Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout

Pours an inky black with a two finger creamy mocha tan head. The nose was a bit roasty, chocolaty, some coffee, sweet, light tobacco, rich. The flavor was choclaty, some bitter coffee, light alcohol, sweet, moderate bitterness. Very full and smooth mouthfeel. Very very tasty stout.

Deep brown pour with a thick foamy tan head that lasts. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, molasses and licorice. Nice flavor as well, definate chocolate malts and coffee, with some dark fruit I didn’t pick up in the aroma. A very good 2 buck brew!

Dark brown pour with a rocky tan head. Molasses and coffee on the nose. Roast, coffee, chocolate, and cream. Decent beer

Nice dark brown/black pour wtih a simple brown head. Aroma is heavy on chocolate, coffee and booze wtih a hit of pure cane syrup. Flavor is very good, chocolate, roastiness, coffee and the beer is very creamy on the tongue. Well done.

Pours syrupy thick dark chocolate with a brown head. Aroma is rich of semisweet chocolate, bourbon, coffee, and molasses. Quite enticing! Palate is creamy smooth, softly carbonated, and mouth-coating. Reminded me of Brooklyn’s Black Chocolate Impy Stout. Flavor of brown sugar, coffee, chalky ash, and malt. Starts fairly sweet, ends with some slowly revealed bitter flavors. A down side: for me the prickly carbonation disrupted the pristine creaminess of the beer. Overall, I really enjoyed this one, and found its attributes to be fairly unique.

Pours black/brown., tan head. Grains/oats in the nose. Pretty smooth going down, mocha, coffee, chocolate. Pretty clean finish. Could have more hops, maybe more like a milk stout. Not bad at all.

6-25-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to Ibrew2or3
Dark black pour with a watery tan head. Smell is super sweet pecans - almost sugary sweet. Flavor is mostly off fruits that aren’t too enjoyable. Overall, not great.

Nice black color, tan head. Flavor is good. A bit creamy, with some sweetness to it. Rich but flavorful. Impressed.