Elysian Dragonstooth Stout

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

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 22 oz, dégusté au Mondial de la Bière 2006 (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur de caramel, de chocolat et de café. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux beige. Saveur: Goût de chocolat et de malt torréfié. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de chocolat en arrière goût. (Rating #409)

AT the Heavyweight open house, June 2006: Very sweet, lactose-laden flavor. Hefty roasted malts in the flavor as well, but a less heavy sweetness that I would expect from this type of stout. Also the alcohol is higher than I expected. Decent.

Sample from the bottle (22 ounce) at the Mondial de la Bière in Montreal, 2006. A thick, oily opaque and glossy black slick of beer in the glass, with little head topping it....a dark chocolate/caramel nougat (Milky Way) sort of nose, rather malty and thick with a bit of burnt caramel in the mix....a tarry, burnt chocolaty character dominates the flavor, surprisingly dry it is and also more than a little acidic with perhaps inappropriate citrus dominating the hop profile....there’s some sugar, to be sure, but it doesn’t have the strength to hold against the onslaught of dryness....the finish is harsh, astringent and acrid, the mouthfeel is quite heavy almost to leadenness....tough to drink. There’s quality here, especially in the aromatics, but on the whole, it’s barely passing for me.

Bottle thanks to Frumpty Dumpty. Black in color with a small tan head. Mild roasted malt aroma with quite a bit of citrus hops and some coffee. Flavor of the roasted malts is more pronounced. Some coffee and chocolate with a dry bitter finish.

Very dark body with muddy edges and a fading, creamy tan head. Lush and varied aroma of sweet and spicy C-hops, molasses, brown sugar, caramel, vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is lightly charry with abundant chocolate and some raisin, plus ample residual malt sugars and lactose-like sweetness. Starchy, sweet and full texture. A good, tasty stout, but the sweetness is a little overblown.

Bottle provided by FrumptyDumpty @ Heavyweight Open House, thanks Ryan. Pours ridicolously black. The aroma is overly hoppy for my tastes, some roastiness in the background. Body is thin, which passes on to the thin taste. Some roastiness and coffee but too weak for me. Feels watery as well.

Robe noire surmontée d’une mousse brune qui persiste. Arômes de malt torréfié, de caramel et de houblon amérisant. Saveurs de malt chocolat, de torréfié, de caramel et de houblon amérisant.

One of my favorite standby drinks at Elysian...finally rating it. Dark brown almost black. Nice chocolate and slight espresso aroma. Very sweet stout...a bit of hops. A very nice drinking stout.