Astoria Stone Cold Strong Ale

Brewed by Astoria Brewing Co. (Wet Dog Cafe)
Style: American Strong Ale
Astoria, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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On tap @ Astoria Brewing Co. Deep amber with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee and light pine. Flavor is all malt, sweet and caramel with some dark fruit. Medium body with mild carbonation and a syrupy mouth feel. Not bad but a bit on the sweet side for my palate.

Tap at the brewpub. Light copper pour. Toffee and cherry like aroma. Thick malty body with a lingering hop bitterness in the taste. Good stuff.

4 oz. Taster @ Wet Dog Cafe April, 12th 2010. 6.5% ABV. 40 IBU’s. Rich lacy off white head. Slightly cloudy dark toffee amber color. Mild hop mild fruit malty front. Doughy mellow sweet malty toffee caramel body. Mellow crusty malty mild hop end. Rich bland English Amber Ale. English Old Ale Style. Clean and Well Made. (3.25 / 5.0)

On tap at the brewpub. Clear copper amber, average white head. Toasty malts with hints of chocolate in the aroma, some sponge toffee in the flavour. Medium sweetness and medium bitterness. Not very memorable really.

Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a hazy reddish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes quickly. Stringy lacing. Malty aroma with some booze coming through. Medium, somewhat syrupy body with flavors of roasted malt, ripe fruit and hops. Alcohol in the background as well. The finish is rich and fruity with a lingering malty aftertaste. Decent overall.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy dark amber with a thin white head. Apple aroma. Has a medium thick sweet malty backbone but unfortunately there is a slight diacetyl trace. The unbalanced drying hop finish just does not work for me in this one. I felt this was perhaps the worst beer served here, but it was still drinkable.

Sampler tray at brewpub. Poured out a very deep red color with a big off white head. Aroma was roast malt, caramel, definite pine hoppiness and mild alcohol. Flavor was much more boozy than the smell, with definite roasted malt and pine hops trying to break free but ultimately failing. This was close to being a delicious brew, but the booziness needs to be toned down just a smidge.

Great Pac NW Hwy 101 Family/Beer Trip 2009 – Astoria Brewing Co. Astoria, OR
Aroma: Strong malt aroma with a good amount of alcohol coming off.
Appearance: Dark Amber in color, Clear with a light head.
Flavor: Smooth malt and alcohol flavor. Very malty sweet.
Palate: Dry Sweet Finish, with a Great Mouthfeel.
Overall: This was a decent strong ale.

Enjoyed three of these at the Wet Dog Cafe in Astoria (Wet Dog is an offshoot of the brewery; they share the building). The head was smallish and off-white, above a dark body. The low-key aroma was mostly malt, with nothing to suggest the high ABV. Taste was just good as was the mouthfeel, with a pleasant finish.

Definitely a strong ale. Tasts like alcohol and has a kick. A little bit of hop and malt mix flavors.