 DYCSoccer17 (1982), Davis, California, USA
Jun 15, 2006 4 ounce sample on tap at the brewpub. Dry. roasted cocoal aroma with some mild grapefruity bitter hoppiness present as well. Mostly opaque dark brown color with a small tan head. Slight sweet start, turning very roasted, chocolatey with some coffee notes. Very rich and silky. Nice smooth finish with some mild hopped bitter finish. Pleasant.
ClarkVV (3545), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 11, 2005 On draught at the brewpub 4/9/2005. I enjoyed that they proudly served this without nitrogen. Small greyish-beige head, rapidly dissipating, above a dark brown-black body. Aroma is quite good for a style which usually has trouble mounting much of an aroma, especially out of a convex glass in a brewpub. Licorice, mocha, sweet chocolate and light caramel, with a strong sense of vanilla beans. Flavor is fairly strong initially, with chewy choco-vanilla notes, turning in to light coffee and a lightly chewy caramel and barley malt flavor on the end. No hops and low carbonation, but enough to add some decent texture. Not overly watery, one of the least watery I have tried of the style, anyways. Another sample of this proved to be somewhat less enjoyable, as I drank the whole pint. Perhaps the chocolate just got a little boring and there is no yeastiness. Still a very enjoyable beer, and probably my favorite of the seven I tried while there.
Lubiere (3123), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Oct 16, 2004 April 2004. Dark brown colour with very little aroma, faint chocolate and roastiness, with maybe vanilla. Dry chocolate powder in water. Very watery and bland....Evans dilutes its beers or what?
Eyedrinkale (3076), Beer Town, New York, USA
Jul 25, 2004 Almost black color with medium head from a growler. Big malt aroma along with sweet chocolate. Taste is just like the aroma. Full bodied without the chocolate overtaking everything else. A bit of hop bitterness and coffee. Medium bodied and very drinkable.
MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apr 29, 2004 Dry fruity roastiness in the body of a cola water...I have no idea why they call this a stout since the color is not even close to black, the body is not even close to that of a stout (even a light at that) and the malt gives off but a little roastiness...Almost a bad schwarzbier...
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