Twains Hell for Society Stout

12 ounce pour the brewpub
Pours pitch black with brown head. Leaves behind some lace.
Aromas of char, fresh dark roast coffee with some cream.
Flavors of charred dark malts. A bit of a creamy flavor. Long, strong bitter finish.
Medium body. High carbonation. Dry finish.
Real nice. Surprised it doesn’t rate better.

on tap-pours a brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-coffee. Taste is dark malt-coffee, roasty, oatmeal, creamy, secondary/faint hops. Full body, nice. Occasional.

On tap. Appearance is black with brown head. Aroma is roasted with chocolate. Mouthfeel is creamy. Taste is also creamy with chocolate roasted flavor and a bitter finish.

Name: Hell for Society
Date: November 18, 2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black, fine brown head can be stirred up but quickly goes away leaving a small trail of lace
Aroma: huge roasted and chocolate aroma
Body: light creamy body
Flavor: lots of roasted flavor, a touch of burnt malt bitterness, nice hop flavor and bitterness blended with the roasted

Name: Hell for Society
Date: December 08, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: black, frothy brown head
Aroma: aroma is a but subdued but otherwise the same as from the growler

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

On tap at the brewpub on 1/26/07: Pours an opaque black with a dark brown, wispy lacing head. Aroma of earthy, roasty dark malts with a touch of sweet dark chocolate. Flavor is full of roasty sweet caramel and dark chocolate along with a piny bittering hoppy presence. Body is a little thin, but its very drinkable for a stout.

Somewhat heavy, velvety and smooth. It looks the way a stout should, and has decent body. I recommend this to all who like dark beers.

Pours totally black with a thick, creamy brown head (actually seemed overcarbonated as the bartender had to pour it in 2 parts). Looks absolutely marvelous. Smell is roasty bitter with hints of chocolate. Taste is BIG for a non imperial stout. There’s a big roasty character with a burnt bitterness. Just enough residual sugars remain to balance the bitter roast. Palate is pretty thick - not as thick as some imperials, but I’d say it’s about perfect for a plain "stout." Overall an excellent beer from an excellent brewpub.

Dark and oily. Not much head, but what there is is a dark, dark brown. Smells like chocolate and espresso with some almost burnt notes. Tastes wonderful. Lots of coffee and chocolate and the finish lasts forever.