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Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout

Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout

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A Stout brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
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3043.68/5.03.67/5.06%89.3 English pint P  Stats

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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 checkmatei1 (222), Willow Grove, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20

May 2, 2008  
Bottle from Beer Club: Poured a deep dark brown, almost black with not much head. The aroma was roasted malts, some caramel. The flavor was rich and smooth, espresso and dark chocolate. Overall, a really good Stout.

 elihapa (200), Hawaii, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 17, 2008  
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.


 timsilvia32 (116), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
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.


 pint_size (1001), Austin, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/511/20
Jul 12, 2008  
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.


 dwyerpg (1990), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Nice black color, tan head. Flavor is good. A bit creamy, with some sweetness to it. Rich but flavorful. Impressed.


 nearbeer (1101), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 30, 2008  
12 oz. Black with a two finger, creamy and lasting head. Aromas of coffee, caramel, cocoa, raisins, and spicy dried wood. Flavor is coffee, dates, cocoa, spicy hickory, piquant herbs and slight sour cream. Lots of coffee, cocoa and oak on the dry finish. Medium body is lightly tingly, a tad watery, soft and dry.




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