Hakim Stout

Brewed by Harar Beer Factory
Style: Foreign Stout
Harar, Ethiopia

Bottle at Queen Sheba in Sacramento, CA. Very hazy dark amber color with a slight beige/tan head. Sweetish caramel aroma. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is like medium dark fruit (raisin/fig/?) and darkish caramel; more sweet than dry. More like a Beglian ale than like the typical stout. Also brings Mongozo to mind. Finishes towards dry with very light bitter. Glad I had it.

From bottle pours like a cola, with a stale and sweet aroma. Body so thin it tastes like the second running of a mild brown ale with a hint of pancake syrup added. Goes great with tebs.

Bottle at Ethiopian restaraunt. Intersting pour, looked like an English mild or light brown ale. Hmmm funked out chewy raisiny maltyness which is loaded with flavor, albeit a perplexing one. Not sure what to think about it, the interesting flavor (not quite tasty) was certainly more powerful than expected and while I may not try this one again, I am glad I tried it.

Bottle... Poured like a diet soda... clear brown and very bubbly with a thin head that diminished immediately. Caramel, malty aroma. Lots of carbonation in the palate. Tasted like a black and tan. Dark, roasted malts but light and lagerish towards the finish. I little burn there in the aftertaste.

(Bottle) Aroma caramelly, a little bit of roast, malty. Some bitterness, a little hops. Slightly creamy. Surprisingly complex. The carbonation is very flat. My only complaint is that it’s a little too sweet for my tastes, and flat. Besides this, though, I am really surprised by this one. I like it very much. It went well with Ethiopian food--strong and interesting enough to not be overpowered by the other rich, complex flavors.

Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, some touches of sweetness. Tastes sweet and chocolatey with a lactic milky finish.

V - Dark amber, light brown color with a cream and a nice head. A - deep malt character with caramel and a sweet sweet smell. T - malty caramel with an overly sweet taste. P - Aftertaste of oat.

Deep brown with a fading head. Sweet nose. Thin, strange, sweet. Odd. Thin. Sickenling sweet.