Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout

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

Now this is what I love about a nice Stout! Black as the darkest of nights with not the slightest bit of light that I can gather seeping through the crevices of the glass. The head upon the initial pour is brown and thick, but dies down around midway through the glass leaving a nice ring to look upon and admire. The aroma of burnt coffee and chocolate fills the nose and encourages you to take the initial sip. What a sip it is at that! From a strictly taste standpoint this may very well belong among my alltime favorite Stouts of any type. The flavors are much like what one would expect when taking the nose into account. Deeply roasted malt and the finest of chocolates in tandem with a nice full flavored coffee and just enough hops to balance things out without going overboard. Make no mistake this is one heck of a Stout and very much worthy of the praise it’s gotten thus far. The mouthfeel lingers long after one swallows and begs the drinker for more. This is the first Brew from Lost Coast I’ve had the honor of trying, but if this one is any indication I will seek out some of the others. Can’t recommend this Stout highly enough.

Bottle. Fizzy tan head (quickly dissapated). Poured a dark black. Almost no lacing. Chocolate, coffee, raisins, and roasted malts in the aroma. Flavor is initially semi sweet and finishes with a very slight bitterness added. Long good finish. Medium bodied. Dry texture. Lively carbonation. Solid sweet stout.

Pours a pitch black color, with a fizzy head. Heavy bodied with hints of chocolate, roasted malts and some fruit.

Pours a deep black with a smaller tan bubbly head that left just hints of lacing. Aroma of cherry, dark chocolate, roasted malts, caramel and lactose. Flavor of caramel, oatmeal, lactose, roasted malts, coffee with lots of cream, chocolate, cherry tartness and overall a very nice sweet stout. Not sure why the cherry was coming through on this one for me but it was.

Sampled in Eureka. Very nice brew. Pours dark brown, nearly black. Has a nice thick head on it. Not quite like Guinness but still nice. Drink goes down smooth and the taste is very has hints of carmel and chocolate.

light tan hea with a black body. nose is slightly malty but not overwelmingly fragrant. like most oatmeal stouts the flavors are subtle but nice. a malty stout with some oatmeal flavors, a little understated for my taste, but not bad at all

One of the very best of the West Coast stouts. Incomparable! (This website attempted to force me to use more words to describe this beer, but why bother? Every other review describes it.)

Pours a rich dark black with a sticky brown head. Aroma is roasted barlry,chocolate,coffee. Very rich flavor of roasted coffee with chocolate notes and a surprisingly hoppy finish. Overall a excellent stout.