Wychwood Black Wych 4.5%

High head, stiff and frothy, not creamy. The flavor is smooky and hints of coffee and chocolate. Hops are apparent and gives a nice bitterness. But it seems like a compromise. It’s not r e a l l y a stout, but okay. Wychwood has better brews.

Dark brown with a frothy tan head. Aroma is some hop, baking soda, notes of coffee and a bit skunky. Flavours are hickory salty and smoked salmon. Moderately dry finish.

Dark with a trace of smokiness.A bit too thin to make it anything other than an also ran in the stout stakes.

Black reddish colour. Medium tan head. Roasted malt aroma with some fruityness. Some liquorice, coffee and chocolate flavour with floral hints. Thin bodied. Short aftertaste.

Bottled. Fresh aroma, lightly hopped with a hint of butterscotch. Very dark brown color, brown head, fair lace. Blackcurrant, roasted, light sweet, blackberries in the finish. Sandy dry, medium smooth. Just a light stout and that’s it.

Couleur acajou aux reflets brun rouge. Cacao, chocolat et malt grillé en arôme. Malt sucré, vanille et foin en bouche. Corps d’épaisseur semi mince, finale amère semblant provenir de l’acidité du malt torréfié, semble plutôt aqueuse. Stout ??? Bouteille, LCBO, Janvier 2005.

Aroma:Light skunk and light chocolate... Appearance:Dark with light head.... Flavor:Light chocolate and light bitterness...

Thinly pale spectre of a stout this turned out to be, more a dark ale than anything closely resembling a dry stout. Poured into an English pint glass, a short dense tan head formed quite slowly atop a deep ruby brown, almost black, body. Aroma was quite subtle, with dry roasted grain, a little biscuity malt and an underlying metallic scent that didn’t quite fit. Quite dry and a little smoky in the mouth, the metallic hint was no longer perceivable and it it’s place only a little malt character came through. Toffee and burnt sugar, lightly roasted grain and dry ’Black patent’ made up it’s overly light mouth feel, with a slight liquorice finish once it warmed. Has a light malty aftertaste that hangs around just long enough for the next mouthful to replace it. Showed reasonable balance in it’s grainy-bitter flavour, though, but it was overly thin and a not very exciting Stout to drink. Mediocre!!!