Base Camp S’more Stout

Brewed by Base Camp Brewing Company
Style: Sweet Stout
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Of all the Base Camps we tasted at Platypus Pub the other night, this was the best they had to offer. A solid chocolaty stout. Only had a sample...a full pint might have been nice.

The marshmallow is a nice touch and actually has a positive, nifty impact on the aroma (while you leave it on the rim of the glass at least), yet the beer itself is lacking in chocolate and graham cracker qualities. It’s rather dry, some sharp earthy roastiness and massive resinous hops and bitterness. They need to brew with more malt emphasis... Also, note that their new Portland location is still getting settled and that service seems quite poor right now. Best to avoid it until they get things smoothed out.

On tap at base camp - with toasted marshmallow. Smokey campfire smell. Nice smooth stout. Marshmallow adds vanilla sweetness to milky chocolate base. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Good smell and taste of chocolate malts, with a side of smokeyness thats more earthy, slight bittering with alcohol. Overall a decent stout, sounds like its better on tap at the brewery than elsewhere.

Part of my sampler tray at the brewery. Had a little toasted marshmallow attached to the rim. Had a wonderful milk chocolate aroma and taste. Some raisins in the back of the taste too.

On draught at Base Camp, served with a toasted marshmallow. Intense chocolate flavor enhanced by marshmallow aroma.

On tap at Base Camp. Colour...basically black with a thick tan head. Nose...burnt cotton candy, ash and dark chocolate. Palate...dry, tangy and bittersweet with gobs of dark chocolate, chocolate sirop and a bit of booze that makes its presence known but doesn’t overpower so that one can enjoy the lingering cocoa mass at the back of the palate.