Paddlefish Stout
Beaver Creek Brewery

 

 

Poured from a growler into glass (growler filled at brewery on 11/25/17).
Very dark, opaque body, a little very dark amber at the edges when presented to light. One finger tan head settles to interrupted cap, good coverage of lacing.
Aroma of dark roasted and espresso with a little char, hint of dark chocolate.
Taste is dark roasted malt and espresso, with a little bitter zing at the end. Quite dry.
Mouth feel is thin, this is the least appealing aspect of the beer.
Solid aroma and taste for an American Stout, but the mouth feel is lacking.

 

 

far superior to their pale ale i think. heard some guts around the water cooler saying they used to be an extract brewery, but this to me tastes grain driven, not that i know it all, but if this isnt all grain, its awfully well done. creamy headed and dark cocoa colored, it has a lot of charm visually. some bitter roast to the malt base in nose and taste, coffee and char, but also a dry yeasty thing too, almost an irish type here for a moment, with a starchy fuller body, perhaps oat derived, but interesting enough to make this beer stand out, and its certainly miles ahead of their pedestrian pale ale. a little bit of hops here in the finish, and a dreamy rich body and mouthfeel on it, but quick to vacate the palate, and almost vacuous in the end, not as flavorful as it could be to end, but also pleasing enough for me in the simple dark beer light. i dont need a lot more, and this sort of covers all the bases, like the obligatory run around lap after a homer, except this is like a single on an error or something, with the same lap, is that a workable analogy for a beer???

Served on tap in a pint glass

Appearance – The beer is served a deep brown, close to black color with a one finger head of cream colored foam. The foam has a very nice level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell –The aroma of the brew is big of a coffee/espresso smell mixed with a little bit of a cocoa aroma. Along with these aromas comes a little bit of char and a decent sum of roasted malt.

Taste-The taste begins with slightly drier roasted malt taste that has hints of caramel and a strong showing of coffee upfront. As the taste moves on, the roasted malt and caramel fade a bit all while the coffee and some lighter mocha tastes move onto the tongue. Toward the end, some of the roast comes back and a little bit of vanilla joins the tongue, leaving one with a slightly drier, but nice light mocha roasted coffee taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the slightly thinner side for a stout of 6.3 % with a carbonation level that is average. A little less carbonation and a thicker body would have been slightly better for the dark and roasted flavors, but with that said the feel was still alright overall.

Overall – I rather liked this stout, as it was not sickenly sweet. It had a nice blend of coffee and roast mixed with a bit of mocha; delivering a very approachable stout overall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Served from the tap in a 22oz mug. Jet black, opaque, thin tan head, decent lacing. Aroma of bitter roast ed malt, a touch of smoke. Taste is similar, a little acidic. But good balance between sweet and dry. Mouthfeel approaching thick. Overall a pretty tasty stout if that's your thing.