Pisgah Nitro Stout

Brewed by Pisgah Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Black Mountain, North Carolina USA

Date: 09/23/2006
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Barley’s, NC

black, huge beige head, several minute cascade, tons of lace, dry roasted malt aroma, not the creamy body you’d expect, oily oatmeal character, nice roasted flavor, nice bitter finish with just a touch of the black patent astringent bitterness, light stylistic tartness, typical boring dry stout

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

on nitro-pours a creamy tan head and murky black color with some red tint. Aroma is dark malt-coffee. Taste is dark malt-coffee. Nicely done, not my style.

Dark brown, with a thin tan head. Nice burnt toast aroma, with a touch of coffee. Smooth but kinda fades in the mouth. Flavors is mostly coffee, with a hint of woodsy bitterness at the end. Sampled at Asheville Brewgrass, 2006.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown body with a lush, creamy off-white head. Smell: Roasted malt aroma with hints of cream and licorice. All fairly light, mind you. Taste: Mild sweetness amidst the flavor of roasted malts. Subtle hint of licorice. A bit of that black patent char thrown in as well, but not enough to make a face over. Finishes roasty and dry. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Strikingly soft mouthfeel. Drinkability: Highly quaffable, if you’re into the dry stouts.

A hazed brown pour with a slightly tan head and lace. A dry malty aroma that hints of toasted malt and caramel. A surprisingly semi sweet flavor with a hint of light rich chocolate. A rich smooth creamy carbonation that carries a thin palate to an almost 4. A very drinkable stout that is smooth and tasty, but I’m not sure I would call it a dry stout, but that is just me?

Draught at Barley’s in Asheville. Pours very dark mahogany with pretty khaki head. The aroma is roasty withs ome cream and licorice notes. The flavor is roasty but subtle. Some charred notes, but non-aggressive. Very caramelly toward finish, some molasses. Creamy mouthfeel.

Brown pour with a fluffy tan head, drippy lace. Light roast and chocolate malts on the nose. Thin-medium bodied. Creamy mouthfeel. Light roast, chocolate, and coffee. Pleasant hoppy finish. Overall a solid, easy drinking stout.

Pours a dark brown/black, with a thick, creamy, well-retained light tan head. A little of that typical musty Pisgah malt aroma fills the nostrils, with mild dark chocolate and roast. All their beers seem to have that mustiness in the nose for some reason. Pretty creamy palate, the flavor is pretty subdued. Kind of has that Guinness character to it. Mildly bitter aftertaste with a roasty finish. Nothing special here, but drinkable.