 anders37 (2569), Malmö, Sweden
Aug 20, 2008 Draught @ WABF 2008. Pours a hazy dark brown almost black color with a slamm off-white head. Roasted malty aroma with some chocolate hints. Roasted malty dark fruit flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has a roasted malty finish.
Angeloregon (1867), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Bottle from By The Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a dark brown body with a medium-sized whitish head. Very carbonic and full of sour infection. Is this supposed to be a Belgian? No, just infected to the gills. I tried to accept it for a beer along the lines of the Fantom Chocolat, but wound up just discovering a miserable drain pour.
BrewDad (1645), Olympia, Washington, USA
Mar 18, 2008 Taster - Hood Canal Brewery - Kingston, WA
Aroma – Nice dark malts with some sweetness in the aroma.
Appearance – Dark brown color, small head and clear.
Flavor – There was some nice dark malt flavors to this beer. Had a light flavor felt like it was missing something? Like more tangible malts to add flavors.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, A watery texture with a semi dry finish.
Overall – The beer was just not happening. I was greatly disappointed wit this beer. Needed more time and malts and possibly add some lactose for the sweetener.
troysworktable (99), Washington, USA
Mar 5, 2008 On tap at Fritz European Fry House. I actually liked this stout quite a bit, even though it didn’t really live up to what I expect when I order an oatmeal stout.
The appearance was good. The body color was black. The head was astonishingly white for a stout. The lacing was good.
The aroma was of oats, with some dark chocolate thrown in. Nothing spectacular there.
The palate was somewhat creamy and felt good in the mouth.
The best part, though, was the flavor. It was quirky and a little weird, but I liked it. The prominent flavor could best be described as a maple nurse log resting in a peat bog. That meant (1) some wet wood flavor, (2) the taste of moss, and (3) a hint of licorice fern. Perhaps that doesn’t appeal to you, but it did to me. Then again, I am a native of the Pacific Northwest. As the ale warmed, a touch of molasses interjected and the dark chocolate bitterness increased.
Not a favorite of mine, but I would drink it again.
scrizzz (488), kirkland, Washington, USA
Oct 13, 2007 tap. jet black pour and a thick creamy light tan head. light body, some oats, and heavy weight
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