Anacortes Stout

on nitro-pours a creamy tan head that laces and black color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-coffee/licorice. Taste is dark malt/licorice, oatmeal, creamy, secondary hops bite/slight acidic.

Draft at the brewpub. Nitro. Shocked to say it actually improved the beer, AFAIK (haven’t tried this one otherwise, but the addition of nitro per se was actually *pleasant* here. Dunno how they do it.). Black. Thick, moussy, short-lived surging head with big sheets of lace. Very mild nose of chocolate and roast and maybe a bit of CO2 (?). Beautiful rich, soft body with gentle carb. Thick molasses, chocolate, and roast on the mid-palate. Nice resiny hop finish.

Here is another Northwest nitro stout that surpasses usual expectiations - reminds me of the LaConner nitro Imperial Stout. Wonderfully creamy head, thicker than latte foam and almost as milky. Sweet aroma, soft chocolate and roasted malts - with all that cream it reminds a bit of chocolate milk. I usually like to play grown-up and cast off these sweet beers as lacking depth, but this beer is just wonderfully crafted. The insatiable creaminess lays a smooth foundation for the mild roasted malt and smooth chocolate to flow on, sliding around all parts of the tongue on down the throat with ease. A slight bitterness in the malt is a slight distraction in the flavor, but despite this the palate here is sheer perfection. A dessert beer for sure - ends the evening wonderfully.

A nice stout. Black body with a nice tan head. Taste was sweet and roasted with a nice creamy finish. Lacks that extra punch of the good stouts though.

Black, creamy tan head.Roasted,but dry malt nose.Lightly roasted dry malt flavor with that chemical bitterness but less overpowering