3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Originally reviewed: 11/16/08. Pours a jet black with a good-sized two-finger head. No light coming through this one. Excellent retention and lacing. Nice rings on the glass.
Smells of espresso, chocolate, and some alcohol. Almost a beef scent coming out? Kinda weird.
Nice taste for a stout. Chocolately and with a touch of alcohol. Some nice roasted flavor coming out. Pretty good.
Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Not bad for a stout. Again, I am pleasantly surprised with the offerings from Starr Hill.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ Specific Gravity, Salisbury Md-Dark pour w/o much head. Roasted malt aroma. Flavors of roasted malt, nuts, chocolate, barley, & some coffee. Smooth & easy to drink, solid stout. Pretty good stuff, not overly complex, solid.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with small beige head. Nose is very roasty light toffee, some caramel. Palate is dry, chalky. Flavors of roasted malts, light chocolate, very dry notes, some malted milk.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Total Wine & More, Fairfax 12oz: Pours a blackish color with a small brownish head. Aroma is lightly of chocolate, a hint of smoke, and roasted malts. Pretty easy drinking stout, which doesn’t try to get too intense and stays pretty simple. Tiny bit of sweetness and chocolate. Nice body. Not bad. I regret not trying the Jameson-aged version of this when I had the chance. Also, ’tis nice to see another Grateful Dead influenced beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle pours black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste is malt, coffee, smoke and chocolate.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Burnt malt and coffee flavors are mildly present, but there is something going on at the back end that is a little bit of a surprise. Kind of a buttered, crusty, yeasty bread finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Pours near black with a beige head. Roasted malty aroma with some lighter nutty sweetness. The flavor has dry roasted malts, lightly burnt grains, a touch of nutty sweetness, and some earthy notes. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle via trade with bobertkeukn. Dark and black in color with a small khaki head. This is the darkest non-imperial stout I’ve seen. Really impressive looking. Aroma is light roast coffee and dark chocolate. Fairly simple, but really well done. Light body. A little bit of roast coffee, some chocolate, a touch smokey in the finish, and quite dry. This has what seems like a fruity component to the flavor as well. Nice. Pretty easy drinking. If you’re looking for a lighter bodied stout that you can drink, like, 37 of in a sitting than this beer would be for you.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Black color and a very minimal head that dissipates quickly. Roasted coffee aroma. Body is loose and slick. Pretty decent bitterness and dry.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Moderate rousted malt aroma. Black color with a small brown head. Light sweet beginning with a bitter finish.
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