Aldergrove Empirical Staught

Smoky amoram wafts above this pitch black brew thick, light brown head. Very chewy, dense mouthfeel. Some lactose in the flavor, otherwise tons of roasted malts delight the senses. Slight vanilla. This is a very nice brew! André, thanks amigo.

Pitch black with a huge, nougat colored, creamy head. the aroma is wonderfully smooth like in an oatmeal stout kind of way, and it has nice notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavour is just as smooth, and it has a very nice balance between a deep, smooth oat-like feeling, the chocolate, the coffee and the light, roasted bitter finish. Yummi - thank you After4ever/tom for this nice surprise! 2074

A very dark mocha brown head is thin and fades slowly but fully. The body is totally opaque, ultimate chocolate brown/black with brown edging, very thick looking and hysterically appetizing just from a brief glance. The aroma is no joke and requires many hearty sniffs to even begin to take it all in. Coffee from faraway and remote tiny islands, burned sweet malts, juicy fresh toffee cake, a blend of fresh Slovakian oak and scraped and dried Bordeaux barrel, cherry pits, sun-ripened tangerine rinds, heavily roasted multiple grains, chalky anise, bitter and nearly pure cocoa(awesome!!), mild oats and barely a trace of alcohol. Stunning, menacing and adorable all at once. The flavor is nearly as delectable. Sweet malt streams right down the middle of the taste, surrounded by light bitterness and plenty of char. Woody notes are lessened, fruit intensified. Mild acidity is spurned from a bitter chocolate component, coffee is steady and pleasing. Vinous character is readily available and monstrously appealing, never overshadowing the desired stout nuances. The finish is warming but not overdone, with lingering roast, coffee, fruit and hints of bitter chocolate and earth. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, very slick and very quaffable. This is a tremendous recipe.

What a great surprise in this beer. Complex aroma with fruit, port, red wine and oak. Flavor has just a hint of sourness, with more like vinous character and roasted malt. Thick and heavy on the palate, this is a beer that is going to move up the ratings when people find out it exists.

Courtesy of Acertain. Thank you, sir. 12 oz bottle. Huge aroma of sweet licorice, caramel, burnt sweet malts, gobs of sweet dark fruits and mild dark chocolate. Very nice aroma. The beer pours full on black and features a thumb thick mocha head that fades quickly. Massively bitter crushed aspirin, burnt malt and dark baker’s chocolate. More black licorice through the middle. It dries out a little in the finish and gets a little red wine like with faint smoky burnt notes. Very nice beer.