Marin San Quentins Breakout Stout

Brewed by Marin Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Larkspur, California USA

A- Pours the darkest of browns, with a moderate brown foamy head and consistent sticky lacing throughout S- Nose dominated by cocoa/chocolate, some coffee and vanilla tones as well, cant catch too much in the way of hops T- Taste begins with a nice combination of chocolate and espresso, some roasty feeling and finishing with a mild bite of bitter dry hops M- Medium/heavy bodied stout, good carbonation, but I think the texture is too watery for a stout D- Nice and smooth drinking stout, this is a solid offering that unfortunately lacks any sort of boldness or uniqueness, being a fan of the more imperial styles of stouts, I doubt I would go out of my way to pick up this middle-of-the-road offering again in the future

From large bottle. Brown Black with brown thick long lasting head. Smells strong of roasted coffee, dark choco, lemon, cherries, and vanilla. Taste of DARK ROASTED COFFEE, dark choco, vanilla, light bitterness, well balanced. Non heavy and smooth.

Bottle; christmas present. Poured a dark color that looked thick in the more. Head was small, but long lasting; brown in color. Aroma was nice with cocoa, roasted malt, caramel and fruit, all tied together with a coffee presence. Flavor was dominated by coffee and a general earthiness. Not as balanced as I thought it would be based on the aroma. However, it was generally tasty. Some caramel and roasted tones; with a slight fruit presence in the finish. Maybe those latter elements are illusory though.

Black color with a decent latte colored head. Fitting name as it contains aromas of coffee and oatmeal. Coffee flavors with a hop bitterness to balance the sweet malt.

22oz. poured into mug. Very dark pour as is with most stouts. Nice frothy deep brown head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malts, coffee, and the finish is somewhat dry. Nice brew for the colder months

Pours black, creamy, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, little caramel, dry.

Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Pouring virtually black, with faint glints of mahogany at the far reaches, the body is capped with a foamy, dark brown head. Minimal, spotty lacing marks the glass. The aroma is dry and roasty, notes of dark cocoa, scorched barley, and rich coffee showing well. A hint of burnt caramel sweetness shows on a deep inhale, as does some estery yeast. Flavors show more of the same, dark, bitter roast dominating all else, with just a touch of balancing cocoa and caramel sweetness. The yeast is quite lactic, which contributes to the dryness of the semi-full, smooth body. This is quite a nice stout, particularly for those who prefer dry, roasty character to overwhelming sweetness.

Pours black with a gigantic tan head, one of the biggest I have ever seen. Heavy roasted malt aroma with a huge roast, coffee and chocolate taste. A solid roasted aftertaste rolls around on the tongue long after you have quaffed it all Excellent stout.