Rogue Shakespeare Stout

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Stout
Newport, Oregon USA

An opaque brown beer with a collapsing beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate and coffee, while the flavor primarily is sweet with coffee notes, leading to a dry roasted end.

(Bottle 65 cl) Pitch black with a small, creamy cappuchino style head. Roasted, vaguely coffeeish nose. Very malty, roasted flavours with distinct notes of coffee and perhaps a wee touch of chocolate. 031205

Dark black powerful stout. Dry, almost harsh, with big bitterness.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours perfectly dark brown to black with a dense chocolate brown head. Aroma is of caramel, chocolate and mild roasted malt, all in a nice blend with a slight wet woody hops note. Flavour is medium sweet with a solid liqourice note all the way through, mixed with a light coffee note. Shows a light spiced/ashtray like note to a smooth chocolate malt and roasted malt base. Slowly building bitterness and mild fruity hops note into the finish.

Bottle. Black color with a small brown head. Strong aroma of roasted coffee, smoke, crackers and pungent hops. Flavour of black coffee, dark chocolate, grass. Dry finish of coffee, hops, cocoa and smoke. Very bitter.

Bottle. Malty chocolate aroma. Black colour, high carbonation. Nice, malty flavour. Watery mouthfeel.

Bottled. Pitch black opaque colour with brown nice head. Coffee, roast, alcohol and malts in aroma. Flavour is black coffee along with sour dark fruits and bittering hops. Wellbalanced.

Bottled. Black coloured with a beige head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate with notes of liquorice. Flavour of coffee and liquorice with notes of chocolate.