Grassroots Nighthawks At The Diner

Grassroots Brewing
Formerly brewed at Fanø Bryghus
Style: Stout
Greensboro Bend, Vermont USA

Serve in English pint

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Unmarked bottle @ Christmas tasting on 28 December 2010. Didn’t have a name at the time. Thanks to Ryan for providing and to Jan & Charlotte for bringing it over. Very dark - almost black, tinged with red. Roasty and fairly dry. Soft coffee and cocoa powder in equal measure. Quite rich and deep mouthfeel but very drinkable too. Hit the spot nicely.

Draught @ Gastropub Nordic. Rated on 13.04.2011
Aroma is rather roasted with coffee, some chocolate and hints of peat. Flavour is very roasted too. It has coffee, chocolate, some peat and hints if licorice. Feels a bit too dry though and has harsh bitterness in the aftertaste. Good stuff still.

Pours dark brown with a tiny brown head. Aroma is sweet chocolate, mocha, roasted malts, nuts and deep caramel. Taste is has that sweet liquorice, some roasted bitterness, creamy rye feel, coffee, nuts, chocolate and molasses.

Fad: Sortbrun øl hvor der kan skimtes lidt lys igennem. Duften er let ristet og meget mokka, hvilket tyder godt for smagen, som da også sidder lige i skabet. Masser af kaffe med en behagelig humling der gør at den søde kaffe ikke bliver for meget. Meget let ristet.

Pours brown with an espresso. Brown head. Aroma: roasted, chocolate, nutty, light soy/salty, earthy, some coffe notes, liquorice, dusty, Taste: hard roasted, chocolate. Liquorice. Salmiak, decent mouth feel despite the low abv, smooth. molasses, earthiness, some malty sweetness. Floral notes, roasted bitterness, quite dry,

Keg at CBC, London. Pours brown with a tan head. Good roasty aroma with hints of ashes. Medium sweet flavor, some faint rubber, burnt malts, good roasted malts. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Faintly warming finish, good roast character, some baking cocoa. Very good.

Keg at Craft. Black with small beige head. Aroma is very much coffee, dark malts, oaty and boozy. Taste a a touch bitter and has a little bit of coffee liqueur about it with milky/creamy coffee elements too. Has a nice liveliness in the mouth, and a lovely bitter finish.

Draught @ BQ, Milano. Somewhat surprising to find in Milano, served from hand-pump no less. Pitch black with a small brown-ish head, leaving a very nice lacing. The nose has a lot of roasted malts, some licorice, but not very much hops. Slick mouth-feel (hello oats) with small carbonation. Taste has some coffee, some background chocolate, a some light sweetness. Nicely balanced if rather dry. There’s also an almost sour tinge I couldn’t really pin down. But all in all, and nice one.

A Sim rate (on keg at the Craft): Smokey, roasty aroma with a bit of licquorice and coffee. Tastes similar with an aftertaste that keeps going for ages. Bitter chocolate, malt & roasted coffee. Really lovely and a perfect first Friday night beer!

Draft @ Delirium Hoppy Room. Couleur brune claire, mousse beige. Note de fruits noir avec une sorte de note acerbe qui se présente au nez et au palais. Je ne sais pas si cela vient du but de cette bière ou alors une forme d’oxydation. Delirium m’a dit que c’était le 2ieme fut qu’ils enlevaient à cause de cette présence en bouche. Je trouve cette présence agréable, donnant un côté de malt grillé, baies et figue et une touche de malt fumé. Levure aussi à noter.

Draught: Small light brown head/lacing on top of a black beer. Smell roasted malts/barleys, coffee, coffee beans and a hint of liquorice. Taste roasted malts, roasted barleys, roasted wood, coffee, hops, grass, bitter. Light coffee bitter aftertaste. Low carbo, medium to fuller body, watery texture and a soft mouthfeel.