3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours jet black, very bubbly head. Coffee, smoke. Little hoppy, bitter finish. A smooth, sweet stout
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black with creamy tan head. Lots of roasty toasty chocolate. Pretty mild nose overall. Medium body. Flavors of licorice, coffee, chocolate, and smoke. Well done, but not my bag.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours pitch black with a large, fluffy, milk chocolate colored head. Smells strongly of chocolate and has touches of coffee. Tastes of chocolate, almost exclusively. Full-bodied with a smooth texture and soft mouth-carbonation, Pike XXXX Stout finishes bittersweet.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap @ brewpub. Dark brown appearance with a brown head. Roasty, espresso, somewhat nutty, dark malty nose. Creamy mouth feel. Somewhat bitter roasty, espresso flavor. Pretty tasty.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 650ml (from brewery, sampled at home)
Dark opaque black color, good creamy brown head, some lace. Strong roasted malty aroma. Medium to full bodied. Roasted malty flavor with salty licorice. Peat/tar notes. Long roasted aftertaste. Well-brewed, balanced strong stout, but perhaps too dry to get really top score in my list.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Thanks to Vertical Bacon Strips for this world class beer!) The look : Black in color with a big brown head. The nose : Wow! Roasted coffee beans, smoke, dark chocolate, vanilla and burnt notes. Definitly some fruity hops. The taste : Dark malts and coffee, caramel and Belgian chocolate. Truly a real pleasure! The mouthfeel : Wonderful(l) body. Smooth carbonation with a perfect oily texture. The finale : Roasted and hoppy, piney notes and great coffee beans. The appreciation : An outstanding stout!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bouteille (merci Patrick) Visuel: Liquide noire comme une nuit sans lune, mousse brune durable. Olfactif: Nez de poisson fumé, chocolat. Gustatif: Le liquide est huileux, la texture est grasse, les saveurs sont prononcées de café grillé. Résumé: Un bon stout, gras et imposant. 7/10
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. To paraphrase the old Folgers’ commercial, ’we took this man’s beer and replaced it with used motor oil’. Pours about as black and oily as I’ve ever seen a stout pour. No head, just a light ring. Nose is coffee, cocoa, and an incongruous floral note -- lavender? Flavor is strongly mocha and coffee, almost but not quite burnt; mouthfeel is lighter than I expected given the pour. It’s good, but let’s be honest; in stouts, you have to be great to stand out.
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