Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout

A fine brew. Wasn’t expecting much here. Typical stout color. Small tan head. Left no lacing on the glass. Aroma of carmel, vanilla and malts. Flavor is more carmel and some dark chocolate and coffee. Thin mouthfeel, making this a very drinkable stout. Goes down quick. Thank you sir. May I have another?

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry and Blankboy, Blankboy’s bottle. Tar black, hints of brown, no head. Black forest cake aroma - rich and lovely. Rich, silk taste, but also thin and a little sour. Ok, started off great and sort of faded.

Thin Brownish head, Dark brownish/black. Caramel, roast, and chocolate in Aroma. Nice roasty coffee/chocolate notes in flavor. Fades to nice coffee finish. Pretty nicely balanced and not over thick on palate. Very enjoyable, not my favorite stout but is still pretty good.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry & tupalev -- my bottle courtesy of ross. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small light-brown head. Aroma: Whoa, that’s nice! Lots of dark fruit with sweet caramel malt, a little roastness and some chocolate and coffee. Flavour’s not as impressive but still very good: coffee and chocolate, roasted malt, a little nutty and a light bitter finish. Medium bodied. Easy to drink and enjoyable, I liked it.

Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy and tupalev, blankboy’s bottle. Thickly oily near black pour with a small creamy fairly dark brown small head. Rich thick nut-oil roast malt aroma - yeasty, sweet and nutty - someone was heard to say "black forest cake" - yes, hints of kirsch, ultimately dry. Taste - just average, really - slightly sour and thin, roast coffee/chocolate, thin hops, sour finish. Only average body, acidic and thin mouthfeel, weak finish. Smells awesome.

A nice dry and roasty stout that satisfies me on this coolish winter night. This stout typifies a dry mid-bodied stout. The finish is long and full of coffee and milk chocolate.

Bonus bottle via trade with stoutlover72. Pours an inky black color with a small dark brown head that pretty much settles out. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, burnt sugar. Flavor is just about the same, coffee, roasted malts, burnt sugar, bitter choclate. Palate is full bodied, oily, resinous, mildly carbonated. Very nice.

Bottle: Dark brown, near black pour with a smaller brown head. No real lacing to speak of. Aroma is mostly coffee with some chocolate tones and hints of roasted malts. Taste is a rich coffee with cocoa accents and some bittersweetness. There is another coffee/mocha kick right in the finish. Nice full bodied stout.