Taste: 8 Finish: 9 Visual: 5 Aroma: 3
Total: 25
This is an oatmeal stout which Stoudt's claims to border on Imperial due to its hopping.
It pours as black as night. Not one ray of light shines through. It has a thin but creamy dark head. It has a slight sweet smell of malt and chocolate. Could use a bit more aroma.
It has a nice acidic upfront with a bit of sweetness. It has a bitter middle and end of dark chocolate. The exhale is strong and of more chocolate and a hint of roasted coffee. It leaves the mouth cleanly with no oily coating. Definitely a medium bitterness at the end. Nothing overpowering.
A great beer. I would say coffee and chocolate flavors could be a bit stronger. Given they wanted the brew to be bitter at the end I would say they achieved it well without clobbering you. This is a quality stout that's very strong in flavor and alcohol (9%).
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