fiver29 (708), Cleveland, Ohio, USA Mar 27, 2009 On tap at the brewery pours black with tan head. Aroma is mainly malt and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is dark roasted malts, with a touch of coffee and finishes dry. This is an easy drinking stout and I’m glad this one makes it tap often. JaBier (1165), Capital City, Ohio, USA Mar 22, 2009 On tap at GLBC. Darkest brown/black pour with a huge creamy tan head. Dry malt and coffee aroma that is faint at first (friggin’ nitros!), but comes out more as the beer warms. Creamy malty flavor up front with a bitter coffee finish. Flavor is also more pronounced as the beer warms. Pretty darn good for a nitro stout. Cliff (361), Avon Lake, Ohio, USA Apr 14, 2008 Unfortunetly, served on nitro which totally killed the aroma, but this beer looke delicious and really was a great dry stout, opaque deep reddish/brown/black with a thick head. Not much aroma (thanks nitro), but a pleasantly bitter taste with coffee and other roasted flavors. Nice backend bitter finish that was nice and dry. All and all a very good stout. JCB (1741), Durham, North Carolina, USA Mar 30, 2008 On draft at the brewpub. To me, this is about as fine an example of a dry stout as one can expect. I believe this is my first 5 for appearance. It was just so sumptuous looking - opaque, thick, oily, with a perfect inch of cafe au lait head sitting contentedly on top of the brew. Strong but not overpowering roasted barley in the nose. And the taste lasted forever, with the roasts coming in initially but rounded by a nicely complex malt flavor, thick and chewy oatmeal, and a superbly creamy mouthfeel. Truly enjoyable. kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA Sep 1, 2007 Date: 07/23/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
black, thin fine beige head,
dry roasted malt aroma,
creamy oily oatmeal body,
lots of roasted flavor, well tempered bitterness considering the amount of roasted malts,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
TheOrange (405), Kent, Ohio, USA Aug 4, 2007 On tap at the brewery. Always worth the trip. The pour is a deep black with a nearly white frothy head. Looks much like a Guiness. The aroma is of deep roasted malts with a hint of sweat coffee. The flavor is not at all like a Guiness, the malts are stronger and the flavor of coffee is fairly pronounced though out the tasting. The finish is quickly, but the malt leaves a bit of an aftertaste. Very good stout. Very good. jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA Jul 19, 2007 on Tap @ GLBC, black beer, looks like guinness, tastes a hell of a lot better... nice smooth mouthfeel perfect for a dry stout, roasty flavors that was great. Really enjoyed trying this one crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA Mar 25, 2007 Black pour, great almond nitro head. Roasted malts in the aroma. Flavors are roasted malts all the way, chocolate, some coffee, almost smokiness to it, maybe some oats in the silky mouthfeel. Dry but not too dry because of the great mouthfeel form the nitro and even lightly hopped. This beer was perfect for it’s style.
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