Catawba Valley Honest Injun Stout

Brewed by Catawba Valley Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Morganton, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

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emacgee again... dark brown with a very light tan head, nice ring forms... light bitter chocolate, a little roast but more sweet than anything... the taste is pretty light, not a ton going on, sweet coffee, very bitter on the finish... average

Growler from TJs Carrboro. Dark black pour with two fingers chestnut brown head and copper edges. Nose is very rich and chocolaty with notes of sweet java and light hints of grain. Flavor has a mild acidic character with notes of bitter chocolate and coffee grounds, not as smooth as the bouquet but still nice. Lost some carbonation from the growler-ing.

Dark brown pour with thin tan head and minimal lace. Rich roasty aroma. Thin bodied. Chocolate malts, light coffee and a bitter finish

Tap. Pours a nice deep dark brown near black with a thick head. some lace. Aroma is chocolate malts, good roast, and hints of anise seed. Leather and earth flavor sharp licorice some tar and big chocolate malts, lots of dry roast and nuts, toffee sweetness in the middle and dries out in the end. Nice overall.

A dark brown with hints of red on the edges. An aroma of chocolate and coffee. Toasted maltiness with just a hint of sweet before it fades to a very nice finishing dry bitter. Good carbonation and mouthfeel make this a pretty nice stout.

On draft at Barley’s in Asheville. Black pour, small tan head. Very roasty aromas. Good coffee and chocolate flavors, roast malt. Something missing, but not bad.

Draft at Mellow Mushroom, Asheville, NC.Big coffee and roast malt aroma. Dark brown to full black with a rapidly diminishing head. Bitter roast coffee and dark chocolate flavor. A little thin and without any real flavor range, but mostly pretty nice.

Draught at Barley’s in Asheville. Pours a nice black with amber edges and rocky, lacy tan head. The aroma is chocolatey with some roasty notes and some vanilla. The flavor is somewhat oat-like at first, then some sweet chocolate notes. The finish dries a little into some ashiness. Mild leafy hops bounce around throughout. Not great, a very typical dry stout.

On tap at Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, NC on 9/21/07. Pours black with a small tan head and good lacing retained. Nose is sweet and lactic and slightly nutty and chocolately. Flavor is dry and roasty with a little weird funkiness thrown in.

Draft sample at Knoxville Brew Jam. Poured a dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and chocolate malt aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium roasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Flavorful soft brew.