Pike XXXXX Stout

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

Serve in English pint

650ml bomber, 2009 edition, it is 7% alc. Pours into my American pint glass with a dark brown/black and only hints of light on the edges when held to light, it is very dark. The head looks nice and is caramally tan and leaves some nice lacing. It smells roasty, chocolatey, carmally, and fruity. There is a slight hop note to it but is is very faint. Taste has alot of coffee and bittersweet chocolate. It is dark and roasty, a good example taste-wise for this style. The mouthfeel is ok, a bit watery, then carbonated, but it is true to the British style of doing it. It is hugely drikable for the abv. Overall a great beer right here, not my fav style but this makes me enjoy it. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 02-25-2010 01:10:47

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.

bottle-pours almost pitch black with a dark cola appearance with a small tan fizzy head around the rim of the glass-big black licorice, anise and dark chocolate on the nose-not much roast. dank char flavors with lingering burnt notes with some milk chocolate/baking chocolate sweetness in there. however, as the beer warmed, it became more char-ish. body is mjedium and perfect for this beer. not a small stout but not an imperial-exactly how they advertise it! Overall, im pretty impresed but i would like to thy this one fresh.

Thanks to Skyveiw for sharing another tick off my want list. Nice brown body with roasted oatmeal nose. Similar flavor but with a coffee flavor and faint chocolate. Really nice.

12oz bottle 2005-2006 release via trade with Indiana_Red - Thanks Ken! - Gushed out of the bottle when the cap was popped. Poured thick black with a big mocha head that fades pretty quick. Big aroma of coffee. molasses, and some baker’s chocolate. Flavor is nice coffee, and baker’s chocolate with a touch of molasses and nuts. Nice dry finish. Palate is full bodied but very smooth and drinkable. Nice dry finish makes this seem more like a dry stout. Lots of burnt flavor throughout. Very interesting and quite tasty.

Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one. Pours black with a tan head. Roast malt aroma, some coffee. Roast malt bitterness dominates the flavor profile. Smooth bitter.

Bottle shared by emacgee. Pours dark brown with a small tannish head. Nose of lactose, oats, malt, light cocoa, molasses. Flavor is roasty with some cocoa and smoke and finishes very bitter in an unpleasant way.

I had this on tap in Seattle, but I'm rating from the '02-'03 release bottle. This is a black beer with a dark head. Bitter chocolate, almost raspberry truffle flavor. Nice roast flavors and very well balanced. Great stout.