5 Seasons Westside Octaine Espresso Milk Stout

Brewed by 5 Seasons Westside
Style: Sweet Stout
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Serve in English pint

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Date: December 09, 2010
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque dark brown, creamy beige head, sheets of lace
Aroma: sweet roasted aroma, touch of coffee
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet roasted flavor, coffee melds well with the roasted malts, milky sweetness ties it together and brings out the richness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+ /4

Pours dark brown black. Big aroma of cafe au lait & ground coffee beans. Palate is rich, frshly brewed octane coffee. Would be great for breakfast!

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffee and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty coffee and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty coffee finish.

Appearance: Served up a dark brown body with a slim head the color of wet sand. Smell: Dark malted barley backed by a watered down shot of cold espresso. Taste: Dark dusky maltiness with a snap of roastiness and faint inclusions of chocolate and caramel. Modestly sweet. Hint of bitterness underneath. Roasty, thinning finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Low level of carbonation. Overall: It’s okay. Again, it was tried side-by-side with the Rosebud’s Milk Stout, and the Espresso version was thinner, both in terms of body and flavor, even though it had the coffee added to it. Go figure.