Pike XXXXX Stout

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: Stout
Seattle, Washington USA

Pike Brewing Company--Pike Stout XXXXX Extra Stout--2009 Release--22 oz. Bottle--7.00% ABV--65 IBU’s. (3.9 / 5.0) Stout--Sediment Hint. Lacy thin dark espresso head. Dark clear obsidian black dark red edge color. Thick pour. Rich burnt roasted espresso earthy hop cocoa hint front. Dry sweet tangy rich burnt espresso mild dark fruit smoke hint crisp malty body. Hot hop spice end. Sampled 2/4/2010. $4.49 Each.
Earlier Rating: 1/16/2010 Total Score: 4.2
Pike Brewing Company--"Pike Stout XXXXX ""5X"" Extra Stout"--2006 Release--22 oz. Bottle--6.60% ABV--65 IBU’S. (4.25 / 5.0) Stout--Lacy espresso head. Opaque dead dark color. Burnt sweet chocolate espresso hop front. Sweet burnt drying smoky mild espresso body. Crusty burnt hop spice drying end. Rich brew drys and mellows with warmth. Sampled 12/10/2006.

Very dark, pour vigorously but still got only a little tan head. Aroma is intense with with chocolate. Taste is strong chocolate and coffee and bitterness. Finish is bitter, but wants you having another sip. Great stuff.

OH my god. This is awesome. A deep black pour with a big frothy tan head. Aroma is nutty, malty and hints of chocolate and coffee. Taste is super malty, bitter and slightly hoppy. Chocolate taste at the end. Almost flat carbonation and smooth mouthfeel. Overall, an awesome stout with tons of flavour and nice bitterness.

Pours dark like cola with a flat carbonation and tan head. Chocolate, roasted coffee, caramel, and vanilla in the nose. The taste is similar with extra roasted flavors. The palate is moderately thick and lingers on the tongue. A pretty great stout.

( 22oz bomber) Clear very dark brown with oily bubbles. Nose of olives, licorice, dark chocolate. Taste of dry cocoa, dark chocolate. Body is a little thin but it’s creamy and drinkable.

Actually had the cask version at Pike Pub. Pours a flat black with foamy tan head. Aromas of chocolate, coffee and caramel. Cask seems to bring out the roastyness of the malts and some of the chocolate, and this pour has a very bitter coffee finish.

Shaker pint draft at the brewpub in Seattle, Washington. Pour is opaque black perhaps a hint of dark chocolate brown. Filled pretty tall, but still a nice 1/2 inch khaki head stands out. Aroma is roasty, toasty malt balanced nicely against a bright pine hoppiness. Fresh, clean, balanced - nice. Taste is the nose with the roast, pine and overall char experience all playing together and integrating nicely. The balance is really spot on, and is beautifully accented by a dry mineral finish. Palate is medium to thin bodied, with active carbonation and the crisp dry mineral finish. Immensely drinkable and enjoyable. This nailed the roasty, hoppy, lighter bodied stout style that I really love.

This was quite the surprise, forgein stouts are gaining steam .. . great mouth feel .. great tar and roast aromas.. . simple yet enjoyable .. . nice lacing .. . The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries.