3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Great example of what a stout should taste like, though I certainly prefer imperials. Mild carbonation in a rich, black pour - small, mocha head. Milk chocolate blends with bitter hops and a bit of roasted malts (though not so roasted as to bring out coffee notes). A great fallback when nothing more intriguing is available.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle thanks to swalden_28. pours black with a thin chocolate brown head. aroma of baking chocolate, dark roasts, and some dark fruits. flavor of burnt roasts and baking chocolate and some bitter. medium carbonation and body with a touch of dryness. a nice solid stout by pike!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at GABF 2008.
Pitch black coloured with a huge beige head.
Roasted aroma of coffee with notes of smoke and chocolate.
Roasted flavour of coffee, liquorice, hops and grape fruits.
Roasted and hoppy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX. Pours a deep black with tan head...Aroma of dark roast, faint dark fruit, baking chocolate. Flavor of dark roast, baking chocolate, nice bitter to complement. Mouth feel is heavy body, medium carbonation. Overall a good, strong stout.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle and on tap at Pike: Pours deep black with a light brown head. Mocha, smoke, chocolate and roast in the nose. Full roasty flavor, dark cocoa, espresso, coffee, chocolate and a slightly charred finish - which isn’t ashy. Light caramel sweetness. Full, round and creamy with moderate carbonation. My favorite Pike beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
black pour with a deep caramel head. deep notes of coffee with roasted malts and a big hint of chocolate. wow that’s quite smooth and the flavors are mostly coffee with a finish of chocolate. very impressive stuff right here. glad to have a stout like this available in TX now.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle, black pour with very thin brown head, nose is malty fruit, flavors of cocoa, coffee and mostly prunes and raisins, finish is strong and lingering, good stout
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 10, 2008 (Dry-hopped version from Brouwer’s Hopfest ’08) Interesting attempt. The addition of hops mellows the malt and smoke but doesn’t amount to much pine/floral in the taste, more so on the nose and finish. A bitter stout.
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