Pike XXXXX Stout

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

Serve in English pint

A Mes rate: Bottle at Chris O’s Shindig. Black as night. Rich roasty aroma that is very good indeed. Thick dark chocolate flavour with coffee, vanilla and more roasted malt. Gloriously smooth on the palate. Full bodied stout that is fairly straight down the line but jolly tasty.

Bottle, at London Shindig, August 2007. Now this is more like it. Good dark colour with a big beige head. Lots of roast malt. Enough coffee and chocolate to add interest without dominating. Plenty of bitter hops to enhance the drinkability. Beautifully balanced and just a really nice stout all round. The beer of the day.

Limited release 2004-2005 bottle. Poured a very dark black with an averaged sized light brown head. Aromas and tastes of chocolate, roasted malts, and coffee. Smoke in the aroma as well. Starts of lightly sweet and ends in a moderate bitter, dry finish.

Bottle. Poured black color with an average brown frothy head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate toasted chocolate malt aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy dark chocloate sweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration.

Portland Holiday Ale Festival 2004. Jet black with a thick dark brown head. Sweet blackstrap molasses aroma, caramel and chocolate with light toastiness and roastiness. Long roasty finish with a creamy mouthfeel. Some hoppiness in the nose and mouth as well.

Pours a thick opaque black with a thick tan head which leaves rings of lace with each sip. Aroma is mostly roasted malts with some chocolate and coffee present. Body is thick and robust with plenty of sweet caramel malt and a nice hoppy bitterness. Finishes rich and roasty with a mildly sticky bitterness. No noticeable alcohol. A nicely balanced, very drinkable and enjoyable stout.

A deep dark stout with a super thick lacing dark moka head. In aroma, dark chocolate over roasted coffee grinds, some vanilla beans, and some wooden notes. In mouth, a beautiful and classy stout, with loads of black coffee, herbal qualities, light licorice, and some nice light C-hops. Turely interesting. On tap at brewpub, Sept. 12 2009.

Bottled - Chris O shindig 2007 - A black beer with a lovely tan coloured head. The aroma is light roast and good hoppy notes. The taste is full bodied with some great roasted flavours. A little lactic edge late on, and some good fruits. Very nice.