Pike XXXXX Stout

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: Stout
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

The aroma is burnt and malty with coffee, chocolate, and molasses. The appearance is dark brown with a tan head. The taste is like the aroma with an incredibly bitter finish. The palate is typical for a stout. Overall the beer is interesting but not that great, just average.

Bottle with many thanks to changeup45. Pours black with tan head. Nose is heavily roasted chocolate malts and coffee grounds. Taste is burnt chocolate malts, coffee grounds and smoke.

Roasted aroma, which itself is not very impressive. The flavor however, is complex and exceptional. There is sweet malt and roasted grain. Considerable smoke. Fairly thick on the palate and undercarbonated. Quite good.

A pitch black pour with creamy tan head and lace. Large roasted malt aroma with light chocolate and coffee. An almost licorish hint with a medium malt bitter and a bit of nice warmth. Medium/full bodied with very nice carbonation.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2006 OK Pike your back on track now. This was what I am looking for in a Stout. Black and huge roastyness. I loved the overall flavor and you just got this one right. The body I needed a fork to finish. Hello awesome Stout in my book.

12 oz bottle, 05-06 vintage, via acertain. Pours a thick black, almost motor oil in color. Small but attractive chocolate brown head that faded to a thin ring quickly. Aroma is burnt, roasted, and chocolate malts, raisons, coffee, a touch of alcohol, and a dry yeast character. Flavor is burnt malt, coffee, and chocolate. Finish is very dry with a little astringency and bitterness. Very good length to the finish. Full bodied with an oily texture up front fading to a drying finish. Minimal fine bubbled carbonation. A pretty awesome beer, very near the top of the heap for regular stouts.

Deep pitch black coloured body, even when held to the light - nothing gets through. Hardly any head - some minor bits of tan head on top though. Aroma of fresh hops up front, roasted malt, chocolate, a touch of coffee and even some cherries and a touch of milk. Rich full-bodied; Deep chocolate flavours, roasted malt, anise and drying hops are all very noticeable. Aftertaste shows a lot of burnt sugar flavours, drying hops, some alcohol and a good dark chocolate ~70% cacao flavour. Overall, a nice beer and a solid stout - on the border of too much, but this is just about right! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 25-May-2010, sampled at home in Washington on 06-June-2010.

Bomber bonus from SuzyGreenberg. Pours Black with a very nice stable tan head. Sweet Chocolate nose with lots of malt. Taste is malty bitter and roasted. With lots of dark smoky coffee. Pretty nice.