Elysian Daedalus Irish Stout

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Dry Stout
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

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Draft @ Elysian Fields. Black thick beige head. Cola and cream soda aroma but not in a bad way. Soft silky nitro. Almost no roast. The sour mash adds character and very pintable. The most Irish Irish stout outside Ireland. Excellent rendition.

Tap at Elysian. I have no idea how this beer rates this low. It is phenomenal. Pours to a pitch black body with a clingy gorgeous tan lacing and coating head. Aroma is very chocolate and burnt black patent. Has that rounded Irish yeast and light citrus hops. Flavor is roasted malt but balanced and much easier drinking than Guinness. Sweet finish on a clean dry body that’s bordering on a light astringency,

Draft at Tangletown. Poured dark brown/black with a frothy thick tan head. Nose was sweet chocolate, bitter dark chocolate, coffee (roasted), and slight licorice. Taste was mainly roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and slight hops. Mouthfeel was watery gross. Not a great Irish stout.

Date: September 13, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, creamy beihge lace, solid lace
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma, caramel sweetness, dark chocolate
Body: creamy yet watery body
Flavor: roasted malt flavor, touch of caramel sweetness, dark chocolate bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

Nitro pours black with a viscous tan head. Nice dry blackened malty aromas with some black coffee. Creamy smooth mouthfeel. Classic flavor is dry black malts with a mildly bitter finish. Decent enough.@ Tangletown.

A creamy but somewhat off aroma. This is only okay. More creamy than dry, this beer doesn’t match up to the rest of their beers.

Nose is dark and roasty with a hint of burnt malts and lightly tart. Pours dark brown, more or less black with a huge creamy tan head. The flavor is roasty and burnt with a subtle light sweetness and a hint of tartness from the portion of sour mash. Easy drinking yet flavorful. Smooth carbonation. Rather enjoyable IMO.

Tap. Dark black pour, 1/4 inch cookie colored head with a distinct peat aroma. Flavor was very smoky peat, chocolate and was creamy and lasting on the finish. Very good beer, I could see this pairing very well with BBQ.

On nitro Tap At Elysian Fields Seattle. Pours out a creamy dark brown topped with a tan head. Aroma was of coffee and some dark roast malts. Taste was dark roast, a light smoke, some bitterness at the end. Not bad.

Tap at RnH. Dry, chalky, thin and cabonic nose. Medium bodied, sloppy, carbonic and chalky flavor. Easy drinking. I am a big fan of the style (and the brewer) but this is just not well done at all.