Mostly roast, most of the time
May 28, 2019
On tap. Mudpuppy Porter, Central Waters Brewing.
This American Porter is a genuine fantastic beer. From the dark chocolate slight coffee aromas, to the full, silky body and perfect balance of roast.
I always enjoy this beer, and was happy to see it on tap. First time having it nitro though. And as usual, the non nitro bottle version is a bit fuller in all the sensations, but this tapper was quite good as well.
Always rated this one pretty high. 4.25/5
May 19, 2019
Uncategorized homebrew, stout 2 Comments
Been in somewhat of a rough rut with Stouts lately. The last couple I’ve reviewed have mostly missed the mark.
So to get back on track let’s go pull one off my own taps.
What we have today is a Foreign Extra Stout. 7% abv, 65,IBU.
A casacading pour leaves a fairly dense tan head that really hangs around.
Coffee and other burnt roast with a low earthy hop hit right away, but stop short of harsh. Further back in there is a grainy thing and a bit of darker chocolate. But the roast barley and Black Patent is the main thing here.
From as black as this looks in the glass it does not come across as acrid or rough. The agressive roast and hop bittering are not overboard, but very much in balance with the back ground sweetness.
Maybe a bit over carbonated. But that is keeping the lighter body feel much fuller that it probably is. The amount of roast in here let’s the beer finish with a dry feel which is really welcome after the last few over sweet heavy stouts I’ve had the past few days.
While not a big beer and the alcohol is not predominant, you do notice it while looking at the lacing of that tan head work it way down the glass.
Its good to get back to a stout that’s actually stouty. Very solid beer here. 4/5
May 19, 2019
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I had time to get one more in during #GBCBW Green Bay Craft Beer Week.
Gonna go with the Ten-Fidy by Oscar Blues. American Imperial Stout 10.5%
The small snifter tap pour came about as lifeless looking as you could make it. No head. No signs of carbonation or cascading pre show. Just a black blob with a swirl of an oil slick.
However. Just as it’s sitting there I’m starting to pick up lite chocolate and bits of caramel malt. The pour feels a bit cold so I’m gonna let warm it a bit.
I don’t really get much in the roast Dept. Light coffee, dark chocolate with just background burnt roast. A heavy sweetness is more prominent than any roast. For a self proclaimed American Imperial Stout I was sure expecting alot more of everything. But everything we do get is appealing.
The mouthfeel is pretty much what you see is what get. Lifeless. Heavy. Almost no carbonation. It sits pretty heavy on the tongue. And that makes it very hard to look past the sweetness. Like the aroma, the lite slightly burnt roast, chocolate, and caramel notes are smothered by the sweetness. It’s not heavy heavy sweet,, but it is what you are forced to focus on.
Slight dank hop taste is subtle, but there. But the bittering charge is noticeably low again letting the sweetness dominate.
I would probably put this more as a dessert stout. As it’s good as a single, a bit sweet to have more that one at a time. Being labled as an imp stout, descriptors like, notes, light, subtle shouldn’t be here as much as they are.
Disappointed in this one. Heard decent things about it. I am going to look for the can version. But until then 3/5.
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