 beerguy101 (3478), Newark, California, USA
May 4, 2008
Tasted at the February Northern California Beer Tasting. This stout pours a deep black color from the bottle. Small to medium sized tan head. Aroma is chocolate, molasses and a touch of smoke. A medium bodied stout. The malts are roasty and fruity. The hops are earthy. Kind of a subtle stout, there are a lot of flavors here some anise and smoke and the roasted malts. Seems to be a bit of saltiness as well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
bman1986 (79), Broadstairs, Kent, England
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle: Lots of roasted malt with a little chocolate and coffee. You don’t detect the alcohol at all. Little bit smoky. This is a really nice, interesting stout.
Mes_and_Sim (4360), Highgate, Greater London, England
Apr 26, 2008 Updated: Jul 23, 2008A Mes rate: Bottle at Chris_O’s Ha Ha Ha Ha Gimme the Cheese Tasting.
Black with a slim tan head. Big rich chocolate malt, good toasty notes, slightly oily and roasted. Lacking a little in the body. Decent fruity finish. A little one dimensional but decent enough.
harrisoni (5130), Ashford, Kent, England
Apr 25, 2008 Bottle at Chris_o’s The Wolf tasting. I really am going to have to get some more of this from the brewery. Very deep ruby colour with thin tan head. Good roasted malt, very deep and rich, rather lovely. Good in mouth, rich thick and excellent.
stoutlover72 (1325), NorCal, California, USA
Feb 26, 2008 NorCal Feb ’08 - I don’t know much about this beer, unfortunately, since it was brought to the tasting by Phil_L, and there’s not much to go off of. The beer poured out a deep black color, slightly oily looking with a nice two finger dark tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, light molasses, a bit of smoke. Mouthfeel was medium bodied, not quite heavy enough I thought. Flavor was dark chocolate, roasted malts, a touch of light fruit and ansise. Oddly, no oysters in either the flavor or aroma. Maybe that’s a good thing?
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