Maine Coast Black Irish-Style Stout

Brewed by Maine Coast Brewing Company / Jack Russells Brewpub
Style: Dry Stout
Bar Harbor, Maine USA

Midnight-black, with darkish creamy head; very Guinness-like as it should be. Very nice aroma; cappuccino, toffee, and vanilla all present, nice and strong. Flavor very good as well, with those aromatics showing up for the most part, as well as a little bitterness; but what is really impressive is the mouthfeel, which might be the creamiest and softest I’ve ever experienced. Perhaps thats not what some of you are looking for in a dry stout, but I just loved it! Definitely one of the top finds from my recent trip to Maine; wish I’d been able to buy more than one bottle of anything.

Pours black with ruby highlights. Big tan creamy lacy head. Head dissipates but lace remains. Smells like a dry stout. Dry and smoky with hints of bitter dark malt. Tastes nutty and then bitter burnt malt. Coffee undertones. Very burnt malt. A nice bitter, dry finish. Well balanced and smooth. Very very good. Must get me some more before winter sets in.

Excellent beer. Near black, smallish coffee colored head with mild lacing. Roasted aroma with hints of coffee. Thick, creamy, slightly syrupy. dry roasted, woody, bitterness cuts through leaving a solid bite.

Black w/ huge almost uncontrolable head, though it didn’t last long.Roasted coffee flavour w/ notes of chocolate & fruit. Soft, medium, creamy mouthfeel. Burnt coffee & chocolate flavours w/ some fruitiness. Dry, bitter, somewhat sour finish.

En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté chez Jack Russell’s Steakhouse & Brewery (Bar Harbor, ME). Arôme: Odeur de café. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un moyen col beige mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café avec une pointe chocolatée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #2710)

Pours a brown, five-finger+ head that goes slowly and leaves a chunks of lace. Black color. Explosive carbonation and light bodied. Roasted coffee nose. Starts and finishes dry (the only part that is "Irish style") almost watery but with a good roasted coffee flavor. $2.13 for a 12oz bottle from Bayside Liquors Bar Harbor, Me.

Nice roasted grains, slightly alcoholic scent. Dark brown, almost black with a thick tan head. Way too carbonated, it made a mess just opening it. Carbonation makes it a little too acidic, but otherwise the flavor is nice, full of roasted grains and coffee. This would be a much better beer with less carbonation.

The pour a piceous color with a smallish head that is frothy and tan in color, the resultant lace a fine silk like sheet to smother the glass. Nose is that of finely toasted grain, sweet and refreshing and the start malt laden and somewhat sweet, top is moderate in its feel to the palate. Finish is biting in its acidity, the hops pleasingly spicy, aftertaste bittersweet and somewhat dry, a fine drinking stout me thinks.