3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black,thick creamy beige head.Neutral nose.Dry almost astringent malt profile.Finish of mild hops and roast bitterness
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On nitro draught at the DIX BBQ & Brewery in downtown Vancouver, BC. Pours an opaque dark brown brew with a soft and creamy beige head that has excellent retention from the nitro charge. Aroma of toasted dark malt, some chocolate, coffee and a hint of licorice. Taste is medium to full bodied, with flavors of toasted dark malt, chocolate, coffee and a hint of vanilla. Finish has a creamy texture with toasted dark malt and no bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap, may 2006, dry stout. Black hole, creamy brown head. Dry coffeeground aroma and flavour, roasted grain. Dry creamy mouthfeel. Roast aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at the brewpub, as Dry Irish Stout, summer 2008, nitro
Black color; creamy head. It has a very smooth mouthfeel, even if too thin, and some flavor of roasted malt. In the end, even if dry, there is an impression of liquorice. Too simple.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at the brewpub. MR24/07.
App.: Fairly deep reddish-black (still lets light through), small creamy mocha head.
Aroma: Lots of French-roast coffee, some dark chocolate and cacao powder, licorice.
Palate: Medium body and carbonation – run-of-the-mill.
Flav.: Follows the nose well, off-dry with a slightly tart finish, very low bitterness and a little wood aftertaste.
Nothing spectacular, but drinkable.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Mild chocolate with buttery undertones and some biscuity notes in the aroma. Almost black and close to opaque with a light tan head that recedes to a thin but lasting cover. Butterscotch flavour undercuts chocolate and roast with some green hops peeking through. Somewhat sharp, pointy carbonation is short-lived leaving a fairly slick and rather still medium body. Sampled on tap at the brewpub.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
The latest Dix Stout is 5%, so lighter than last spring’s. Near black colour. Lots of sweet malts, like a really industrial, mild molasses with light hints of roast and hops. Diacetyl underlies all this, especially in the slick mouthfeel but also in the way it obfuscates the roast and hops, which would otherwise be quite bright.
April 19, 2006: ?? Stout
Very dark brown with toasty, nutty, slightly sour aroma. Big toasty, roasty flavour. Rich, nutty, bitter, delicious. Ar 7 Ap 4 F 8 P 4 O 16 = 3.9
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Draught) Sampled at the brewpub on June 22, 2006. Pours a large, lasting head with a seep ruby-black body. Nose of coffe sludge. Flavour is cold Second Cup coffee, bery molasses with soya sauce and a mild sweet corn. Good. Surprisingly strong and malted.
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