1.6 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
Ummm, if you aren’t a multi-national beer corp based in Ireland, there is no reason to destroy your stout by shoving it full of nitro. But that’s what’s happened here. Not bad for a nitro stout, but not good for beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the brewery. Deep black pour. The nose is fairly chocolatey with a bit of light coffee. Soft toastiness along with some light cocoa. Long roasty dry finish. There is a slight herbal flavour on the back as well. It’s okay... but for this place it’s fantastic.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
tap @ the ChopHouse - One of the better styles that they brew. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and nutty. Mouthfeel is a bit soapy, bit pretty fresh and tasty.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the District ChopHouse in Cleveland on our way to RBSG. Pours a crimson brown with a medium sized beige head. Soft and sweet on the nose, a light amount of roast. Light and crisp, dry. A bit of oatmeal. Gently bitter on the finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Chalky, creamy aroma, mild wort, barley soup. Clean, crispy flavor, with appropriate carbonic acid, body is a bit thin. Lacking complexity, a bit of lactose that feels out of place.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nice light dry stout, aromas of toasted/charred malt, chocolate. Light body and dry roasty flavor that lingers with a nice bitterness. Opaque dark brown with a thin light tan head that leaves sporadic webs of lacing. A bit thin.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark black with dark brown lacing decent head; chocolate and butterscotch; taste similar to sweet stout without coconut. Still thin though.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark black with dark brown lacing head. Quite a nice looking beer. Smells chocolate and coffee with a hint of butter and caramel. Unfortunately it smells a lot better then it tastes, it has a very weak follow through.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 12/20
Decent mocha aroma in a dark tan body, some coffee and roasted flavours but not much else to distinguish it from a Guinness clone. Extremely thin body and watery taste.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft: Opaque brown w/ a beige lasting head. Nice mellow roasty coffee aroma w/ hints of chocolate, very little fruitiness and no diacetyl. Very little coffelike flavor for a dry stout, well balanced. Also very little roasted bitterness. Little fruitiness; has a roasty finish and aftertaste and a very light acidity from dark grains. Very smooth m/f, creamy w/ low carbonation and a lighter body. Again, probably a beer that was made to not scare people away. Would be a good starter "dark" beer for people that "don’t like dark beers".
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