Aass Gourmet Stout

Brewed by Aass Bryggeri
Style: Stout
Drammen, Norway

Serve in English pint

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0,5l can purchased at Eurospar Tromsø. I was curious about this stout from Aass. First of all it is called a "Gourmet" stout (which sounds promising), and secondly you can buy it in the lokal supermarked. Although the name sounds promising, the beer doesn’t really live up to its name. Unlike many other stouts, the head on this one collapses almost immediately, but it does leave some nice lacings on the glass. The body is deep brown, nearly black. It has aromas of roasted malt, licorice, coffee beans, smoke and perhaps some dark chocolate. I can’t say I really care too much for the smoky aroma. Although these are some of the components you’d expect from a good stout (except the smokyness), it still tastes cheap.

I must say that I was a bit surprised by some of the decent qualities of this stout. Most certainly exceeded my expectations. It starts out with an inviting black color and a rather large off-white head. The head is rather well retained, with lacing that clings tightly to the side of the glass. All-in-all, the body looks to be pretty robust. The nose is pretty aromatic: largely sweet, but with a strange metallic aroma. The mouth feel is watery enough to betray the quality of its appearance. The taste is decent: a bit malty, coffee perhaps and slightly bitter. All-in-all, this one is decent, despite its watery mouth feel and clear lack of complexity.

Large head, dissappears fast. Smell of coffee. A lot of taste of coffee. sweet caramel and some hints of licorice far away, slightly hoppy finish. A bit watery and dull taste, not very much to enjoy. A ok beer if you can’t find anything else just before closing time.

Thanks to Aass for providing us with this attempt at making a decent stout! A little bit short and watery to be a top beer, but rich in taste (short) and looks great.

UPDATED: MAY 13, 2012 Aroma of chocolate, coffee, nuts. A bit to thin and lack of taste. An okey stout, but have had many way better.

For being a regular store-bought beer, this one is actually quite good! I would gladly drink this stout just about anytime! :-) Easy to drink - easy to like. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone