 tagz (287), USA
Feb 2, 2008
bottle pours translucent red, black with substantial tan head. nice dry coffee aroma. taste brings in some roasted malt, maybe a slight chocolate. the palate is thin - reminds me more of a porter than a stout. decent flavors and not a bad beer to kick back, but not what i expect from a stout.
Retorp (2148), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 lb4lb bought me this round. The aroma is fairly fruity with light chocolate and roast notes. Get a pretty good dose of nose tickling co2 as well. The body is a ruby hued black and holds a nice looking, finger thick, tan head that is most lasting, but leaves little lace. Very concentrated roasted malt, bitter dark and sweet milk chocolate, a hint of coffee and a dose of dark fruits that leans to ripe blueberry. This taste much better than I would have guessed from the low score. A bit thin, but not unforgivably so and this is much assuaged by a very tasty flavor profile. Vastly underrated this one.
ketchepillar (239), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Very tasty caramel malts. The whole malt profile is light for a stout; no robust burnt flavors. A bit watery though.
dchmela (617), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Bottle courtesy lb4lb. Thin black pour with a barely perceptible light tan head. Light roasty grain, chocolate malt aroma. Chocolate malt and roasty grain taste, but much thinner than I thought it would be. Very easy drinking cold weather stout.
sliffy (1930), Columbus, Ohio, USA
May 7, 2008 Bottle shared by ogglethorp: Pours a dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma, caramel, some apples. Flavor, caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, some coffee, kinda boring.
kramer17801 (1846), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
May 7, 2008 12 oz bottle, via lb4lb. Pours a clear mahogany brown body, rather light in color for a Stout. Nice fizzy foamy one inch light brown head. The nose is as nutty and toasty as it is roasty with a slight hint of fruitiness. The flavor is dry chalky toasted malt with a lighter accent of roast and weak-brewed coffee. Some fruitiness mid swallow and a touch of plum on the finish before the cocoa powder and caramel laced finish sets in. Mouthfeel is fairly thin and watery with a touch too much fizzy carbonation, which only re-enforces the thin body. Overall, this is really pretty borderline on the Stout style. This almost fits in better with Brown Ales.
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