3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap- Served a deep brown color with a thick tan head that fades to decent lacing. Aroma of coffee and chocolate with a hint of spice. Taste of dark chocolate and coffee with a nice bitterness and a dry finish. Full body, smooth and creamy. Nicely balanced. Nice easy drinker. This is a nice solid stout from a local brewer.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Comes out of the tap a rich opaque warm sable with a thick, fine-bubbled, almost Guinness-like light tan head that leaves some good lacing. Aroma has chocolate, coffee and smoky tones with a hint of licorice. Flavor is like mocha, quality coffee and chocolate with a smoky tone and hints of licorice and caramel. Texture is smooth, tingly and thick, leaving a satisfying finish. Let this one hammer you!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Serving: Draft at the brewpub. It pours black with slight ruby highlights. The nose is roasty with notes of coffee. Smooth body with an aggressive roasty bitterness. Lots of coffee and some dirt. Medium bodied. Definitely worth a try.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap at Tylers’ Apex. 5/15/11. Ok aroma, sweet, roasty, baking chocolate, oat. Blackish brown color, no head or lace. Bitter sweet flavor. Lite body, smooth creamy mouthfeel, dry finish. Nice stout, very dry, easy drinking, flavor came on strong, more so than aroma led on. Oat gave it a nice sweet streak.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Village Draft House, Raleigh. First beer from this brewery, and I enjoyed it. A better than average sweet stout, with a big creamy body, a silky mouthfeel, and a nice nose of soft mocha, dried roast coffee bean, and oatmeal. Flavor is much of the same, veering pleasantly between milkshake and dry cappucino. I had seconds on this one.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Malt and coffee in the aroma.
Dark with a small white head.
Strong malt in the taste. Fairly light on the palate.
Best if drunk fresh from the keg.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at brewpub. Almost black beer with nice tan head. Aroma is roasty, nice lacing and a full body flavor. Nice place to hang out
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours a tan head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is chocolate/roasty-dark malt, some earthy hops. Taste is chocolate/roasty/licorice/molasses-dark malt, secondary earthy hops.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Watch out Guiness! This is an amazing smooth and wonderful stout. The finish is long lasting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: December 29, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Drink Julie’s Beer
Appearance: black, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet roasted aroma, milky caramel sweetness
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, black coffee character, touch of bitter dark chocolate, caramel sweetness comes in to balance the bitterness from the heavy roast, little to no roasted malt astrengency, lasting bitter and roasted finish
Overall: a nice big winter stout
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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