure what it would be. Deep dark and handsome on the pour, the head gigantean in size, spumous in texture with the lace a latticework of frothy bubbles that cover the glass. Nose is roasted grains, coffee, and bittersweet chocolate and quite sniffable. The beginning taste is that of sweet malt, the top skeletal in mouth feel, the finish hop spicy, minimally carbonated, the aftertaste cocoa dry and somewhat bitter. At 3.2 percent alcohol by weight, not likely to cause much damage to the liver, but personally I like the taste and other characteristics of this beer, although it could be a bit thicker in body, but hey it’s a pretty tasty beer nonetheless. Ranks #361 on my current 1000 beer master list.

On tap GABF ’02: Coffee aroma, medium brown color, smooth mouthfeel. Long slightly sweet finish, ends with a touch of chocolate.

Pours deep and dark brown with a nice light tan head. Aroma of roasted and caramel malts blends well with the malty profile. A good thick roasty stout.