Yards Love Stout

Very dark brown. Creamy roast aroma - quite nutty, with light toast. Body borders on being too thin, which combined with overprickly carbonation and lack of head makes me wonder if the bottle conditioning was such a good idea. Roast barley acidity starts off, leading to a bitter middle - more toast than nut. Finish is quite dry, a little butter note and the everpresent nuts. Lingering roast but still seems thin.

Let me begin by saying that this beer was carbonated. Really carbonated. Sure it started coming out of the bottle when I opened it, but it kept coming out. I held the bottle over the glass for at least 2 minutes while it foamed over the side of the bottle into the glass. Once I was finally able to pour, I found a nice black body with just a touch of red. Aroma is bittersweet chocolate, some coffee. Taste is chocolate complemented by coffee, finishing roasty mocha. Medium body. A simple beer, but a tasty one for certain.

Date: 04/02/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black, wispy tan head, touch of drippy lace, roasted malt with light sweet chocolate aroma, creamy body, sweet roasted flavor, nice dry dark chocolate, long bitter finish, a touch of chalk shows after a while,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

Pitch black ale with burnt orange highlights. Huge, rocky, beige head. Very good retention with ink-blot lacing. Lots of floaters in this bottle-conditioned brew. The aroma is of milk chocolate with some very light coffee and woodsy notes. The flavor is bitter and burnt from start to finish. Perfectly balanced and chocolatey, but fairly thin. Light-bodied with a resiny mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Short, burnt, dry finish. I dig this one, although it seems like more of a dry stout than a sweet stout. Brewer's call, though.

On tap. Poured a dark black with a larger off white head. Smokey, light chocolate, and roasted aroma and flavors. Swear I could smell some oysters too. I liked this one.