New Holland The Poet

From bottle. Light coffee aroma with mild dark chocolate, carbonic gaseousness, licorice and some lactic sweetness. Twizzlers and some molasses. Dark brown-black clear with thin off-white lacing head. Medium-heavy watery body with medium carbonation and carbonic acidity. Starts with a bit of chocolate and coffee, burnt sugar and molasses sweetness. Licorice. A tad smoky. Pretty good bittering in the finish, leaving you with a nutty-bitter-chocolate taste.

Pours a nice black with almost no head. Smells a little like roast coffee. Smooth refreshing nose and faint chocolate, carmel? aftertaste. A little watery compared to what i usually like in a stout, but not a bad flavor.

Bottle (purchased from The Vault). The flavor is outstanding. There is a strong, chocolate-toffee-like flavor, coupled with a roasted, earthy palate. Finishes with a great stout flavor.

Purchased at D’s Six Packs and Dogs/Pittsburgh. Pours black (clear brown with ruby edges when held up to light) with a small, fading light beige head. Pleasant mocha, semi roasty nose. Flavor of roasted malt, a little char, dark chocolate, earthy hop character and some caramel sweetness underneath - but not overly sweet. Medium-bodied with a smooth texture and a gentle yet not lifeless carbonation level. Nice stout overall.

Bottle poured to glass. Black brew with a rocky brown head. Smellso of heavily roasted malts, toffee, molasses. Cramy full mouthfeel and toffee. Breif bitters finish and good lacing. A very nice oatmeal stout.