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Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout

Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout - Stout

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Mad River Brewery
Style: Stout

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3723.66/5.03.64/5.06%93English pint
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Commercial Description:
A black opaque ale with rich creamy roasted malt character and a very mild hop complement. This beer may look a little scary but take a sip and you'll see why this Extra Stout can convert even lite beer drinkers to Stout lovers. A unique flavor profile that starts with a slight coffee flavor and finishes with a hint of roasty chocolate. Try a pint with a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream. This beer is a favorite as a compliment to any dessert or as a hearty breakfast drink.
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 junon (210), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Rich? Yes. Creamy? Yep. Black? Yup. Scary? Yeh. BUT! It really does hide the alcohol well. Smooth drinking with this one. I only really get the alcohol in the after taste.


 thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/104/514/20
Jan 28, 2008  
This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized brown colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a opaque no visible carbonation dark brown colored body and a fair lacing. The mild aroma was roasted malt and dark malt. The smooth mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish with a mellow hoppy aftertaste. The mild flavor contained notes of roasted malt. A decent one that I would consider buying again.


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 28, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
Bottle. Pours black as night with a thin, quickly dissolving tan head. Some lacing, but it’s gone in a heartbeat. Smells of muted caramel and chocolate, milk, eggs, and oranges. Flavor is rich chocolate, roasted coffee, watermelon, raisins, strawberries, nuts. Squishy and nougaty in the mouth, with a watery finish. So far the three Mad River beers I’ve had have been very drinkable.


 tronraner (1906), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark black with nice tan head. The aroma is rich, sweet chocolate with a bit of a coffee note, toffee, and some granola bars. The flavor is chocolatey at first, then gets a roasty bitterness. There’s a hint of cherry there for a second, then a prickly acidity takes over. The finish is clean and slightly sweet. Not bad at all.


 radagast83 (1273), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 26, 2008  
No need for the extra moniker, but good. Pours a pitch black color with a small brownish head. The aroma is sweet coffee, chocolates, and roasted malts. The flavor is coffee, chocolate, and malts. A great standard stout that I could return to frequently.


 Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of chocolate as well as medium notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of roasted malt and medlum notes of chocolate. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 15, 2008  
Bottle. [Great two day tasting session @ Papsoe] Small creamy brown head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Pitch black color. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt. Light notes of berries. Over the palate Nice roasted feel and burned bitterness. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation and light thick texture. Moderated sweet and bitter flavor. Roasted malty and bitter chocolate finish. Nice Stout.


 KimJohansen (6676), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 14, 2008  
[Bottle @ Papsoe] Black with medium brown head. Roasted malt hits the nose with chocolate and liquerice to follow. Flavor is somewhat sweet with roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Nice.



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