Apollo Stout

Brewed by Bryggeriet Apollo
Style: Stout
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in English pint

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On tap. Pours black and opaque with a vague orange hue and a dense light brown head. The nose has hard roasted malt and a whiff of tartness. Surprisingly light-bodied, hard roasted malt and a little licorice, but the tartness grows stronger the further you get into this beer. Not so good. 030910

Dark brown with red glimts. Aroma was slightly sourish with hard roasted malt, coffee and liquerice. Flavor was slightly sourish with hard roasted malt and english liquerice.

Draught @ Bryggeriet Apollo, Vesterbrogade 3, 1620 Copenhagenn, Denmark.

Alc. 6.7%. Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry sour notes, sour milk notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light light berry acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, dark malt, light coffee, sour milk notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100821]

Draft. A black beer with a brown head. Both the aroma and flavor are dominated by roasted malt. The finish is dry and roasted.

Tap @ Flakhaven, Odense.
Pours deep brownish-black with a medium, frothy, beige head. Light lacings. Aroma is sweet, some grainy roasted notes, dark chocolate and a hint of coffee and liqourice. Medium prickly carbonation, good light and rather dry mouthfeel. Flavour starts with liqourice, then lots of chocolate and hard roasted malts. Finish is dry, rather ashy and coffee. Very nice.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours deep dark brown yet with a little deep amber to orange glare and a dense light tan head. Apollo yeasty and hard roasted malty aroma. Medium sweet and light liqourice flavoured with a light yeasty note. Smooth roasted malt flavour. Subdued bitterness. Lasting liqourice impression and mild yeasty fruity note.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear brown coloured with a creamy beige head. Sweet and light roasted aroma of caramel and liquorice. Sweet and light roasted flavour of caramel and liquorice with fruity notes. Roasted and light alcoholic finish. But no diacetyl :-)