Avery Mephistopheles Stout

Pours a jet black color that is extremly thick and molasses like (viscous). Nose is a bit alcoholic, dark fruit, chocolatem and some roast. Taste is sweet and syrup like with lots of sugar and some alcohol. I liked this one but it did not blow me away.

Bottle. 2006. Very sweet, very sludgy, Good, but not great. Black, opaque body. Greenish/tan head. Heavy malt aroma of molasses and roasted/burnt malts. Notes of chocolate and alcohol. The flavor is heavily sweet and moderately to heavily burnt malt/coffee bitter. Full body with a syrupy texture. Plenty of carbonation. The alcohol is quite evident in the dry finish. A big beer and that’s about it.

Very Strong Stout. Hides the alcohol really well. Cherries, Chocklates, Malts, really complex.

Dark black in color......opaque. Very thick, creamy head. Nice strong, floral aroma. Extremely sweet front, with strong cherry notes and subtle hints of chocolate. Somewhat smooth mouthfeel, with only a slight alcohol tingle......nice considering the ABV. Long heavy malt back, with a somewhat spicy finish.

12oz bottle. Pours Black with tan head. Aroma is burn malt, coffee, park fruit and alcohol. Flavor is burnt malts, coffee and chocolate. Thick with alcohol burn. Could use some balance would be interesting if they barrel aged it. Not worth the $8 considering you could get a bomber of Oak Aged Yeti for same price.

[Bottle] Pours black with a dark tan head. Aroma has a lot of alcohol with some raisin. Taste is sweet with a huge amount of alcohol and a fairly decent amount of roasted malt and chocolate. Thick mouthfeel with a long finish of mainly alcohol. This was too sweet and the alcohol was wayyy too dominant. Some nice aspects to it, but overall not my thing.

Bach Home Again Tasting - 12oz bottle - 2006 version: Pours like the dregs from an old oil can that was on your grandpa’s shelf in his garage for the past 18 years. Giant roast and chocolate nose tells of things to come. Thick, viscous mouthfeel. After the initial alcohol burn subsides, a healthy dose of sweet chocolate hits and continues through to the finish. Plentiful array of malts display everything from black coffee to subtle almond. Very good.

[bottle] Poured like an impy, smelled like an impy, but just did not like the taste. Way too much burn in this beast. Once you get past the alcohol, there is some molasses, coffee, and dark fruits. After a few sips there was a lingering burn in my throat which lasted for quite some time. Nowhere near worth the $8+ a bottle.