Sarsaparilla Six Stout
Dark Horse Brewing Company

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From:
Dark Horse Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 12.47%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
31
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 09, 2019
Added:
Nov 30, 2011
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  1
Collaboration with Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions.
Brewed with organic sarsaparilla & vanilla bean.
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Ratings by TurdFurgison:
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Rated by TurdFurgison from Ohio

4/5  rDev +1.8%

Dec 11, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.34/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Brewed in collaboration with chef Cleetus Friedman.

2015 vintage; drank 11/15/15 @ Fountainhead.

Black/brown appearance.

Minimal dark khaki head; minimal lace.

Marshmallow, rich milk chocolate & burnt caramel notes in the nose.

Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.

Molasses, root beer & milk chocolate flavors up front; rich vanilla notes on the finish. No booze heat.

Unique; substantial yet easy to quaff. An excellent brew.
Sep 09, 2019
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Rated by jnowak from Ohio

4.58/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Nitro. On Draft at the brewery.
Nov 28, 2015
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

3.26/5  rDev -17%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a tulip it has a inch thick beige head and a black body smell of sarsaparilla, cola, vanilla, heavy mint, slight ajax, soy sauce, and some grainy malt. Taste is sarsaparilla, chocolate, slight vanilla, slight mint, black licorice, and a small amount of roasted malt. It has a moderate to full mouth feel and a full body. Really disappointing, the mint flavor is off putting (but overall not that bad of a flavor) and weird smells are worse.
Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by deonreds from New York

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DanGeo from Michigan

Jul 27, 2014
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.18/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.

Pours a dark glossy black with absolutely no head or lacing. Kind of disappointing.

Smells slightly cloying, with some vanilla beat, sarsaparilla (root beer) and sugar.

This one doesn't feel like a stout, where the BA version did, which is weird. Tons of artificial root beer flavor, along with some fake, slightly cloying vanilla flavor. Not much else going on, feels like more like alcoholic root beer than an actual root beer stout. Disappointing.

Thin bodied, way too thin for a stout. Slightly watery. Not all that drinkable due to the cloying nature of this one. Low carbonation.

It's incredible how disappointing this one was versus the bourbon barrel-aged version. Night and day here.
Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Jun 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by tectactoe from Michigan

Mar 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Danimal25 from Illinois

Dec 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by BUNZILLA from Indiana

Dec 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by riemster from Ohio

Dec 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by ECBS from Canada (ON)

Nov 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kunstman from Wisconsin

Aug 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by tclang from Wisconsin

Aug 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Michigan from Michigan

Jul 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Mar 14, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by ROBSTARR from Michigan

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Zaphog from Michigan

Dec 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Lukafer from Michigan

Dec 10, 2012
Sarsaparilla Six Stout from Dark Horse Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 31 ratings