Date: 12/18/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

very dark ruby, lasting fine tan head, good lace, creamy body, nice creamy roasted flavor, touch of milky sweetness, light bitterness in the finish, an easy drinking stout

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4

on Nitro-pours a light brown head that laces and black color with effervescence. Aroma is dark malt-coffee. Taste is dark malt-coffee/chocolate, hint of bitterness, slight acidic, smooth. Mild carbonation.

Draft pint at the brewpub; dark, dark brown with a big quality head that disapated slowly. this is a bit sweet, and unfortunately a bit watery. There’s nothing to it and it was a major letdown after the two outstanding porters. (#2809, 4/21/2007)

draught. Pours deep dark red with a cascade and a very even, level tan head. The brew, though not potently aromatic, has indetifiable chocoalte and oat scents. The mouthfeel is very creamy and coating. Walls of lacing are left on the glass as I drink. Plenty of dense chocolate, coffee, and oats are beheld with a slightly dry finish. I really enjoyed this one, perhaps it was my favorite.

From notes 7/14/03: Pours virtually jet black...until you lift it to drink, and you see ruby red along the edges in the light. Creamy tan head, mainly due to the nitro tap. Aromas are of this morning’s robust coffee. Smells very nice. The taste follows along with roasted coffee, with the slightest hint of chocolate in the background. A healthy 36 IBU for this beer, a mere 11 points below their monster IPA! Spicy! A fairly hefty stout for what’s available in NC. The nitro gives it a feel that I could do without. I usually do not abhor a nitro draft, but this beer had too much artificial "nitro-ness" about it.