ReaperAle Mortality Stout

Black pour with a creamy tan head that stuck around for a while. Aroma is deep roasted malt and coffee, cocoa, and touch of sweet dark fruit. Flavor is much the same, with a bit of a bitter bite on the dry finish. Medium mouthfeel, a bit light for a stout, but otherwise not a bad brew, especially for the price.

From tap at Pizza Port, San Clemente. Pours black with a creamy and light tan head. Mild butterish and slight spiced aroma with an underlying roasted malt presence. Light butterish and hardroasted malt flavour. Quite simple and solid brew. Mild acidic note into the finish from the roasted malt.

Nice latte head atop a thin mahogany brew. Aroma is that of roasted malt, coffee, and bittersweet chocolate. Is there a category for sour stout??? This one is oddly mouth puckering and tart. Flavor is way off...not reminiscent of the style at all. Yuck.

Bomber. Pours a pitch black with minimal, very carbonated tan head. Nose is cocoa, molasses and mild coffee. Taste is roasted malt, coffee grounds and ashy cocoa with a mildly bitter finish. Very light mouth feel for a stout. Meh, nothing to write home about.

Bottled. Dark mahogany color with clear maroon edges. Minimal beige head formation, some weak lacing around the edges. The aroma is sweet and smoky with a slight note of marshmallow and vanilla-creamed coffee. Very metallic tang in the flavor that does not meld well with the aroma. One-dimensional character of smoke and honey. Very dry palate that has a weird and unpleasant tartness. Pretty much a disappointment, and eventually a drainpour.