Roughneck Stout
Kassik's Kenai Brew Stop

 

Deep dark brown where no light passes through the edge. Moderate head but it leaves an initial blanket of lace and plentiful spots thereafter.

The smell is more creamy than darker malty. Light alcohol.

Mild up front but the burnt barley shows up quickly. Creamy body with a tight carbonation. Moderate aftertaste in terms of time. Nice semisweet chocolate notes.

 

 

Poured into a mug, the appearance was a nice looking dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that dissipated at a mild pace. Some light stringy lace.
The aroma had a nice blend of sweet oats, roasted coffee beans, delicate vanilla bean, some cocoa powder and a soft bready/cake-like maltiness at the end.
The flavor blended the sweet to the roast nicely. Coffee seemed to sit a bit further back. Nice mobile smooth silky sweet aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Some of the roast did bring a fair grip about it along my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nice oatmeal stout that I'd have again.

 

Pours an opaque blackish-brown with little head. Smells of coffee, toffee, slightly nutty, with tastes that match. For 7.2% alcohol, no real alcohol aroma or flavor. Feels velvety smooth and quaffable with perfect carbonation.

Overall, incredible stout. Perfectly balanced. Would classify it as a mix between a dry stout and a coffee stout, although the company calls it a oatmeal stout I don't get the mouthfeel of a typical oatmeal stout. For as strong as it is, you don't get an overwhelming alcohol note. You could drink this all day!

Pours a thick dark blackish brown that let's no light through. Gives a inch plus of rocky dense tan head. The nose is a touch of roasted malt and light caramel. Has a robust roasted malt flavor but not overdone and doesn't leave a bad taste on the backend. Not bad stout.

 

 

Has the look with a dark black pour. Some brown edges, but extreme nothingness. Up top is a thin head with little retention. As the head dissipates, a thin white film sits atop the dark liquid presenting an attractive contrast. Very thin, barely noticeable spotty lace.

A caramel malt bomb explodes from the glass filling the nose with cola scents. Just the faintest bit of licorice, but mostly just caramel.

Pretty much one dimensional with nothing but caramel malts for taste. Regardless of the lack of complexity, it's still a taste to savor.

A one trick pony with just enough roasty grains to keep the sweetness from the caramel malt in check. There is something providing a slightly dry finish that prickles the tongue til the next sip.

A really simple beer, that does everything well. There are no layers, no complexity, just an easy drinking beer that belies it's 7+% ABV.

Bottle received in trade from BeerKangaroo, thanks for the opportunity and a great trade!
Pours a solid dark brown/ black color with a huge khaki head that persists forever leaving a moderate amount of lace on the sides. Aromas of chocolate and roast with a decent amount of burnt caramel and earthy hop in there. A touch of oxidation in there, but that could be from the damaged cap upon shipping, and it really doesn't detract much anyhow. The flavor is rich roasty and chocolate up front. Bits of caramel and dark dried fruits and a touch of earthen crusted hops round out the flavor nicely. Medium to thick body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a silky creamy smooth mouthfeel. Pretty damn good oatmeal stout right there in my glass, so glad I got to try this.

 

 

 

Pours dark brown, almost back, with a khaki head. Aroma is dark roasted, dark fruits, cocoa, and earthy hops. Flavor is dry, dark, and roasted, with some char, dark fruits and some cocoa, a touch of some carmel and an earthy bitter finish. A creamy, medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, a decent beer but not to my tastes, as I don’t care for hopped up stouts. Would drink again, but wouldn’t choose this one either.