Elysian Dragonstooth Stout

Thanks to LarryP. Dark color. Smell of roasted coffee beans, hops, chocolate, vanilla, bread, hints of dark fruit and a touch of smoke. Taste of hops, roasted coffee, chocolate cake, caramel, slight berry, bread, vanilla beans and minor alcohol at the very end. Very rich and smooth. Great stout!

Bouteille, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire brune et opaque. Nez de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques), de malt rôti doux aux notes terreuses, léger de chocolat noir, de café et de houblon herbeux avec des notes fruitées (cerises noires), de caramel toffee, de fumée de bois et de vanille. Ronde-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche et crémeuse. Goût de chocolat au lait et d’avoine (légèrement lactique) avec des notes de vanille et de levures fruitées (cerises noires, notes de prunes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyennement amer de malt rôti, de chocolat noir avec de petites notes de caramel toffee et de mélasse puis progressivement se rajoute un goût légèrement plus amer (et légèrement sec) de café noir (léger de café moka) ainsi qu’un goût de houblon herbeux avec des notes d’alcool et des traces de fumée et de noix. Post-goût long-moyen aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de rôti, de chocolat, léger de café et de houblon herbeux avec de faibles notes d’alcool, de noix et de fruits (moût de cerises).

750. Beer is opaque dark brown, head is average-sized, tan, frothy, diminishing but lasting. Dots of specky lace on snifter.<P> The aroma is nice. First impression is roasty-creamy with an earthy appeal. Malty with moderate notes of roasted grain, creamy milk chocolate, coffee, light note of peaty molasses; Hoppy with light-to-moderate notes of resin/pine; Yeasty with a light note of creamy dough, light note of basement; Light miscellaneous notes of sweet black cherry, light note of distant fireplace smoke, trace of rainy garden soil.<P> The flavor is moderately sweet, light-to-moderately bitter with a long, , lightly bitter, light-to-moderately sweet finish. Hint of astringency.<P> The body is medium-to-full, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is lively.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, light brown, mostly lasting. Body is black. Aroma is moderately malty (chocolate milk, caramel, roasted grain, cocoa powder), lightly hoppy (flowers, apricot, grapefruit), with light notes of cassis and peat. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft/lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. I personally see this as a straight sweet stout, not a foreign stout, but what the hell do I know? In fact it smells like a milk stout...strong lactose sugar smell to my nose. But either way it’s extremely nice, and much better than expected (based mainly on the ho-hum triple and saison I’ve had from this brewery). Sweet, caramelly-chocolatey nose, with some fruitiness and earthy character as well. Sweet but balanced in the mouth with an exceptionally rich and creamy mouthfeel. Thumbs up, very delightful to the last sip.

bottle. midnight black with thin frothy tan head. mild fresh aroma. very hoppy, mild chocolate and coffee grinds. big coffee grinds. very bitter. mellow chocolate, slightly acidic. at times reminds me of warming up coffee after it cools. its just a bit off. none the less this is a very nice coffee stout.

Tap @ the porch. Plenty of spicey aroma with a touch of soy sauce. Flavor is spicey, roasty but with a trace of burnt rubber. Sweetness wasn’t overdone. Not bad but lacks depth & richness. Well into medium bodied, plenty of hop flavor and bitterness.

22oz bottle. Pours a very dark, cola brown; fluffy light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Light, roasted malt and vanilla in the aroma. Medium-to-full, chewy mouthfeel: plenty of milk chocolate, strong roasted / charred malt character; hints of a lactic tartness (very light); drinkable and layered. Medium, bitter chocolate and roasted malt finish.

Taster at Tangle Town Brew Pub
A deep deep black color with a light brown head. The beer was thick and sticks to your ribs. Was full of malty aroma, flavor and was sweet and tasty. The slight bitter finish with the 36 IBU’s was also very interesting. This was a very solid and good Stout.