Thick dark licorice-like aroma. Heavy chocolate flavor that’s chunky on the palate. Fades to general dark malt flavor, them lingering sugary sweetness.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
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Upper Hand Kippo Stout
Slightly hot aroma of the barrel age. Smooth dark chocolate taste with very little bitterness or aftertaste. Further drinks provide aroma and aftertaste of a very rich dark chocolate milkshake- but workout the sweetness.
5 out of 5 stars.
Saugatuck Black is Beautiful
Fresh, clean aroma with hints of dark malt, but not overly sweet like stout aromas can sometimes be. Taste starts very smooth, then surges in with malt taste complexity and light crisp hop support, then fades to a fresh, dry dark malt flavor. Finishes with a clean palate, but lingering memories of all the taste complexity that was hiding in the last sip.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Deschutes Obsidian Stout
Thick dark malt aroma. Full flavor of dark malt, but with a crispness to it instead of a sweetness. Flavorful dance of hops and dark malt, never wore sure which one is taking lead. His contribute a nice clean bitterness, not fruity at all. Very inspiring.
5 out of 5 stars.
New Holland Peanut Butter Poet
Canned on 10/11/2021, tasted on 1/15/2022. Aroma is slightly sharp and dry, almost like roasted peanut shells. Interesting complex flavor balancing a sweet, dark, 10% ABV Stout, and a complex nutty taste.
Maybe a bit too much alcohol heat and peanut flavor for my palate.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Greenbush Forlorn
Nice even smell of dark malts, but not sweet. Clean crisp taste, that spreads out across the palate smoothly delivering waves of dark malts. Hops remain in background just to cut off any lingering malt flavors. Very clean and drinkable.
Says bottled on 12/12/20, drank on 4/11/2021.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Founders Big Luscious
Tart cherry aroma, like cough syrup. Taste is very sweet, but no bite from dark malt. Super sweet. Need to let this warm up to see if the character changes…
Warmer is mellower on the raspberry. But still super sweet and cloying.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Furry Buddy
Light sweet aroma of dark malt. Taste is crisp and clean, with a very light dark malt aftertaste. Refreshing and crisp. Flavorful, yet light.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Chelsea Alehouse Brook Trout Cream Stout
Very nice smooth dark malt taste, with a hint of coffee flavor in the background.
5 out of 5 Stars.
New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve with Raspberries
Nice clean aroma with a hint of raspberries. Slight edge of bourbon flavor that gets replaced by dark malt, and then a nice raspberry flavor comes in. Overall very balanced 3-way tug-of-war going on between bourbon, dark malt, and raspberries. You can feel the alcohol heart in the aftertaste, slightly lingering in the back of the throat. I think I would like it more of there were less bourbon presence, and it was just the dark malt and raspberries commingling.
Bottled 10/06/15, drank 11/17/15.
4 out of 5 stars.