Union Barrel Works Round Boy Stout

Brewed by Union Barrel Works
Style: Stout
Stevens, Pennsylvania USA

Date: 07/25/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: clear dark brown, fine tan head,
Aroma: sweet roasted and dark chocolate aroma,
Body: body is a bit thin,
Flavor: sweet roasted flavor, nice dark chocolate, very low bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Clear red-dark brown body, with beige head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, milk chocolate, some nutty, coffee. Taste is medium sweet, coffee, some milk chocolate. Watery light-medium body.

On tap at the Union Barrel Brew Pub. Poured a deep brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of roast (main aroma), with some chocolate, and coffee. Tastes of roast, chocolate, smoke, and coffee. This one was roasty all the way around. Body on the thinner side.

Draft glass
Consumed at Union Barrel Works, July 2007
Nose is mostly maple and roast, more sweet than expected. Mildly dry and pasty texture, light roast tasted. Seems uncomplicated at first, with some more maple, char and roast taste, quite a simple flavor profile but there’s nothing wrong with that when it’s done well. Overall a bit dried than standard stout but not to the level of Irish Stout. Good stuff.

Draft. Dark brownish black color with 1-finger khaki head. Aroma of roasty patent malts, chocoff, some molasses and ovaltine. The palate is hefty, with an overall dry flavor composed of dark malt, chocoff, smoked almond, some molasses, and some finishing hops. This one was great.

Tap @ UBW. Poured a very dark brown color with a small off-white head. Big roasted and coffee aroma with a good bit of ash as well. The flavor is very roasted and too ashey. Light-medium body with a very dry finish. Leaves an ash taste in the mouth.

Really nice stout coming from a lager brewery. Pours a nice deep black with mild carbonation, and a lsting deep tan head. Aroma is loaded with roasted malts, good amount of chocolate, hints of tar, and a bit of smoke as well. Nice roast and acrid burnt malt flavor, chocolate and nutty notes, with a nice floral hop character at the end to balance out the black malt acidity. Solid stout.

Pours a deep brown with ruby notes and a medium crew off white head. Aroma of chocolate, lightly roasted malts and hints of smoke. Flavor was a nice mix of roasted malts, dark chocolate, hints of coffee...nice stout.