Stout
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

 

I would think people come to a brewpub for the stout and/or the IPA. Both are winners at this brewpub. It's dark black, it's creamy, chocolately. Yes sweet stout, and decidedly drinakble. Only 4.5% alcohol by weight makes it presentable at lunchtime.

On tap at the Rock Bottom Atlanta location.

Black in color with a decent tan fluffy head. Nice lacing.

Milky lactose in the nose.

Milky in the first sip followed by burnt, earthy roastiness. A somewhat dirty finish with a thorough coating of the tongue.

A decent beer.

I was at Rock Bottom on St. Patrick’s day and decided in honor of the occasion to try the stout (not that I really need an excuse to drink stout..)

The beer was served in a 20 oz imperial pint glass and it was almost black with a nice tan head. The aroma was a bit understated, but you could easily pick-up some roasted malt and a yeasty type smell.

The taste was just ok. The toasted malt character was slightly understated and the taste seemed a little sour. The beer was served to cold, but I did let it warm-up and the taste did improve slightly.

The beer was slightly over carbonated and the mouth feel was a little thin. Not a beer I would have again.

Served as a nitro sample at the Rock Bottom in Homestead. The color was a dark brown, with a wispy white head. The smell was a nice roasted malt. The taste was a very nice dry roasted malt, with a good malt backing. The mouthfeel was average. As for drinkability, could have a few.

Probably the best beer that I'd had at Rock Bottom, so much so that I had a full mug of it later. A good Irish stout, and certainly one I'd be glad to see again.

Very Guinness like in character, at least in appearance and aroma. Clearly a stout modeled in the Irish Dry style. Watched the cascading effect take a few minutes to reach completion. Dry aromas of coffee, nuts, and a mild hoppiness. Bitter chocolate notes in the flavor, with a nice subdued maltiness. Smooth as all get-out too, one that I could drink many of. Guinness...but better.

I was so glad to fins a stout of this quality in this part of Massachusetts on draught. Deep black with the creamiest, thickest, stickiest head I have seen in a long time. The roasted smoky aroma leads into a heafty body of raosted malt and a dark malty sweetness that lingers throughout the experience. A bit of mellow bitter in the finish, very drinkable.