Flying Monkey Four Finger Stout

Bottle - big, strong roasted coffee nose. I find that stouts and porters are difficult to separate, they all look fairly similar. This one is nice - quite black with a medium brown head. Flavor has plenty of roasted malt. Is quite dry with roast in the finish. Palate is maybe a touch thin, but not overly so. Really enjoyed this one!

Bouteille de 12 oz dégustée en compagnie de Dmac621, Dickinsonbeer, Cathschlag et Glouglouburp. Arôme: Odeur de café et de chocolat. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un large col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de chocolat et de malts fumés. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #1231)

Name: Four Finger Stout
Date: 06/25/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

black, wispy tan head that is easily roused into a big head producing lots of drippy lace, dry roasted malt aroma with light dark chocolate character, rich dark chocolate flavor, plenty of roasted, light tartness, long dry roast finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

The label looked like Gerry Garcia playing a Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz. The beer pours a deep mahogany with a small tan head. Notes of sweet caramel malt, bitter coffee, smoke, and chocolate. Medium body. The flavor was bittersweet. An average beer.

Bottl. Poured a very thick black color. Aroma is smokey hint to it. Taste is coffe with smoke.

(Bottle) Trade with Ughsmash. Thanks for another tick through America’s Midwest. Pour a thin, beige head with an opaque body. Nose of strong molasses and coffee. Flavours of very smoked malt and mild unsweetened chocolate. I’m rather impressed - seems like a smoked porter on coffee wings. Very likable!

12-oz. Thanks, Theisti! Pours deep opaque black with a thin, grayish head. Decent lace. Humongous smoky nose, charred, a bit of anise. Lightish body, slightly fizzy, very forward smoke and char and anise on the attack--these flavors persist through the mid-palate. Kind of a hollow, ashy finish.

12oz bottle. Poured a dark black (with brown edges) and an averaged sized tan head. Aromas of roast, chocoalte, and light coffee. Tastes of roast and coffee. Tastes on the thin side. Body thin and watery.