Flossmoor Station 11

pours black, frothy tan head. the nose is mostly medicinal alcohol, with some smokiness and fruit. flavor is whiskey, fruit and some woodiness from the barrel. sweet fruity finish (which knocks it down a point or two in my view). the more i drank it, hte more the sweetness cloyed.

my home brewpub ==> <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/flossmoor-station-restaurant-&-brewery/234/> Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

On tap at the 2007 GTMW: Pours an opaque black with a full, airy frothy tan head. Lightly sweet milk chocolate aroma has some nice oaky bourbon notes. Body starts with a mild earthy dark malty sweetness, a hint of light fruity tartness and vanilla oaky bourbon toward a smooth, dark chocolatey finish. A pretty interesting and enjoyable beer.

tap at FoBAB 07. smells like gin and chalk. yuck! a bit thin. i like it insofar as it’s what ive been looking for in a raspberry RIS, but it doesn’t fully make it.... i didn’t realize while drinking or rating it’s meant to be a milk/sweet stout. so i’ll give it back a couple points on palate/overall.

FoBAB 2007: As good as the FS 10 was this was just another in a line of disappointing beers. So much so I apologized to Andrew at the fest for my ratings.

Pitch black with a minimal head or lace. Oh no, the dreaded green apple (Acetaldehyde flaw) appears on the nose. I found some fig, chocolate, herbal and grassy notes too.

While I found no raspberry in the aroma there was a nice twang on the palate with a layer of sweet chocolate and vanilla beans in support. The finish is a tad boozy and oaky. The mouth feel is sticky but thin, aggressive and warming. Just could not get into this but would like to see if it improves in the future.

Had it at the Goose Island Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer. Good raspberry flavor, but the beer didn’t seem as a hearty of a Stout as I would have liked. I think it could have been a lot heavier, but very good anyway.