Northern Lights Stellar Stout

Brewed by Northern Lights Brewing Co.
Style: Sweet Stout
Spokane, Washington USA

Growler, thanks to BJ from Florida Micro. Pours thick black with a tan head, nice lacing. The nose on this is amazing. Coffee, roasty, chocolate, a little lactose, toasted grains. Flavor is sweet, malted chocolate, fruit, dates, rasininettes, and some sweetish tea finish. Smooth, fairly silky, lowish carbonation. Drinkable, lovely nose, the sweet tea in the flavor made it less enjoyable for me.

Growler, courtesy BJ from Florida Micro. Pours a translucent mahogany color with glints of crimson shining through. A foamy, tan head is quick to dissipate, settling in to a frothy edge and leaving minimal spotting behind on the glass. The aroma walks the line between sweet and roasty very well, staring with dark caramel and malted chocolate and transitioning to coffee roast. Some mild, lactic creaminess ties the two elements together. The flavor takes on a bit more of a fruity element, the prominent component being raisins covered in malted chocolate, with a creamy, milky note, and finishing with a mild coffee roastiness. Medium bodied, smooth, and silky, it drinks easy but finishes a little sticky. Pretty nice little session stout here. Tasty.

growler. Sweet milk chocolate on the nose, vanilla and coffee notes on the nose. Pours dark brown/black with a thin tan head. Smooth and sweet, light coffee up front with a little creamy vanilla, nice roastiness in the aftertaste. Very smooth and easy to drink!

Thanks to the Florida Micro Beverage guy for a taste from his growler. Nice aroma on this one. A lot of toast, thick roasted malts, raisins and coffee. The toasted grain comes through the most. Pretty strong aroma. Flavor is a little lighter. A little chocolate and, thanks to Beerlando, some raisins like a raisinette. Light mouthfeel and light flavor, but still good for a lighter stout.

It has a milky aroma and a rich, dark color. It has a pleasant malty flavor with a light bubbly texture.

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.