Lakefront Fuel Cafe

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Date: 07/24/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

black, big tan head, lots of fine lace, roasted malt aroma and flavor, touch of tartness, good coffee character, lacking
-------- /> Date: 02/25/2006
Source: blind coffee stout tasting

black, good fine tan head, light sweet chocolate aroma, light floral hops, touch of coffee in the aroma, thin body, light roasted flavor, touch of bitterness, flavorless

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

Picked up a single bottle at Murray’s in Whitefish Bay Wisconsin. Pours an opaque near black brew with a thick tan head that quickly dissolves to a tan ring. Aroma of dark roasted malt, some bittersweet coffee, and a touch of sour cherry. Taste is full bodied, some carbonation with a dark malt and coffee flavor. Finish is slightly bitter with a more malt than coffee aftertaste.

Nice roasted coffee nose, but the flavor fails to deliver what the aroma promised. Flat and watery palate, lifeless in the carbontaion that traps the flavor from being released. Coffee flavor is there in the finish, but not as lively as the aroma, has more of a bland coffee taste that quickly fades. I’ve had to many good full flavored coffee stouts to really enjoy this one, although not a bad beer, it really just doesn’t do anything to stand out.

Fizzy soda-pop like carbonation, thin watery appearance and hardly anything on the nose. Sad and lifeless on the palate. Some slight acidity and sourness lead me to believe that an infection is just starting to take over. I can’t believe how watery this is? I really have to go searching deep for any aroma or flavours of anything that resembles coffee. They say five specialy grain were used, but how can anyone tell with such a small amount used? I find myself leaning towards depression with each sip of this I take. Come on Russ you can do better than this!

12oz bottle. Black pour, small tan head that quickly recedes and leaves a brown ring around the edge of the beer. Notes of coffee, cocoa, dark malts, dark fruits, some booze and sugar. Flavors are the same, adding some cream and a touch of watery stale coffee. Thin to medium bodied, sticky palate, soft carbonation. FInish is watery, medium in length, then a nice amount of roast at the very end. Meh.

looks nice with a large creamy brown head and a black body with lots of lacing. aroma could be more robust but has some coffee notes and chocolate. creamy palate with some sweet milk chocolate and a bitter biting coffee presence. thin palate. finishes too quick for a stout. too much raw coffee notes. not sweet.

Sharp, creosote, plummy fruit, chocolate and char aroma. Opaque brown-black beer with a big spongy dark tan head that collapses. Hmm... earthy tasting, watery feeling, loses carbonation. Some green nuts, medium-light tartness. FInishes fairly quickly and doesn’t cling. Needs work. Thanks to PorterPounder for the trade.

Dark brown with light brown foamy head. Subtle roasted chocolate coffee aroma. Was expected something stronger from the name. Nice solid flavor though. Chocolate coffee, bittersweet, smooth, medium bodied, finishes dry, not too shabby but kind of thin for a stout.