Hawkshead Organic Stout

Brewed by Hawkshead
Style: Stout
Kendal, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Pours an opaque black with big light brown coloured head that very slowly dissolves and leaves lace all up the glass. Aroma is roasted malts, metallic, some peat, and some cocoa. Flavour is metallic, roasted malts, dry dark malt bitterness mixed with mild hop bitterness that lingers, and light cocoa. This was on sale so I thought I’d try it out.

Light black pour, creamy off-white/tan head. Smell is light cocoa, roasted malt, light peat, metal, light caramel. Flavor is dry. It is roasty, metallic, minerally, with a nice mild and pleasant bitterness, English hops in the finish. A delicious and drinkable brew.

Bottle. Pours a non-thick but very dark brown color with a small off-white head. Nose is a little sour/bitter, but actually has a strong oatmeal smell. Taste is nice and malty, but with a hint of chocolate. OK, but not great.

Bottled. Poured medium-deep brown with a short-lived beige head. The aroma picked up sweet, toasted black malts, a pinch of honey, and some pretty good earthy character.. a little too sweet for my liking, but it was aiight. The flavor found similar stuff.. toasty, generic black malts, a touch of nutty/herbal character, and vanilla at the core, with light herbal bitterness and black roast around.. finished sweet with touches of rye bread and a hit of coffee. Lighter-bodied with adequate carbonation on the palate.. roasty and a bit generic, but it was decently-constructed, and it was a smooth drinker.

Bottled@chriso. Deep ruby colour, big fluffy beige head. Aroma is oatmeal, mild roast, some liquorice and mild toffeeish and malty notes. Flavour is roasted malts, liquorice, some slight raisins and mild ashes.

Poured out an almost black brew with a colossal light brown cap that left a total disaster in my glass. Mild roast aroma, light oatmeal, milk, dry, nothing else. Another straight forward beer by hawkshead but this time is not as good. Simple yet lacking. Some oatmeal, actually more than that, kind of rich and dry, creamy taste, mellow roast and a light nondescript fruit. Finishes smooth and quiet. Not bad but I’ll take the Brodie’s Prime over this any day.

5th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Very dark brown beer, just about clear. Softish dry palate. Very lightly smoky malt. Smooth if a bit dry. More Porter than Stout. Tasty but light.

AROMA:some fruitiness with roast malt and candy sugar on the nose APPEARANCE: Black with a creamy tan head that fades fast. Good lacing TASTE:Big roasty malt flavour with a sweet taste at the tend reminiscent of candied fruit. PALATE: full bodied with a creamy slickness.soft carbonation, astringent roast malt finish. OVERALL: a big stout with a fair amount of complexity, yet still stops a bit short of greatness. Very good.

500ml bottle pours a dark brown color with a finger and a half of creamy light brown head which left some nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is roasted malts and a bit of chocolate and coffee. Taste is roasted malt bitterness and chocolate and coffee with a bit of hops thrown in the mix. A very tasty stout, smooth and easy to drink.

[500ml bottle, The Bottle, York] Black with a cream-coloured head. Lovely deep malty aroma - very rich and roasty, some dark chocolate on the nose. Creamy mouthfeel, sweet vanilla on the palate before the roasted malt comes out in spades. At only 4.5% I could drink this all day - lovely [01112011]