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A local stout today. The Copper State Swift (as molasses) Stout.

The Swift Stout is a regular offering at Copper State. A 6.5% molassas American stout.

Pours a pretty black body with a firm tan head. I did not see any cascading, but it was poured from the tap out of sight. Dark brown highlights make the beer look amazing in the taller glass it came in.

The one thing that.i have found from brewing with molassas before is that I don’t usually care for the aroma it gives. And I am not disappointed here. The molasses metallic or almost electrical fire aroma is there. There is a bit of black malt aroma to help it out. Grainy and almost no hop aroma.

First taste is pretty much what you smell in it. Grainy. Decent bittering, but not hoppy. The usual characteristics of molassas, metallic, faint odd smoke.
Far sweeter than I was expecting, even with molassas right in the name. The tan head stick around to the end despite the thin body.

Over all I like the beer. Not one of my favorites by any stretch, but I was never a molasses beer ingredient fan. A stout on tap year round is unusual around here,, and that is a plus for me.

I have to give Swift (as molasses) Stout a 2.5 /5