Marthas Dark Rosaleen Stout

Brewed by Marthas Exchange Restaurant and Brewing
Style: Dry Stout
Nashua, New Hampshire USA

In short: A bland stout. Moderately roasted, very thin and with no complexity.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Near black body topped by a small brown head
In long: Basic light roastiness on the nose. Body is extra-thin, almost watery. Medium roastiness level. Molasses cake flavour with distant coffee notes. Very soft carbonation. Not very tasty. Very very simple. Entry level “black” beer. I can’t believe I got served this and an excellent Weizen Bock at the same pub and on the same day. Holy crap, that brewpub is about as erratic as my girlfriend’s driving. Who happens to be my designated driver. Which is great, because of her driving I need a beer very bad when we get somewhere.

Pours a black color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of mild roasted malt and chocolate. The flavor has mild roasted malt over a lean and watery body.

on tap-pours a tan head that laces and black color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/chocolate, some lactose. Taste is dark malt-roasty/chocolate, some lactose, creamy, some acidic hops.

On tap at Brewery 7/5/08 pours a black with a big offwhite head, excellent lacing. Small unimpressive aromas of chocolate and roast malt Dissapointing watery mouth feel. Unremarkable flavors, some roasty molasses and chocolate. Slightly bitter finish. drinkable but far from transcendent.

A good beer, nothing to drive out of your way for, but it’s the best stout in Nashua. Haven’t had it in a while, but I remember it being a decent brew-ski.

Sampled onn draught at the brewpub 5/20/2005 with The Motor City Beerman, ClarkVV. Near-black thick brown, somewhere between molasses and grade B maple syrup, good lasting creamy tan head...pleasant full chocolate-anise roasty nose...sweeter chocolate in the body, roastiness disappearing quickly, a bit of tart grapes and a little coffee bitterness to finish. On nitro, but I suspect not too much the worse for it.

Nitrogen dispensed at the brewpub, 5/20/2005 with Muzzlehatch. Dark brown, milk chocolate colored body, hints of garnet on the edges, with an off-white/beige head that is fully lasting. Low lacing. Moderately hazy. Aroma of graham crackers, light roasted malts, chocolate. Flavor is mostly roast, some gritty chocolate flavors, hints of nuts and maybe some vanilla on the finish. A bit of oiliness for a mouthfeel, some acidity, but then mostly water à la nitro. Very weak body, though an above average strength of aroma for being on nitrogen.

On nitro tap at the brewpub: Brown/ruby color with a tan head, roasted chocolate aroma, medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel, roasted character in the ending.