Elysian Dragonstooth Stout

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

Heavy, dark black with a creamy, espresso colored head. The aroma is thick and robust, full of creamy cocoa, sweet caramel and brown sugar, toasted nuts and whole grain bread, a hint of oily oats and a crisp, piney bitterness. The body is full and robust but not sticky or annoying in the mouth. The flavor is nicely balanced between the sweet, chocolately malt and bitter, piney hops. The alcohol is virtually indistinguishable, but does proffer a small licorice element to the overall profile. This is one tasty stout, and at under $4 a bottle, this could be a regular in my near future. Another winner from Elysian.

Pours a pitch black color with a thin light brown head. Good aroma and flavor of roasted malt and chocolate, there is also some hops that are detectable. The mouthfeel is dry.

Thanks to TheBungyo for the trade. Surprisingly smooth and balanced stout. Neither on sweet nor bitter side, thick mouthfeel and not overally creamy. The little I allowed my office mates to drink they loved, and one hates stouts! A tad oatmeal matter. Very good, black with lots of lace and creamy, obviously quite fresh. And not too roasty either.

A pretty decent stout with a lame label. Pours dark black with a thickish head that quickly fades. Tastes a bit sweet, like caramel, taffy, and uhm, roasted barley. The aroma is sweet like 8ball stout by lost coast, almost identical really. This is a good one, but the taste isn’t all that original.

Pours a two finger brown head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Color can’t get any blacker. Light carbonation and heavy bodied. Roasted coffee nose. Starts almost sweet with a roasted coffee/chocolate flavor, smooth, finish has hints of burnt coffee. Nice stout. $3.49 for a 22oz bottle from John’s Market Place Tigard, Or.

Pour is black with a dense beautiful brown head...smell is deliciously roasty with nice hoppy coffee flavor and somew cocoa too...taste is sweet at first, with some nice roasty cocoa and coffe flavors...sticky overly sweet finish...

Bottle. Black color with an average frothy brown head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Moderate roasted coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium burnt coffee flavor with a medium dark chocolate bitter finish of average duration. Good start, soft finish.

Bottle poured black with a huge, thick and creamy chocolate head. Light roasted coffee and chocolate aroma. Body is light and almost a bit watery. Chocolate, coffee and roasty flavor and finish.