Nitro Irish Stout
Breckenridge Brewery & The Farm House

 

A: opaque; very dark brown in color; a 1 finger creamy tan head that never receded; sheets of lace;

S: deeply roasted grain and some black coffee;

T: deeply roasted grain from start to finish; flavor isn't as bright as the aroma; moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; light to moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: OK, but not memorable;

 

 

Appearance: Utter black in color, with a large, very dense light tan head, with excellent retention. The lacing coats the glass wall in an unbroken sheet resembling cream. No highlights are visible even at the narrow point of the glass and before a strong light.

Aroma: Roasted malt and bitter cocoa dominate the aroma. There is a mild note of smoke and earth, as well.

Taste: Opens with dark chocolate, roasted malt and bitter cocoa. As the taste progresses, the dark chocolate notes dominate. As the taste draws to a close, there is a surge of lingering, mild herbal bitterness and a bit of burnt malt at the finish.

Mouth feel: Rich, full and smooth, with only a hint of carbonation. The texture is velvety and full, like whole milk or even half-and-half.

Drinkability/notes: Really very nice, if you like Guinness Draught Stout, or cannot find it, this is just as well, very pleasing. This pairs well with chocolate desserts.

Presentation: Packaged in a thirteen point six ounce aluminum can, served ia South American-style Pilsener glass.

 

Brownish black opaque body with a nitro brown head. Big vanilla and dark chocolate aromas with hints of coffee amongst the roasted malt base. Taste has that velvet vanilla tone finishing after a heavy handed malt body with chocolate, roast, and earth beforehand. Less roasty than guinness, thinner too, but dry and smooth. Not bad at all, would rather have guinness but this was worth the try for sure

Dark, dark brown, but not the black coffee brown color of many stouts, it rests in a clear Imperial pint glass. The pint can's contents fit nicely, as there was only a modest light biege head. The aroma is roasted barley, but there are stouts with bolder. Of course, being nitro driven, this just slides across and down. Its taste is mediocre, a little light for the style, but certainly not bad. The glass lacing is lovely. The mouthfeel is close to being spot on for a nitro stout, so it’s expectedly light and exceptionally smooth. All that's missing is a good dose of roasted malt in the flavor. Not a superstar stout, but a very good and enjoyable one.

 

 

I'm wondering if there is a quality control issue b/c some reviewers say that there's a good head and others (like me) have a beer with almost no head. There is no indication that this was a "nitro" beer. So, did not meet expectations. On the plus side, the flavor is a solid Irish stout. However, as others have said, the mouth feel is thin and finish is vacant.

 

Light on the feel front and a little lighter on the taste than I would like. That being said you still get some nice chocolate and coffee flavoring coming through. Smell is definite coffee and cocoa. Pours jet black. Not much head and not much lacing. For a bargain stout that comes in large cans it's a good bargain and a decent beer. I'll drink to it.

 

 

Solid dark appearance with a long lasting tan head that left good lacing, Roasted malt aroma with a chocolate edge. Dry, roasty flavors, some sweetness, and a light touch of coffee. Velvety smooth, medium bodied, modestly carbonated mouthfeel.

I had an expectation for what this ale should be like and what I got was nothing like that.

It did not develop anywhere near the nitro head one would expect. It did have a smallish head and some bubbles throughout. The aroma is reserved, but some nice malts come through. The taste is what I like about the style - a little bit of bittering goes a long way when there isn't a lot of alcoholic sugars sweetening things up. I like that. The mouthfeel and finish are thin.

Not recommended. Not one of the better examples of this style.

Nitro-can; perfect nitro stout appearance complete with the creamy tan head. Muted aromas of roasted malt with impressions of coffee and cocoa. Creamy body and smooth but muted flavors. I'm sure its a good stout and it is better than Guinness for sure, but the nitro treatment does not benefit these brews.

Pours dark. Creamy foam. Dry aroma. Very dry body. No flavors of any kind. Extremely dry. Like drinking the Sahara desert. Did i mention it was extremely dry? Dry finish. I need to hydrate after this one.

I had this beer straight from the can after two hockey games. The beer looked fine and the can design was okay so I will give it the benefit of the doubt. The smell was of dark roasted malt and coffee. The overall taste followed the smell. It had a good roasted malt flavor. It was a bit too watery but overall not bad.