Hite Stout

Brewed by The Hite Company
Style: Stout
Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, South Korea

[RBESG, Sheffield] Grand Tasting @ The Halequin, Sheffield. Brown color, nutty aroma. Flavor was way off, some caramel. Very thin. More of a brown ale and def. not a stout.

330ml Bottle – 99 Bottles – Federal Way, WA
Aroma: Light dark malt not very roasty.
Appearance: Dark borwn in color, clear with a thin head.
Flavor: Off flavors this tasted odd and was not near a stout but they tried.
Palate: Dry off finish with a OK Mouthfeel.
Overall: Not super tasty this was just not a good bottle of beer.

Bottle:   Nearly black, pale black coffee in color, thin sudsy off-white head, spotty lacing, light carbonation.   For a stout it seems a bit translucent, or should I say it is not all that thick.   Pale roasted malt nose, slightly lactic, otherwise a barnish funk.   Thin, thin, thin... doesn’t taste like a stout.   This is, at best, a Dark/Black bier.   Dusty, musty, very basement like in its maltiness.   Has a pale lactose like sweetness.   Body and mouthfeel are certainly on the thin side.   Extremely light for a stout.   Not what I expected.   Pretty much a Black Bier.   As a Stout... forget it.

[bottle at RBESG 2009, Grand Tasting] Slightly nutty aroma with some brown sugar. Clear dark chestnut appearance with a white ring. Slight nutty brown sugar flavour with a sweetness in balance with medium carbonation. Light body, clean finish.

From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009 Some chocolate aroma. Carbonation. Amber mid brown coloured and fruity with a little bitterness in a dry caramel finish.

Labelled "Black beer." Deep red-black with poofy, beige, root beer float head. MIldly malty and roasty aroma though mostyl neutral. Light to medium roastiness, interesting grain character with some cough syrup notes. Light cough syrup, roast finish that slightly numbs the mouth.

Can. Pretty nice color. Not quite the opaque, pitch black of the better stouts Very thin nose. Smells a bit sweet, little hop aroma. Quite like a Japanese "black." Slight burnt, stout-like flavor, but very weak on hops and malt. Not much of the burnt taste, either. Not a terrible beer overall, quite drinkable in fact, especially for the price of about ¥156. No where near a good stout, though. Fails in that category. Not near enough flavor of any kind.

Bottle at RBESG grand tasting. Very dark brown lasting beige head. Some toffee watery some malts. Fine. Mild