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Mackeson XXX Stout

Mackeson XXX Stout - Sweet Stout

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Sweet Stout

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9553.72/5.03.71/5.04.9%95.4English pint
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Editor’s Note: This is a higher alcohol version of the British Mackeson Stout. Brewed chiefly in the United States by Boston Beer Co. at their Cincinnati location (the old Hudepohl brewery). Also brewed at the Carib Brewery in St. Kitts for the eastern Caribbean market.
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 Fratto (662), Arlington, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Six pack. Tastes like brown sugar and chocolate. Nice flavor, great aroma, thick head.


 drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 26, 2009  
Nice and roasty but goes down smooth from the sweetness. Deep black with a nice brown head. Decent stuff.


DrPiva (90), Alabama, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Tasted maybe 150 times - as you can tell I love this beer. The best sweet stout you can buy. A milk stout within the sweet family. Great roasted flavors, pours dark black with a brown head. Sweet, with roasted malt flavors. Not at all bitter an a great finish


 Travlr (694), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 18, 2009  
Tasted in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. Dark and full bodied, background of nuts and malt. Not bad.


emoore0024 (25), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jul 1, 2009  
excellent beer. Pour dark with brown head. Sweet carmel flovor. Top 5 stout.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
***Re-reviewed, April 26, 2009 with a bottle that was brewed in the Caribbean*** Better already. Fresher aroma that is thick and a blend of nuts and chocolate with some unknown aroma that is new to me - one that is a bit strange but I’m not about to let it kill me. Huge deep brown head that is very creamy, lasts forever and leaves wonderful lacing. Similar in taste as the previous review but with more dark, strong flavours, a bit of wood and a longer bitter finish. No issues with thinness this time - this sucker is full bodied without question. Still very sweet, a burnt sugary sweet. A fine brew indeed. Old review was 3.5

Black brew. Deep brown crown that lasts for a decent ammount of time leaving random messy lacing. Nice rich smelling brew. Rich, rich, sweet chocolate that does not overpower everything else, roasted malts and maybe a weak nut quality. Early but faint alcohol is detectable. Actually, the aroma is making my mouth water. Thick flavour that has a very well blended combo of rich roasted malts, chocolate and underneath all that I think I’m finding green apples. Comes across tart and maybe a bit thinner than I thought it would be. I can taste a bit of woodiness after considerable warming...the sweetness really comes out near the finish. Medium bodied. Smooth on the mouth with a minimal ammount of bitterness for aftertaste. It’s a really good beer right out of the gate but tails off enough to make it no more than second or third place to better beers. Probably worth a higher mark but it just did not finish strong.


 GranvilleTim (465), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Black pour with brown head. Roasted malt, chocolate, sweet aroma. You get the sweetness and roasted malt at the same time during the first sip. The roasted malt flavor lingers on afterward. It almost has a smoked flavor to it. Very nice. It laces the glass nicely.


 JCB (1713), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 15, 2009  
12oz from a trade on BA - thanks, Keith! Been absolutely forever since I’ve had this one and it’s pretty decent I have to say. Soft nose of chocolate and molasses, and faint roasted malts. The beer looks handsome enough, with a thick consistency, but the mouthfeel isn’t quite able to deliver the promise here, and could be heftier. Slightly sweet notes at the very beginning, then a long bitter unfurling of the flavors. Slight burnt flavor in the finish, but pretty nice overall.



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