Lakefront Snake Chaser Irish Stout

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

So I went on the "Brewery tour" at Lakefront today and was suprised to see this beer, as it was new to me (and obvisly to RateBeer as I just added it). It was damn tasty, so I had 2 pints of it (needeed one to wash down the bad Pumpkin beer).

(02.18.06) Sampled at FebFest ’06, Libertyville, IL. Pours brown-black with tiny off-white head and no discernable carbonation. Roasted malt aroma. Medium bodied stout that starts dry with tiny malt sweetness and dried fruit (prune?)/expresso/roasted malt flavors. Finishes dry with roasted malt flavor and bitterness fade. Flavorful and smooth. A very good dry stout.

not worth much at all.... hardly any aroma and very carbonated on the palate.... kinda tangy or sour. just not that good.... probably the worst stout I’ve ever had.

Bottle.Pours with a black color and not much of a head. Bodys too thin for a dry stout. Aromas of roasted malts. Flvors of coffee and a bit of hoppy bitterness. Not too impressed by this one.

12oz bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours an opaque black body with a half inch of tan head. Smells roasty, with hints of coffee, chocolate, and a suggestion of date. Tastes roasty - baker’s chocolate and coffee along with nut toward the finish. Medium to full mouthfeel with moderate carbonation that helps keep this an easy drinker. One of the tastiest dry stouts I’ve had thus far. I’m impressed.

hmmm .. not a lot to work on from my notes. This was deep into the night in my marathon session .. a bit thin and straight forward brew. Some roastness, sugar and some tiny mocha in the finish .. blend

12 oz bottle served in a shaker pint. Poured a nice dark brown with a 1/2" beige head. So far so good. Then I stuck my nose in the glass. This stuff smells like nasty sweaty feet. Not to be driven off, I then took my first sip, sour, metallic, fetid, rotten, etc. I can no longer say I’ve never met a stout I didn’t like. I did drink the whole thing. I’m a trooper if nothing else, cheap too. I have another one too! Trades anyone. All kidding aside, I noticed that I am the 7th bad rating in a row. Maybe a bad batch out there?

Opaque dark brown, thin beige head, nonexistent lace. Figgy malt aroma. Flavor is more roasted, dark chocolate, licorice, coffee. Balanced bittersweet.. Medium to full body, yet very quaffable.