3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Super smooth and malty, not the heaviest stout I’ve had. Less creamy than most porters, with a super rich dark color and dry crisp finish. Is pretty accessible for a stout- I’d give this to my girlfriend and she’d probably be into it.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle into glass, black pour with brown head, aroma of matellic fruit, taste is a light offe some mocha, pretty alright stout overall nice clean finish
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A more robust in flavor beer than guinness but lacks the subtleties of a typical dry stout.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle picked up at The Grapevine
Appearance: Dark brown with a small beige head and light lacing
Aroma: Dark malts and instant chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts and chocolate
This was ok, but mild and thin
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Has a metallic aftertaste. Head dissipates way too quickly. Not as good as expected. I forced this "Black Hawk Down".
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a near black color with a moderate tan head. Nose does have a dry element to it, with some toasting in there. Taste has some nice roasting on the back end, but is very dry and slightly bitter. Fairly light, too.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Black pour with very luttle head. Licorice/anise on the nose with a faint hint of chocolate. Indistinct flavor, and somewhat thin palate. Finishes dry with a bit of astringency.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. A nice crisp, hoppy Stout. This is sort of a proto-Black IPA, with its oily specialty malt body and crisp hop bitterness. Relatively tame by todays standards, a pretty decent West Coast dark beer. Doughy chocolate with a hint of resinous mint. OK.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle pours an opaque dark brown with smal vanishing tan head and little lacing. Aroma has lots of figs and prunes, some chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is sweet with a dry but short finish. Body is light for a stout. Carbonation is average and mouthfeel is creamy. An average stout which I probably won’t try again.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Chocolate. Dark black. Thick head. Burnt. Decent. Hint of Vanilla. Nice standard stout.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
12 ounce bottle- pours out a semi-translucent brown with a weak tan head. Aroma was fig or prunes. Taste was watery with a weak malt flavor. Palate was thin to nonexistent. So far Mendocino is batting .000 with Fat Tony.
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