Twains Applewood Aged Cocoa Stout Cask

Cask. Pours a dark black color. Thin, tan head. Smoky, chocolate aroma. Smooth, creamy flavor. Semisweet chocolate flavors with a hint of vanilla. Tons of lacing. Long, bitter finish.

Date: 04/30/2008
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: black, creamy tan head,
Aroma: rich dark chocolate and cocoa aroma with a touch of sweet vanilla and a hint of wood,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of dry cocoa bitterness, only a hint of wood is hidden within the bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On cask at the brewpub on 5/2/08: Pours a nearly opaque with a foamy froth of spotty-lacing dark tan head. Smooth, roasty, chocolatey nose has a touch more sweetness than the non-cask aged version, but I don’t detect much applewood character. Body starts with decent fullness and some light sweetness with a roasty dark chocolate finish. Wish there was more woody character, but I still think this is smoother and more balanced than the tap version.

cask at the brewpub. huge head for a cask ale. A little watery and not a huge oaks flavor. Just okay.

Pours an opaque black color with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate, roast, vanilla, caramel, some apple, and some peppery hops. Flavor is caramel, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, roast, and a bitter peppery finish.