Le Corsaire Davy Jones Stout

Brewed by Microbrasserie Le Corsaire
Style: Stout
Lévis, Canada

Drank at there pub September 27, 2009, on tap (20 oz). Dark brown, thin beige head. Aroma of chocolate coffee. Taste of light espresso, slightly watery, bitter sweet chocolate finish. it’s shame it’s watery!

En fût. Verre de dégustation directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Forte odeur de café avec une pointe chocolatée. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café torréfié avec une pointe de chocolat et de caramel. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de torréfaction en arrière goût. (Rating #2609)

Sample tray. Black. Nitro head. Black coffee with a hint of chocolate. Light body. Creamy. Huge coffee flavour. Guinness without the sourness?

My Bottom Line:
This generous coffee-infused Stout knew how to please with its roasty espresso notes, cozy mouthfeel and well-levelled bitterness. A very drinkable and flavorful pint of Stout, this was.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A creamy sheet of foam decorates the nitroed blackness.
-This recipe must be different from what Lubière had (I presume) since there was an addition of espresso coffee and red cocoa in mine.
-Although coffee is present throughout in the flavor profile, it knows its boundaries and never overwhelms.
-Chocolate is shy but present.
-The nitrogenated mouthfeel is comfy because there is substance within.

On tap at the brewpub.

A deep dark stout with a thin moka head. A rather buttery aroma with waxy notes, caramel. In mouth, sweet chocolate and coconuts, light burned toasts. Coconut is off-putting, vegetable and cloying. Tasted at brewpub, August 2 2008.