Pike XXXXX Stout

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

Serve in English pint

22oz bottle, BLACK label. Oh My Lord. This beer couldn’t pour any darker! Black color, light brown head. Looks like the darkest bar of chocolate ever made. Long lasting head, nice lacing. Aroma of roasted barley with a touch of licorice. Mostly roast, some BBQ, distant molasses. The head won’t go away. Flavor is smooth, creamy, malt. Loads of roasted barley, some cacao nib, smoke, and a touch of coffee bean. Finishes with a roasted bitterness and a nice hop pine character, and also a light licorice. This is one of the BEST STOUTS I’ve ever had.

UPDATED: OCT 15, 2009 22 oz bottle via Liquid Solutions. Pours a midnight black with an average size tan head. Nose is espresso and licorice. Taste is the same with some burnt malts. Very roasty aftertaste.Medium body, easy to drink. A very good solid stout.

Poured pitch black, seriously no light can escape. Nice foamy beige head that stays. Strong aroma of the finest dark chocolates, coffee, ash, dark fruits, oak cask, vanilla, hint of raspberry and tons of hops. Smooth texture in a dense body with medium carbonation. Strong on the palate, hops and roasted, burnt characters being the most dominant. Outstanding!

This black creamy stout is huge in flavor but not in alcohol. Packed with deep toasty malt and bitter baker’s chocolate, Pike extra stout is both mild enough to drink a whole bomber, and wicked enough to stand up to a charred steak on the Barbie. Opaque with a thick resilient tan head, the aroma is a melange of caramel and chocolate malts with hops being nearly undetectable. Finishes dark and very bitter with a light sweetness on the fade. A hearty beer for a cool fall evening.

Very nice roasted malt aroma. Not overpowering, but very precise. No off aromas here. Pours very nearly black. Carbonation is light but a good thick tan head forms and sticks around awhile. Nice roasty malt profile up front with a noticeable, but not overpowering hop presence in the finish. Nice and roasty throughout. Creamy, with some notes of dark chocolate and coffee. This is a well made stout that warms you up on a cold January day.

Pours a pitch black with a modest tan head with great retention. Aroma is lovely and enticing - chocolate & dark coffee. Tastes fantastic - nice and bitter chocolate with plenty of roasted coffee character and just a hint of sweetness, nice and dry. Lingering burnt finish, nice hops, touch of alcohol. Wonderful thick body with plenty of carbonation. This tastes like a much stronger imperial stout, even though it’s just a stout. Tasty, tasty, tasty!

$3.99 Bomber. Opaque with a lasting creamy ring of bubbles and frosty lacing. Nose is chocolate chip cookie dough, berries, oatmeal, char, coffee, dark chocolate. Heavy body is drinkably watery, smooth and sweet, but well-balanced by the roast . Tastes of hickory-smoked milk chocolate, espresso, oats, tart berry, light sour cream, and charry wood. Extra overall point for the nice price.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2008 On draft at the Pike Pub in Pike Place Market, Seattle. Poured blacker than black with a generous mocha head. Aroma of coffee and bitter chocolate. Crikey...this is a delicious stout, with a full-bodied roasted malt and chocolate flavor. So good I had it twice! Warming alcohol finish.