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Kern River Class V Stout 3.62 67

Kern River Class V Stout

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673.7/5.03.62/5.08%93.8English pint
Commercial Description:
“Not for the Timid” There is nothing traditional about Class V Stout. It is a sweet stout that is characterized by its dark chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt aromas and flavors. It has a higher alcohol content of 8%, so don’t let the smooth taste fool you; this beer is “Not for the Timid!”
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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

dark brown, wispy tan head, rich dry dark chocolate and rasted aroma with lots of earthy hops, rich chocolate flavor, nice roasted character, good balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4


 DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Roast and malt aromas. Dark coloured strong in alcohol and hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter roast finish.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 13, 2009  
(22oz bottle) Pours a mahogany body with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, roastiness, caramel, and vanilla. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and caramel with a dry finish.


 hopdog (5614), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 8, 2008  
22oz bottle acquired in trade with zathrus13 (thanks!). This one poured all off white head. Eventually settled to a dark brown. Aromas of lots of roastiness, chocolate, coffee with cream, and light smoke. Tastes of caramel, vanilla, light smoke, milk chocolate, roast, and coffee. Alcohol content well hidden.


 hopscotch (5531), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 15, 2007  
Bottle... This beer rocks!... Pours very dark with a small, creamy, light tan head. Decent retention. Chocolate and toasted nut aroma with undertones of rich vanilla and caramel alongside a light waft of smoke. The flavor is all about sweet milk chocolate with modest burnt, bitter notes. Full-bodied and silky with medium carbonation. Burnt, medium bitter finish. This world class stout was shared with the Tampa Crew by Quake1028!


 CaptainCougar (5527), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Pours an oily opaque with a spotty-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet, earthy dark caramel and chocolate malts with a touch of coffee. Starts fairly full and dark caramely sweet with some rich dark chocolate bittersweetness throughout toward a lightly sweet, lingering, drier finish. A nice sweet stout.


 ¾ (5003), Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 6, 2007  
22oz bottle thanks to IrishBoy. Huge creamy medium dark tan head atop a black body, building tall but the beer itself isn’t overcarbonated. Nose is part whipped mocha cream, part roast, with ashy dried cracker notes. Smooth and creamy up front, flavors prettry straightforward roast, bitter chocolate, slight mocha and cream note, and maybe a bit too much of a lactic yeast quality. Overall it’s an absolutely solid stout, with a dry, rough finish.


 heemer77 (4311), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 7, 2008  
Thanks for sharing a bottle, iowaherekeye. The black body was topped with an orange brown head. The aroma was strong coffee and dark chocolate. There was also some chocolate chip pancakes. The taste was plums and light coffee. There was also some burnt pancakes. A nice stout, even though the bomber was a little underfilled.



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