Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout

Brewed by Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe
Style: Sweet Stout
Eureka, California USA

12 oz bottle. Poures black with tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Taste like it smells, pretty good stout, would drink again. Great sesh beer.

Tasty beer! Pours dark with a tan head. Smells like chocolate and coffee. Tastes of chocolate, coffee and malts. One of my favorite Lost Coasts!

Bottle. Poured dark brown with a small light colored head that dissipated quickly. Aroma of chocolate and roast. Initial taste was of coffee, roast, and vanilla but as the beer warmed, the chocolate malt really came out. A hearty beer (even though it’s only 5.9% abv) with a thick mouthfeel. I enjoyed it a lot!

12 oz bottle...Poured a black w/ a small, mostly diminishing, tan head. The aroma wasn’t very strong. I got some coffee, cream, and teeny bit of chocolate. The flavor was a nice mix of malts (like a malt ball), dark chocolate, and some bitter coffee. It was sweet and dry, but very palatable. I enjoyed the bitterness of the finish.

Should I drink this beer? Magic 8 ball says: "Yes it is certain".... A very nicely brewed stout. Well balanced with a good roasted taste. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel at first, then the roasted malts come through on the end that lingers. A slight bitterness on the backend, but overall a great beer.

bottle. outstanding sweet stout... pours a deep black with a bit of a tan head which lasts throughout as a nice lacing. some chocolate malty aroma... wonderful full body, very creamy and chocolaty. it fills your mouth with pure delight. somewhat of a bitter aftertaste - the hops come through on the finish. some coffee in there too. highly recommended.

Bottle. Pours black with a moderate, somewhat dense dark brown head. Aroma is roast chocolate, semi-sweet, maybe with some vanilla. Flavor is creamy, strongly roast moderate sweet chocolate malt up front, moving to a less sweet finish, still with the burnt chocolate, but with some earthy and ashen hops. Very hoppy and roasty for a sweet stout, but retains a rich flavor, even if a bit straightforward, with some nice smooth body added by the oats. Seems to work well on the whole, so recommended.

The black liquid is reminiscent of it’s "8-ball" namesake. Moderately strong flavor fronted by the noticable burnt chocolate. Would receive higher marks if not for a slightly unpleasant aftertaste.