4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dragon Stout is a black ale with a thick, bubbly, caramel brown head that shows good retention and lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet, with notes of molasses and brown sugar. There seems to be a smokiness to it. It’s pretty full bodied and very smooth. It is thick and chewy with a clean finish. It tastes very sweet and a little grassy. There are notes of rum and toffee. There is a slightly smoky note at the finish. It’s nice, but very sweet. It’s a good thing it’s in such a small bottle.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Dark brown body, tan head. Taste of sugar, malt. Quite sweet but well done.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
284ml bottle. Almost black with a tan head that leaves some foam. Brown sugar, light licorice, and slightly plastic aroma. A bit alcoholic in the flavor, with lots of sugar and just a hint of the black malt. Light bodied with modest carbonation. This is like drinking soda, its so sweet. Pretty hard to finish.
3.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
My lordy, I love this beer. Bought a bottle, going for a six pack next time. One of the sweetest beers I have ever had, like an Orkney ale, but less smoky. Like candy. Beautiful reddish brown color with caramel colored head, very faint smell, and taste of caramelized sugar.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Asda. Pours deep red-brown with a tan head. Sweet molasses malt aroma. Taste is initially very promising with lots of liquorice, molasses and chocolate-roast malt. However, further down the glass it loses all subtlety and resolves to a sickly sweet mess with an unpleasant bitter undertone. Shame as the first couple of swigs were magnificent.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark ruby red brown with medium tan head. Aroma of caramel candy. Sweet taste with caramel and malts, not balanced by enough hops. Too sweet for my taste.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Poured black with a nice foamy, brown head...I give them props for presentation with this beer. Otherwise, I found this to be cloyingly sweet, with some slight medicinal undertones. It was very difficult to drink as the sweetness just lingers. This beer might be a good companion to a salty, spicy meal, but otherwise it is tough to drink.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml bottle from the SAQ as part of a trade for a server cabinet
The aroma is of molasses and brown sugar coffee and alcohol
Pours a dark pitch black with a small tan head no lacing
The taste is bitter sweet leaning towards sweet maybe a touch too sweet and a little thin on the finish for a stout
but still quit good
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