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Alpine Beer Company Black Forest Stout


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A Stout brewed by
Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Alpine, California USA

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123.91/5.03.77/5.0Special-94.1 English pint P  Stats

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 jcwattsrugger (3793), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 9, 2008  
on tap-pours a tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate, cherry. Taste is dark malt-chocolate, cherry.


 Ibrew2or3 (1648), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 2, 2008  
On tap @ the Liar’s Club in Alpine back in early 01/08. I guess they’ve been holding back this keg for some time and I was lucky enough to be there when they tapped it. Thanks Louis.

Pours completely black with lasting mocha ring of foam and spotty lacing. The aroma is three things varying in strength depending on the aromatic sample: sweet cherries, dark chocolate and wood mixed with sweet and roasty malts. Wow, nice. The taste begins with a quick rush of tartness that bleeds into sweet cherry fruitiness and red wine. Another flavor level running along with the fruit is a rich chocolate maltiness, faint burnt malts and a hodgepodge of various roasted malts. Everything is melded together seamlessly with a hint of wood just noticeable from time to time. Well crafted beer.


 DenverLogan (420), Oceanside, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 5, 2008  
On tap at Liar’s Club. Very dark brown, small head. Aroma of grass, tart fruit, earth. Funky tropical fruit flavors along with oats, dark malts, citrus. This was aged in red wine barrel with raspberries added. Crazy and fun.


 toncatcher (199), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 4, 2008  
On tap at Liar’s Club. Pours dark brown with no hear or bubbles. Aroma of chocolate and raspberries. Flavors of chocolate and raspberries. Very nice.


 fordest (1684), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Draft at Liar’s Club. Dark pour with smallish head. Aromas were sour wood and chocolate. Flavors were still tart with more chocolate and some fruity finish. Raspberries and barrel flavors. Sweet and tasty. I liked it.




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