Alexander Keiths Stags Head Stout

On tap at Riverside RA Centre, Ottawa. Pours a black body with brownish glints and an average beige foamy head. Fair malty/hoppy aroma with light roasted cereals hints. Taste is rather thin and lacks complexity. It leaves a short bitter/roasty aftertaste. Looks and tastes like a boring dark lager. Useless.

Tap. Deep dark brown, with a light tan head. Nose was plain, not much there, some cocoa, burnt coffee. Palate is smooth, low carb. Flavours are similar and weaker than the nose, not a fan.

Tap@Red Stag Tavern, Alexander Keiths Tap Room, Halifax. Black beer with a strong head. The aroma is lightly roasted and lightly smokey. The flavour is gently bitter. Overall a very average stout.

On ta at the Moose something near the Rogers Centre. Dark brown oily watery pour, a bit of head. Scents of roasty malts, carmel and toffee. Flavors are bland and watery, carmel and rosty malts dominate, bad finish. At least it was better than the IPA.

Stout!? really? This was watery, and thin with the faintest flavor of roasted malt. This is more like a watered down dark ale, with next to no flavor profile, or aroma. PASS!

On tap: Tapped a dark brown small cap, weak lacing. Aroma of roasted grains and sweetness. Weak mouth feel...thin...sweet, far too sweet in an adjunct sweetness bad way...roastyness and coffee tastes are well defined but the weak body and mouth feel combined with the saccharine sweetness fouled this drink for me.

Draught sample- A dark brown that lets some light in, pours a medium sized frothy mocha cap that recedes to a thin cap. Nose of toasty malts, some milk chocolate, mild pit fruits, some hops. Flavour profile is much of the same, with the chocolate, roasty malts, a bit nutty too. Somewhat fruity, leading to a slightly bitter finish to balance out the sweetness. Pretty good actually, but seems more like a Dunkel to me.

draught. Pours deep brown with a thin tan head. Mild aroma of roasted malts with a hint of chocolate. These carry through to a pale flavouring. Really more a dark lagar than a stout. Doesn’t offend but doesn’t wow either,