 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
Oct 20, 2003
What a shame that brewery execs think they know more than the Brewmaster? I suspect the marketing pukes had a hand in this scam. After all, who "cold-lagers" an ale. A stout by definition is an ale and cannot be lagered. They put the same statement on their pale ale. What can I say that hasn't already been said? It's thin and I suspect it is simply a colored and flavored pilsner. The little brewery in Cold Spring, Minnesota makes this brand for grocery stores to sell as a proprietary brand but somewhere along the way they forgot that their first priority should be brewing authentic, high-quality beers that live up to their packaging. Sadly, this one doesn't. It didn't even fizz when I popped the top. Gluek / Cold Spring makes some decent beers under different labels but they should go back to the Brewmaster on this so-called stout.
Butters (574), Temporarily in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Didn’t really stand out to me. Solid vanilla and roasted notes in both aroma and flavor, but pretty weak and bland otherwise. Too thin bodied for a stout. Not horrible, not great
RblWthACoz (959), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Sep 8, 2007 Basically, I didn’t like anything about this brew. I thought it was supposed to be a stout. So why so light on the color? And the flavor? I didn’t really appreciate it as much as I had hoped. Everything fades off the palate within a second. With a labeling like "Vanilla Cream", there could be so many ways to go. Unfortunately, it doesn’t deliver anything I feel like it should.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 <b>Date:</b> 11/20/2002<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br />
<b>Source:</b> Kroger<br />
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Dark orange, whispy tan head, sweet malt aroma with lots of vanilla character, creamy body, sweet carmel malt flavor, touch of roasted malt, lots of vanilla in the finish, slightly cloying, what makes this a stout? label states ’cold lagered’ - maybe a stout lager? unigue<br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 9/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 6/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 10/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3.1/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> *4<br />
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<i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />
cking (756), North Canton, Ohio, USA
May 17, 2007 Rated 3/21/06: I normally rate a beer more on it’s own overall qualities rather than the qualities based on the respective style, but in this case I gotta rate lower for the simple reason that this beer is not even close to being a stout. If this beer was a dunkel I would have given it higher marks, although not much higher. Pours a darkish transparent amber color with a thick tan head. The head ultimately shrinks to a thin film, and there is moderate lacing. The aroma is sweet with an overly generous hint of vanilla. The mouthfeel is thin and slightly creamy. I enjoyed the flavor of this brew at first but it started to get weaker and nastier the more I drank. Although watered down the sweet malts and vanilla flavoring made their presence known. I would have prefered that the flavor be fuller and much maltier, that is where this beer falls short specfically for selling itself as a cream stout. For a stout it’s got some major issues.
stison42 (317), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 30, 2006 Dark brown, nearly black. Not much aroma. Slightly sweet. Not much flavor. Rather bland.
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