Dragon Stout

Brewed by Desnoes and Geddes (Diageo PLC)
Style: Foreign Stout
Kingston, Jamaica

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Smells overly sweet and medicinal like a pharmaceuticals warehouse. Used to work at one so opening the beer brought back some memories. Taste like cane, caramel and booze. I can’t believe how much sugar must be in this beer. Finishes syrupy. This is the ’official’ stout of Jamaica, but several from there say there is no time of year when this style beer would the beverage of choice down there. One woud be better served by a rum and coke. Unique, but I didn’t care for it.

A sör aztán meglepően szép fekete, a habja is tökéletes „off-white”, ahogy az angol mondaná, ám hamar elmúlik és kevés nyoma marad. Az illata savanyú maláta, és némi fémes sörgyárszag. Az íze sokkal jobb: kellemes angolos pörköltség, savanykás vizes kávé, leginkább a Sam Smith Taddy Porterre emlékeztet, persze azért annyira nem jó. Ahogy nyílnak az ízek némi boros-mazsolás vonal is kirajzolódik, de az egész kicsit lapos – nincs benne a Sam Smith ódon visszhangzó szépsége. Van benne viszont valami fura cukrosság, amiből szivárványszínű tutti-frutti gyümölcsösség és olcsó tejcsoki lesz, ha jobban utánanézek az összetevőknek, akkor kiderül, hogy ez nyilván a kukoricaszirup és a palackerjesztéshez használt ki tudja milyen cukor áldatlan hatása. A Dragon Stout egy veretes angol stout nem tehetségtelen, mégis picit olcsósított utánzata. Jamaicától ez a minőség mindenképp meglepő, és ami azt illeti még itthon is kezet csókolnánk annak a sörfőzőnek, aki ilyet főz.

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2012 Bottel from Oddbins in London. Normal black colour with a creamy beige head. Wow this stout had a really sweet aroma. Also a really sweet flavour. A bit too sweet in my opinion. Also some chocolate and coffe flavour

Bottle, accidentally bought a six pack as I was thinking that Dragon was an alias of Lion stout :-( Anyhow - Appearance: Pitch black, tiny brown head. Aroma: Malty, a little sweetness, corn, vanilla and candy. Flavour: Dark fruit, prunes, raisins, vanilla, some cola like notes and a syrupy malt finish.

Bottle. Clear black/red with a bubbly porous tanned head that doesn’t lace. Sweetish sugary aroma with ashy water, some roasted malt and a hint of raisins and just a hint of coffee. Reminds me of coka cola. Taste is sugary sweet and watery with some roasted malts, caramelized sugar with a hint of raisins and coffee with chocolate. reminds me of julmust with a dash of punsch (the swedish version). Body is on the lighter side for the style with annoying carbonation in the beginning that settles after a while and the mouthfeel is a bit slick. A disappointment though I didn’t expect that much.

Bottle. Deep black with small white head. Aroma of brown sugar, molasses, honey. Taste of dark fruit, raisins, hints of rum, chocolate, alcohol. Sweet, alcoholic finish. Good.

300mL bottle from LCBO. This stout is sweet sweet sweet! Syrupy sweet (probably from the corn syrup) with some coffee, chocolate, and fruit notes. Not so great.

(Bottle) Very black with a short-lived tan head. Little aroma: sweetish with hints of chocolate. Full bodied, thick and oily with quite a bit of carbonation. Very sweet with definite taste of chocolate. Overall, sticky sweet with not a lot to recommend it.