Sin City Stout

Brewed by Sin City Beer Company (Gordon Biersch)
Style: Dry Stout
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

The brewer brought this in to our tasting, and being the first ale he’s done in years I think he did quite well. Pretty roasty with chocolate and cofee aroma, but apparantly there isn’t any chocolate malt in it, so that’s pretty roasty. A nice dry stout.

If you are a competent and commited brewer, I figure it’s hard to go wrong with a stout (just don’t scrimp on the ingredients and you’ll be okay). This is a fine example. Dark chestnut, thin brown head. Earthy aroma with coffee and roast, a little bitter chocolate maybe but not much sweetness. Medium bodied and smooth.

On draft from the stand in Planet Hollywood Casino. Thick black with a thin white head. Creamy texture, dry finish, flavor was all roasted malt, nuts and coffee. Smooth texture, but flavor was a tad simplistic.

On tap: Dark burgundy-brown color was nice; thinnish head. Creamy, lightish texture. Sweet and chewy malt flavors (caramel, milk chocolate, tar). Nice roast and toast. Hint of sourness was a pleasant touch. Good, easy-drinkin’ stout.

Draft. Aroma was mostly of roasted chocolate malt, but it was light. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor was mostly of roasted chocolate, and like a chocolate version of guiness.

Draft at Monte Carlo in LV. Nice reddish black pour with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee and some roasted grains. Taste is smooth and chocolaty, great body with some roasted grains. Very good stout.

Enjoyed this one on draught at the Sin City Brewing Company, which is a draught oulet for Sin City beers, located in the Desert Passage Mall, in the Aladin Hotel and Casino, on the Vegas Strip. Sin City beers are actually brewed at Gordon Biersch Las Vegas. This beer is a dry stout, and is a decent example. This beer pours to a jet black color, with a thick, creamy, white head, and a soft to moderate carbonation. The nose on this beer is nice, with aromas of chocolate, coffee, and mild roast. The palate is firm, with good biscuit and dark malt flavors, paired with some good coffee flavor, hints of dark chocolate, and a touch of currant. This beer finishes with more good dark malt and coffee up front, then ends with some mild roast, and a touch bitter to take some of the malty edge of this beer. A nice example of dry stout. I enjoyed Sin City’s beers, and while they might not be the most impressive I have tasted, they are welcome to any beer lover who visits Las Vegas.

On tap at the Aladdin(Planet Hollywood) location. Pours dark brown/black with a medium light brown head. Light aroma of mostly roasted malt some coffee. Taste is pretty straight forward roasted malts, not sweet. Finishes dry. Thin to medium body and nice and creamy. Not a "WOW" brew, but solid, plus I got to know the owner and he is solid guy as well.