Russian River OVL Stout

I realize this is a cop-out but the commercial description is true. IT is a true irish stout. Good roastiness, not overly complex flavour-wise but it is quite tasty. It is very clean and drinkable. Nice brew

On tap at the brewpub. The look is black with red tinges and has a nice beige tan colored head. The smell is dry roasted coffee, malts, and toast. The taste is malts, roasty, coffee, and slight bitterness.

(Draught) Pours a black body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, toasted grain, coffee, and cocoa. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, and light licorice with a dry, bitter finish.

A deep dark stout with a thick dirty chocolate moka head. A pleasant mokacinno aroma, with light herbal hops notes. In mouth, a nice bitter chocolate, dry and powdery, with light metallic hops, light yet good. On tap at brewpub, August 17 2009.

10 ounce sample at the brewery during RBSG. Roasted and burnt aroma with some light coffee notes present. Pretty straight forward and pedestrian start. Mildly transparent dark mahogany body with a tan head that leaves some good lacing. Pretty roasted, burnt, and chocolatey to start. Has some light licorice flavors that linger later on. Pretty average.

On tap. Black and opaque with a rough, beige head. Hard roasted malt aroma. Rather light and watery in body, very hard roasted malts - almost coffee-like - with a fairly malt bitter finish. 110709

Sampled on tap at the brewhouse. Pours a watery, opaque black with a white, creamy head. Aroma of roasted malts, some dark fruits, toast. Flavor was nice, sweet malts, oats, toast, coffee. Finish is dry. Super sessionable and very nice for the style.

On tap at the brewpub on 6/30/09. Pours nice dark brown, with little reddish undertones. Not much going on in aroma, but only hints of coffee and pine. However, very well balanced with great dry coffee finish.