Jamaica Stout

Brewed by Big City Brewing Company
Style: Foreign Stout
Kingston, Jamaica

Bottle. Pours deep dark brown, but falls short of black, nice thick pale tan head. with surprisingly nice lacing. Nose is quite soft, dried dark fruits, mild roast, some coffee and chocolate. Palate, though light, isn’t thin, providing a nice tart mouthfeel, with figs, prunes, and "Fruit Rollups", plus the expected roasted malt flavor. A very contradictory beer, interesting indeed.

I could’ve sworn I rated this one already but oh well, here goes: Pours a dark rich mahogany with a tan head. Nose full of smoke, chocolate, and caramel. Notes of chocolate, charcoal, toffee, coffee, and caramel flavors on a solid frame.

While not the best stout, this certainly ranks up there with the better ones. I smelled a hint of cocoa powder, and a dark chocolate bar. Personally, I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to enter the world of stouts.

Pours deep brown with a thin tan head. The nose is subtle chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Creamy full mouthfeel.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a very dark brown with virtually no head. My initial thought is "this is going to be a watery, terrible beer". The nose is very light (yet another concern) with hints of roasted malt and molasses. Light carbonation and a bit of a chewy mouthfeel. It leaves a little coating on the tongue. Based on the taste, I wouldn’t call it watery. Initial palate reminds me of scotch. Along with it there are earthy notes, tastes of molasses, burnt sugar, and some alcohol. Perhaps some oak? Lighter in body, but big on alcohol and big on taste.

Poured dark brown, smokey, roasted malts, little chocolate, little coffee, slight spice.

Malty aroma with a little bit of chocolate, with a lovely black color. Sweet flavor with a malty finish. Hints of coffee and anise. Definitely a sipping beer, though a little too sweet and malty for my tastes.

Bottled@Delirium Cafe, Gothenburg in 2006. Black colour with mediumsized brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some dark dry fruits as well as mild notes of coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, mild smoked wet wood, some coffee and mild spices.