Mill Street Cobblestone Stout

Brewed by Mill St. Brewery
Style: Dry Stout
Toronto, Canada

On tap @ C’est What?
Dark brown, fine creamy – neat head. Good contrast.
Dry, roasted grains up front, slightly medicinal finish but this could be by product of dark roasting also found in some coffees.
Slightly acidic front behind id dry, burnt roasted coffee like. Softer creamy blanket placed around. Finish more like start acidic. To me it felt as this stout was not sure what it wants to be, dry, creamy, acidic?

Before ordering I was told that this was like Guiness’ younger brother, just slightly less thick. I think I’d have to agree. Looks like Guiness, tastes like it too. Thick light brown head, thick dark dark brown in colour. Thick body and very creamy and smooth. Tastes of coffee and a hint of chocolate. It’s goooood.

On tap: Had this one right at Mill St. and, I must say, that I was pleasanlty surprised. Nice dark colour with frothy brown Beamish-like head. It went down totally smooth with lovely chocolate, nutty, and malt flavours. I could have drank many more of these. Well done Mill St.!

St. Patrick’s Day Keg. Black body with a decent creamy head. Aroma is dry toasty cocoa with malt notes. Hint of something... unsettling seems to go away after the initial sniff. Flavour is much drier than I expected, lots of dry bitter cocoa and mildly roasty malt. Palate is smooth and a lot lighter than I like my stouts, though I have to admit it probably made it easier to knock back many glasses of it. I expect its more full and rounded on the nitro gas. Servicable stout, but not particularly to my tastes. Happy Whacking... I mean St. Patrick’s Day!<P> We’ll break their backs
Gouge out their eyes
Their evil hearts we’ll pulverize!

On tap at Winking Judge. Pours with a rich creamy mocha colored head. The beer is opaque brown, not quite black like other stouts. I was very surprised by the body and smoothness. The body is very thin and the flavour is very mild. Dark roasted malt, coffee, hints of chocolate, and tobacco notes. Very smooth, easy drinking stout. Cheers!

[087-20061104] Tap @ Mill St. (Toronto, ON). Coffee and light chocolate aroma. Clear, dark brown body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Creamy coffee, light cigarette, hazelnut and dark roasted malt flavours. Full bodied creamy mouthfeel. Nice togetherness.

big nitro head, jet black. kinda thin though in the mouthfeel department considering the look of it. but big notes of smoke, chocolate, and coffee. very nice.

Draught. Dark black with a brown nitro head. Aroma is essentially dark bitter cocoa and oats. The flavour is similar, chocolately bitterness though a bit thin and includes sufficiently sour malts. Finishes cleanly without incident.
Tasted at the brewpub on January 5, 2007.