Monte Carlo Silver State Stout

Bottled. Poured medium-deep brown with an explosive cap of tan head.. I’m talkin’ 3/4 of the glass worth. The aroma was soft and dusty with dry chocolate, raw oats, and light dark fruit skins represented.. pleasant enough, but it seemed a touch off. The flavor had dry, somewhat abrasive chocolate and dark fruits on the core surrounded by herbal and spicy notes.. the finish had a drawn-out, ugly, tacky sourness that attached to chocolate that didn’t have much character to it.. kept going downhill the longer I drank it. A bit shy of medium-bodied, and it didn’t feel too good on the palate. Meh.

Date: 01/06/2000
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

black, fine tan head, slightly sweet roasted malt aroma, creamy roasted malt flavor, coffee hints, slight bitterness, rich to the very end

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draft at the casino. Nice appearance but there was something missing that I can’t quite ID. The taste just seemed slight with a thin mouthfeel.

Nice and dark, coffee in the aroma and flavor. Not too dry, just a fairly decent coffe stout. Not something I like in my stout too much, but this one was okay.

On tap at the Monte Carlo. Dark mahogany beer with a foamy light brown head. The roasted grain nose had hints of malted milk balls. Dusty chocolate flavors with some berry sweetness, roasted grains and an almost maple flavor. Lightish for a stout.