Antares Cream Stout

Brewed by Antares
Style: Stout
Mar del Plata - P. de Bs As, Argentina

Usually down here in Argentina the beers tend to lean towards the malty and sweet side. So this cream stout is not quite to style, but more dry and creamy texture-wise. Sort of like Murphy’s. They said that they were using a special system to tap and serve. Does seem that way but the staff didn’t know too much about it. Served with a very creamy tan head and lots of lace with sheeting. Very well balanced flavors of dark malts, a little black patent, roasty and hint of sweetness. Almost but not quite chewy texture as well. No hop. Great satisfying finish. No boozyness.

Draught at the brewerys pub in Buenos Aires, dark brown with a thick off-white foamy head. A sweet malty aroma. A bitter palate, roasted malt flavour with some fruit abd hints of tobacco. An increasing sweetness through the swallow.

Drank this beer in the Antares brewpub in Bariloche (Argentina). Had the sampler of the different beers on draught. Nice head and creamy.

Draught (nitro-) at the Tandil location. Dark brown, creamy nitro head. Aniseed aroma. Spicy, thick and creamy with plenty of chocolate. Medium bodied with sticky toffee finish.

Draft at Antares Palermo, October 2006. Pours a brownish black with some ruby hues (a color that´s fine but one I don´t like in my stouts) with a nice creamy beige head. Aroma is almost non existant, some toffee, but little else. Taste is of licorice, brown sugar, somewhat hoppy, but very subtle. A little boring and unidimensional. I think that´s because all antares range is filtered and pasteurized.