Stone Coast Jamaican Stout

Brewed by Sunday River Brewpub and Restaurant
Style: Foreign Stout
Bethel, Maine USA

Bomber bottle from porterhouse and served in my Stone IRS snifter, many thanks dude!

Pours a deep brown hue with ruby highlights topped by a big fluffy beige head and left good lace upon the glassware. The aroma has notes of chocolate, smoked, rye bread malts along with a hint of molasses and sorghum, walnut, non-aromatic Latakia tobacco and some leather esters.

The taste starts sort of sweet and chocolaty in conjunction with liquorice and molasses twang before heading off towards a slight charred and espresso bitterness. The finish also displays some yeast and nutty character as well. The mouth feel is full but not heavy, compliments the flavor profile well. I really think this is quite true towards the genre and I really dug this as it warmed. A very good stout that is something to seek out of a lover of the dark side.

Pretty close to black. Aroma is molassesy, slightly fruity with a hint of roastiness. Rich molasses, some light burnt cashew notes. Very slight fruitiness. Big chewy rich molassesy finish, again with a hint of acridity from the roast, almost like a roast chicory.

Pours light for a stout, more of a brown color. Very balanced. Hoppy bitter finish, not overbearing. Pleasantly surprised, a very drinkable stout.

Pours a one finger light tan head that fades quickly, leaving a little lace. Almost black color, faint mahogany highlights. Good carbonation and heavy bodied. Chocolate nose. Flavor is smooth chocolate with a slight baker’s chocolate finish. $5.99 for a 500ml bottle from Manchester Wine and Liquors Manchester, CT. Stamp on bottom of bottle has brew date of Feb 26.

Pours brown with an off white head. Smells of chocolate, sweet malt, molasses. Tastes of sweet caramel, chocolate, lots of roastiness and a peppery finish.

22 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with a fluffy tight bubbled brown head that had excellent retention. Lots of thick clingy lacing. Nose is a nice blend of chocolate, roast, some lactose sweetness, light fruity notes, chalk, and some coffee. Flavor is a semi-sweet slightly fruity and lactic fore with roast, coffee and chocolate. Finishes with a moderate hoppiness and a long lingering burnt malt taste. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a nice slightly oily texture and fine soft carbonation. Really coats the mouth on the finish. Overall, a beer that I quite enjoyed. Maybe not as thick as some tropical stouts, but enjoyable.

Hazy dark brown pour with dark chestnut highlighting. Mostly diminishing thin beige head. This is immediately identifiable as a Foreign Extra stout upon first nosing. Oatmeal, molasses, singed chocolate, cocoa butter and roasted grains aplenty lead the aroma forward. Then comes the fun twist, Sorghum: this is most likely not in the beer, but the addition is as plain as day and adds a great depth to the nose, a real treat and quite a surprise. Light coffee notes and light floral hops waft in. Alcohol is modestly concealed. The flavor is mild bitter, from both roasted malt and ample hops for this style. This is presented very well, though sadly most traces of anything resembling Sorghum are muted. Plenty of roasted malt overrides most florals but isn’t overplayed. Sweetness is medium and loaded with molasses and some mild burned dark fruit. The finish is brief, roasty, with minor hints of chocolate and bitterness lingering a short while. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, moderately carbonated and very smooth. A very good beer, quite memorable too - the highlight of a good-sized tasting.

Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a spotty-lacing light tan head. Aroma has a nice dark caramel sweetness with some bittersweet chocolate and dark fruity complexity. Body starts with good earthy dark chocolate complexity well balanced with some earthy bittering hops and lightly roasted malt toward a rich, dark chocolatey finish. A nice and true to style foreign stout.