Elysian Dragonstooth Stout

Blind rating, American Beer Tastings at Sk8viking´s. Pours black with a dark brown head. Malty aromas mixed with aromas of roasted coffee with tiny hints of bourbon or mead. Full bodied. Bitter hoppy finish. Very nice.

Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a very oily thick black color. Full aroma of coffee and roasted malts. Some sugars and chocolate as well. Smooth mouthfeel. Very bitter roasted coffe flavo with a little bit of sugar. Finish is bitter with some grapefruit peel qualities. My bottle was 7.4%.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev & blankboy - blankboy’s bottle. Rich black pour with a small mocha head. Absolutely killer aroma - sweet roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, burnt sugar, herbal hops. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavour - molasses, malted milk, hazelnut coffee, cocoa powder, and dry bitter hops in the finish. Hell yeah!

Bottle (650ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow and tupalev - blankboy’s bottle. Thick, black pour, average brown creamy head - that’s what a stout should look like (4.5). Aroma of nut oil, chocolate malt, lactic and mildly hoppy - really rich, the oats impart a mild sweetness. Taste is very roasty, nut oils, chocolate and coffee grounds, bitter hops - smooth, but pretty bitter. Thick body, creamy and acidic, dark and bitter - maybe a little too bitter, but very well done!

aroma on the dragon was somewhat soft,but still complex, malted milk balls, mocha,and fudge,wow nothing subtle about the taste,rich black forest Cake, Godiva chocolate,definite molasses, all as smooth and creamy as can be thanks to the perfect amout of oats,probaly the best new stout I’ve had in a long time. Will have to get my hands on more

Bomber shared with muenster and NachlamSie. Pours amber black with a fading brown head (which is apparently dense enough to momentarily support little droplets of beer... cool visual effect, so bonus appearance points). The aroma is thick molasses, nuts, milk chocolate, and charcoal. The flavor is dark nuts, cocoa, espresso, and a little bit of smoke. There is also an even, woody bitterness throughout. It finishes smoothly with some hops and tannins, and a vinous aftertaste. Good stuff.

Bottle shared with Muenster, Tronraner. We all love weird medievel cartoon characters on our stout labels, don’t we? This brew pours black with a small brown head that fades away rather quickly. The lacing is solid and filmy. The aroma is much like an imperial stout with fresh poured espresso, dark mocha, burned brownies, and suggestions of hickory. The flavors are very dense in this fairly heavy brew: more bittersweet, smoky espresso, mocha, a burning twig flavor. Makes me think of the beer being roasted over a campfire. The beer begins very pleasingly bitter in a wood-fashion and is balanced by bittersweet coffee notes. I kind of though that I would like it to be slightly thicker given its imperial stout attitude, but that’s really nit-picking. This is an excellent brew.

Bomber, shared with NachlamSie and tronraner. Pours dark black with a quickly dissipating brown head, and little beads of dark liquid that slide around on top of the head for just an instant. Weird, but really cool. The aroma is robust chocolate, rich coffee, and a note that I can best describe as rum-like. The flavor is smoky coffee and bitter chocolate at first, but it finishes very velvety smooth, with some hops coming through. On a side note, this is listed as 7.2%, but our bottle said 7.4%.