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Sierra Nevada Stout

Score
9594
OVERALLStyle
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1351   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   ABV: 5.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Silver Medal Winner, Great American Beer Festival, Stout 1988, 1989. Sierra Nevada Stout is a creamy and full-bodied example of this traditional style ale. Very dark and very rich, the Stout displays a pronounced roasted flavor.

Finishing Hops:Cascade
Bittering Hops:Chinook
Beginning Gravity:16 Plato
Ending Gravity:4.5 Plato
Malts:Two-row Barley Malt, Caramel Malt, Black Malt, Dextrin Malt
Yeast:Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Rated By  
3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mnurda (553) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 30, 2010
Part of the sampler tray at the brewery. Tought to judge based on two ounces, but quite enjoyed this one

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Sammer (325) - Plano, Texas, USA - AUG 29, 2010
Jet black pour from bottle. Thin head. Aroma is roasted coffee beans. Taste is chocolate, roasted nuts and grass. Warm finish. Solid effort from SN.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bmeup (200) - Ormeau, AUSTRALIA - AUG 28, 2010
Looks like stout. Roasted malts, earthy & citrus aroma. Medium body and good roasted malt character and hop bitterness. Nothing of a standout, but nothing wrong either.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Davros (438) - AUSTRALIA - AUG 26, 2010
Pours black with a large tan lasting head. Nose shows plenty of crystal malt in amongst lots of cocoa, truffles and spicy, piney hops. Perhaps too much hops but otherwise very nice. Flavours are instead dominated by roasted malt with little of the cocoa and chocolate found in the aroma. The roasty character and hops create quite a formidable bitterness. Carbonation is too high, the mouthfeel should be slicker. Too much hops, not enough complexity. Somewhat disappointing after their lovely porter.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
williamstome (123) - Clinton, New York, USA - AUG 24, 2010
Very dark brown/black with two finger foamy tan head. Smells of chocolate and roast, with a very roasty nose. Medium bodied with a nice finsh. All around a very nice stout.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
phaleslu (1387) - Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - AUG 19, 2010
12 oz. bottle from Blueberry Hill. Pours a dark brown, almost opaque, with a small, creamy tan head. Aroma of earthy hops, coffee grounds, bitter dark chocolate, orange peel, and caramel malts. The flavor has earthy hops and orange peel up front, followed by the roastier notes of coffee and bitter dark chocolate, and toasted caramel malts. Medium-bodied, with mild carbonation and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Good stout that I would call hoppy for the style.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
leeburg (170) - Juneau, Alaska, USA - AUG 16, 2010
12 oz. bottle. Looks like a stout! Tan/brown head. Very roasty in aroma and appearance. Nice hints of cocoa and coffee. Maybe a little bit of dark berries in there somewhere. Also nice complexity and good balanced transition from the sweet and rich intro to the bitter conclusion. Quality brew.

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
monty0018 (2) - Oklahoma, USA - AUG 13, 2010 does not count
Might be the new favorite! I was a pale ale guy but this dark beer is sweet coffee beer bliss! 4BI


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