Ommegang Stout

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Dry Stout
Cooperstown, New York USA

Draft. Poured dark brown w/minimal head. Chocolatey taste, raosted malts etc, not that heavy for a stout so I had a few.

Average stout, a little on the light side. Nothing really stood out about this beer; it had a smooth, simple taste with no overwhelming flavors. Would need to try this again to get a good sense of it.

Pitch black pour with light tan head. Licorice and possibly some chocolate tones. I did not like the finish on this one.

Growler from Bierkraft. Dark black beer with a thick light tan head. Aroma is quite nice, light cocoa and roasted barley over a nice lean pale malt base. More roasty than many other dry stouts along with a bit of graininess. A light tartness on the back, roasty and even a little spicy. Roasty finish with a bit of lingering tartness. Very nice dry stout... bone dry on the back. The best of this style I’ve had in quite some time.

Tap at Blind Tiger. As the bartender pushed this one to me, I thought it looked good with a slight head in a dark brown to black suit. The mild aroma said it was a stout, but I could barely pick up anything else. The first taste was nothing to brag about with limited baked dark bread taste with a slight hops edge to it in the aftertaste. It was fair to drink , but I could have left this on the bar and moved on.

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Dark black pour with a puffy tan head. Aroma is rich and roasty with some chocolate, dark malts, and some cream. Flavor is slightly sweet and a little nutty at the beginning but disappears quickly. Some baker’s chocolate near the end with a little ashy finish. Run of the mill.

Growler fill from Halftime, NY. Pours very dark brown with only a handful of large bubbles that try to pass themselves as a head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, half and half, and a touch of nuttiness that presents itself while warming up. Taste is rather disappointing as its a super thin and watered down roasty, dark chocolate powdered mixture. Some notes of caramel and roasted nuts come and go with just the weakest attempt at a dry finish. Too thin, killing the entire beer for me. Not trying to be harsh but I know this brewery can do far better.

On tap @ Coles What a let down this was. Was definately expecting more. Waif model of a beer. No body here at all. nice roasted aroma. Pours a very dark brown with little head. Flavor of roasted malts, coffee, cola. Slight bitterness in the watery finish. Needs body lots of it. Disappointing