McNeills Reagins Stout

Brewed by McNeills Brewery
Style: Stout
Brattleboro, Vermont USA

Black in color with a thick tan head. Low level of carbonation is apparent. Aroma is of roasted malt. Flavor starts sweet and finishes dry and roasted.

Strong, roasty aroma is straight-forward but pleasant. Opaque black body is topped by a decent, fine-bubbled cover of brown head. Roasty flavours dominate with some notes of alcohol and some woody, leafy tobacco-like hop flavours. Medium-full body is very dry and roasty with moderate carbonation. On tap at the brewpub with MartinT, muzzlehatch and Rastacouere.

Pitch Black, a tan creamy film slowly becomes a big ring. Rather sweet aroma full of cream and coffee, lightly coniferous and chocolatey. Sweet palate, with plenty of alcohol, mellow anise notes and a profound woodiness. Low carbonation, creamy smooth texture. Less bitter than most, that’s for sure. It still has plenty of roastiness, but its lactic aspects and overall sweetness make me differ with most other raters. I certainly prefer the porter by a wide margin.

Deep black ale with a thick moka head. Chocolate aroma with a touch of vanilla. Bitter chocolate and coffee grounds, with a nice hops finish. Nice bodied, rich and smooth.

Bottle: Black with a very thin tan head, huge roasted aroma, starts lightly sweet and ends lightly bitter, full bodied, soft carbonation, long roasted ending.

Bottle - Pours an opaque black/brown in color with little carbonation or head. Some small brown bubbles. Aroma is of intense roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is of very roasted malt and skight coffee with some hop bitter, Thick and chewy. Quite good.

Black opaque liquid with a smaller dense dark tan head. Coffee and Kahlua aromas abound. A pour drinkable stout. Light and smooth on the palate. Rick dark roasted malt flavors with a touch sweetness to keep it from being overpowering. Light hops bitterness comes mid to late in the quaff, along with a touch of malt acid. Long linger of roasted malts. Very enjoyable after a horrific Packer Sunday. Many thanks to CaptainCougar.

Smoked, roaasty chocolate malt nose. Opaque dark brown/black with a small light tan head. Roasty dry powder chocolate taste. Extremely dry and roasty. Too dry for my palate...