Taster - Northern Lights Brewing Co. - Spokane, WA
Aroma – Good dark malt aroma with a light hops backing.
Appearance – Dark Brown in color, thin head and clear.
Flavor – Good dark malt flavoring with coffee and chocolate coming out. This was a great beer.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, good texture with a dry finish.
Overall – I liked this stout it was fresh and wonderful loved the dark chocolate flavor.

On draught at the brewery. Aroma is roast malt forward with dark chocolate notes and a kind of milky sweetness. Appearance is to style being very dark brown with a well retained tan head. Flavor is sweet, grainy, roast malt forward with very light dark chocolate notes and dark dried fruit. Mouthfeel is medium/full bodied, has some roasted graininess and very low carb texture. Overall, a very smooth stout with some good complexity.

Fifth stop during the ABA Beer Tour ’07 in Spokane, Washington. Sampled on tap at the brewpub. Pours a near opaque dark brown brew with a tan head. Fast dissipating head and nice lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with a touch of coffee and flowery hops. Taste is medium bodied (almost brown ale-like) with very little carbonation. Finish is light with a roasted malt aftertaste.

Draft 10 oz glass at the brewpub for dessert: Too cold, first off. Reddish black and no head. Far too watery ... some light roastiness here but this doesn’t live up to the other beers here. Little to no character. Bad finish to the night at Northern Lights. (#2919, 5/18/2007)

Deep mahogany colors. Dark brown head. Smoky nose with some roast and a slight bitterness. Light chocolate in the flavors accompanied by bitter roast malts. Not much to the ending, but good, sort of.